The aerobatics and precision flying of the U.S. Air Force (*11*) will formally take over Ocean City’s skyline for the sixteenth annual Ocean City Air Show the second weekend in June.
Formally referred to as the Air Dot Show tour, the annual seven-city circuit will journey the East Coast and land in Ocean City on June 10 and 11 at 14th and seventeenth streets.
“We’re looking forward to an exciting 2023 tour and visiting these world-class destinations,” mentioned Bryan Lilley, the CEO of Air Dot Show, in a information launch issued this week.
“Fans should keep checking the website as we will be adding to the performer lineups for each venue continuously in the months leading up to our visit to each destination,” he added.
Ocean City joins New York; Augusta and Atlanta, Georgia; and Cocoa Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, Florida as one of many “world class destinations” and is anticipated to fill the viewing areas and promote out lodges for the weekend.
Last 12 months’s present, which skilled a slight climate delay on the second day, had a VIP ticketed space arrange for the very best views, however a lot of the motion could possibly be seen from different spots throughout the resort. The present consisted of performances by the (*11*), the F-18 Rhino Demo Team and SOCOM Para-Commandos, in addition to helicopter demonstrations, stunt flying and flyovers.
According to the present’s web site, the (*11*) staff is the one performer to formally signal on to date.
While negotiating contract particulars with the organizer over the summer season, Mayor Rick Meehan and a number of council members expressed a want to not less than make an try and e book each the (*11*) and U.S. Navy Blue Angels yearly, as they’re the acts most individuals need to see.
The authentic three-year contract mentioned the organizer promised that the (*11*), Blue Angels, Canadian Air Force Snowbirds, or two or extra U.S. army single jet demonstrations will headline the annual exhibits. In a revision, it was confirmed that the organizer agreed to request each the Blue Angels and (*11*) for each present.
The accomplished contract mapped out the whole lot from cost-share particulars, that are new this 12 months and require $1 of each ticket bought for the present to go to the town, to how the livestream will likely be broadcast.
The contract additionally tentatively set the long run dates for the present, which have been lumped right into a three-year deal for the primary time, for June 15 and 16 in 2024, and June 14 and 15 in 2025.
For extra details about the air present, together with ticket information, go to ocairshow.com.
