The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will return to Owensboro in 2024, in accordance to a schedule launched Tuesday. That means the Owensboro Air Show may have two of probably the most prolific flight demonstrations teams main the lineups in back-to-back years, because the Air Force Thunderbirds will carry out in 2023.
“We are thrilled to be able to announce the Blue Angels coming back again in 2024,” stated City of Owensboro Public Events Director Tim Ross. “It is a real testament to the city of Owensboro to be able to attract two premiere U.S. military jet teams in back-to-back years with the Thunderbirds headlining our show in September 2023 and the Navy Blue Angels headlining again in September 2024.
The Air Show is a signature event for the city that attracts fans from all over the country and I am excited to continue that tradition in the coming years.”
The City of Owensboro beforehand introduced the Thunderbirds would lead the Air Show the weekend of September 15-17, 2023.
While the City has not but made any official bulletins in regards to the 2024 Air Show dates, the Blue Angels schedule launched at the moment reveals them in Owensboro on September 14-15, 2024.
The Owensboro Air Show was on hiatus in 2022 and was not held in 2020. The Blue Angels headlined the 2018, 2019, and 2021 reveals.
Regarding subsequent yr’s present, Ross beforehand introduced that on Sept. 15, 2023, the Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport shall be open for demonstrations and have a variety of plane on show.
The Thunderbirds final appeared on the 2015 Air Show and drew massive crowds reaching upward 30,000 in attendance, in accordance to Ross.
The 120-member workforce is made up of eight pilots that fly the long-lasting F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft by way of completely different air reveals and performances throughout the nation.
Thunderbirds have been roaring by way of the sky as a workforce since 1953 and are recognized for a number of formations and maneuvers, all of that are carried out at speeds exceeding 400 miles per hour.