{"id":28320,"date":"2024-04-08T14:31:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T14:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=28320"},"modified":"2024-04-08T14:33:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T14:33:21","slug":"bremerton-national-airport-announces-air-show-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/washington\/bremerton-national-airport-announces-air-show-return\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Bremerton National Airport Announces Air Show Return"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Photo above &#8211; Navy F-18s<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials at the Port of Bremerton officially announced that\nan air show will be returning to Bremerton National Airport this summer. The\nnewly named show, \u2018Bremerton Air Show,\u2019 will feature many of the same amenities\nas last year, with the addition of some amazing performers. The following are\nthe current confirmed participants:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The West Coast Rhino\u2019s F-18 Demonstration Team<\/li><li>Undaunted Airshows\u2019 2 RV aerobatic routine<\/li><li>Mr. Dan Vance &amp; Roger Collins in 2 P-51s\n(\u201cSpeedball Alice\u201d &amp; \u201cLady Jo\u201d, respectively)<\/li><li>John Blas\u00e9 in a Marchetti SF-260C<\/li><li>The Erickson Aircraft Collection, including a\nRepublic P-47D Thunderbolt (the largest single-engine fighter of WWII!), a\nGerman WWII ME-109 fighter, &amp; a Curtis P-40 Warhawk (famous for it\u2019s\nshark-mouth and use by the American Volunteer Group in China)<\/li><li>Collins Historic Aircraft Foundation\u2019s\ncollection of various airplanes<\/li><li>The Cascade Warbird Squadron<\/li><li>The US Special Operations Command (SOCOM)\nPara-Commandos team in from McDill AFB FI<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Bremerton Air Show CEO Doug Fratoni stated, \u201cWe are very\nexcited to host the US Navy F\/A-18 West Coast Super Hornet demonstration team\nand the US Special Operations Command Para Commandos this year. Bremerton is\nhome to one of the F\/A-18 pilots that will be flying, so come out and see a\nhometown hero demonstrate one of the Navy\u2019s top-tier aircraft. There is a\nlittle something for everyone: sign up online on our website to get the airshow\ninsights and special offers. We thank all our sponsors who made this event\nhappen. If you want to join the growing list of sponsors, please visit the\nBremerton Airshow website and click the link provided.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond overhead aerials, we will also be featuring a F-18\nfrom Dream Big Entertainment available for photo-ops, the Collins Historic\nAircraft Foundation\u2019s military vehicle collection, a car show each day, and a\nvariety of food vendors (including Bremerton National Airport\u2019s very own\nAmelia\u2019s Hangar). Our announcer this year will be Mr. Ken Hildebrandt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Port CEO Jim Rothlin notes, \u201cWe had such a positive response\nfrom our show last year at the Port, and we are excited that this year\u2019s event\nis even bigger and better! We hope that friends and family get the opportunity\nto enjoy this very unique event that we are fortunate to offer to the\ncommunity. This is a great experience for all ages!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was a joy to see the impact this captivating show made on our community last year, especially as it was multigenerational,\u201d states Port Commission President Gary Anderson. \u201cWe look forward to bringing such a wanted activity for our local community again this year and are confident it will be another great hub for economic generation locally.\u201d For information regarding the show, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bremertonairshow.com\">www.bremertonairshow.com<\/a> or check them out on Facebook@bremertonairshow.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo above &#8211; Navy F-18s Officials at the Port of Bremerton officially announced that an air show will be returning to Bremerton National Airport this summer. The newly named show, \u2018Bremerton Air Show,\u2019 will feature many of the same amenities as last year, with the addition of some amazing performers. 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