http://www.airsho.org/
What I like about it.
I have lived in Midland for 2 decades and have made it to maybe 6-8 performances in Midland. Airshows were a big part of my growing up in the Houston area and going to Ellington AFB, where my dad served.
My father-in-law has moved to Boise, but he always loved to see a real B-29 fly, just like he used to be the radio operator for in Korea. He grew up in Lubbock and could hear the Mustangs and Flying Fortresses all through WWII. You could tell that he enjoyed it every time we went.
My favorite times at the Midland Airsho are getting there really early, walking around the old planes and listening to a grandfather or great-grandfather talking to their grandchildren about how a plane just like this saved his life and brought him home. When you get two of these great men together talking about their planes and their old friends it can be really moving. Most of these grandkids will probably never remember these stories, which is sad, but they are what I like best about it.
My son had a chance to meet and shake hands with Joe Foss, a Medal of Honor recipient and WWII Marine ace. I will never forget even though an old video is all my son remembers about going there. My father-in-law saluted him before he shook his hand.
The museum has an old cockpit of one of the planes my father-in-law was a radio operator for and both kids had their photo taken while sitting in "his" seat.
Going inside a WWII bomber it is hard to believe how cramped the space was for up to a dozen men and a huge bombload.
If you have never been, hope that the day you go you get to see FI-FI fly, the only flying B-29 in the world, and that can't go on forever.
If you just happen to be in Midland or by the airport look up, hear the roar of the engines and catch the planes circling as part of the Airsho.
I hope this continues and people realize it cannot go on forever.
What I like about it.
I have lived in Midland for 2 decades and have made it to maybe 6-8 performances in Midland. Airshows were a big part of my growing up in the Houston area and going to Ellington AFB, where my dad served.
My father-in-law has moved to Boise, but he always loved to see a real B-29 fly, just like he used to be the radio operator for in Korea. He grew up in Lubbock and could hear the Mustangs and Flying Fortresses all through WWII. You could tell that he enjoyed it every time we went.
My favorite times at the Midland Airsho are getting there really early, walking around the old planes and listening to a grandfather or great-grandfather talking to their grandchildren about how a plane just like this saved his life and brought him home. When you get two of these great men together talking about their planes and their old friends it can be really moving. Most of these grandkids will probably never remember these stories, which is sad, but they are what I like best about it.
My son had a chance to meet and shake hands with Joe Foss, a Medal of Honor recipient and WWII Marine ace. I will never forget even though an old video is all my son remembers about going there. My father-in-law saluted him before he shook his hand.
The museum has an old cockpit of one of the planes my father-in-law was a radio operator for and both kids had their photo taken while sitting in "his" seat.
Going inside a WWII bomber it is hard to believe how cramped the space was for up to a dozen men and a huge bombload.
If you have never been, hope that the day you go you get to see FI-FI fly, the only flying B-29 in the world, and that can't go on forever.
If you just happen to be in Midland or by the airport look up, hear the roar of the engines and catch the planes circling as part of the Airsho.
I hope this continues and people realize it cannot go on forever.
