Chicago Air And Water Show Returns In August With Blue Angels, Golden Knights And Other Performers

CHICAGO — The Chicago Air and Water Show is returning subsequent month after being canceled in 2020 and scaled again final 12 months.

This 12 months’s present, occurring 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 20-21, will function the Navy Blue Angels, who placed on a solo demonstration final 12 months, and the return of the Golden Knights Army Parachute Team.

People can view the present alongside the lakefront from Fullerton Avenue to Oak Street, with North Avenue seaside serving because the present’s heart.

“After the absence of the show in 2020 and a scaled-down version in 2021, this summer we are honored to be able to bring back in full force Chicago’s storied tradition, the Air and Water Show,” Erin Harkey, commissioner for town’s occasions division, mentioned in a information launch.

The Air and Water Show options a wide range of army and civilian performances, in keeping with the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. This 12 months’s army performances embrace demonstrations from USN F-35C Lightening II, USAF F-22 Raptor, USAF C-17 Globemaster III, ANG A-10 Thunderbolt II (“Warthog”), ANG KC-135 Stratotanker, USMC V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor and the USCG Search and Rescue Helicopter crew.

The Air Force Heritage Flight and Navy Legacy Flights will even carry out for the primary time on the similar Air and Water Show, in keeping with the occasions division. The Navy will even present a further F-35C Legacy II to its Legacy Flight for a dedication to Rudy Malnati Jr., who died in December and was made an honorary member of the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds for his work coordinating the air present, in keeping with the Sun-Times.

Civilian performers embrace Susan Dacy, Bill Stein, Kevin Coleman, Rob Holland, Triple Time Team, the Fire Department Air/Sea Rescue crew and the Police Department helicopter.

Herb Hunter, generally known as the “Voice of the Air and Water Show,” will return because the announcer, in keeping with DCASE.

“Celebrating more than 60 years, the free event showcases incredible feats from world-class military and civilian teams over an exhilarating two days,” Harkey mentioned.

More info may be discovered on town’s web site.

Jake Wittich is a Report for America corps member masking Lakeview, Lincoln Park and LGBTQ communities throughout town for Block Club Chicago.

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