Our First Air Show .... Offutt Air Force Base

A couple of weeks ago we were able to go to our very first USAF Air Show! What a thrill it was to be part of this great day! Mark's coworker Don (who's wife is on the committee) gave us VIP tickets which made it possible for us to park on base close to the entrance and sit under the big tent! The tent was great because it provided us with much needed shade, chairs and all you can eat and drink for free! Love that we did not have to drag chairs and buy water that ran $5.00 a bottle! So much fun and of course we all had a great time seeing and hearing the planes. We even got to tour some of the big and small planes. Here are some of the pictures from the day! PS - I should mention this is an ALL day event ... front 9 to 4 pm ... and of course we had to stay to the end to hear and see those F -15's start up and fly over. The air show is also redone on Sunday. After church we came home to see the planes flying over ... we did have a pretty good view from our deck but, of course it was nothing like being there! There is an announcer that is going all day long that tells you who is coming and who is jumping out of the planes, etc. Overall a long day but, lots of fun!

F - 15's ... VERY LOUD!!! Thank heavens for ear plugs.

Cockpit of B-1 Bone - Only four men on this plane.

Pilot of B-1 Bone ... he has made MANY trip to Afghanistan!!

B 2 Spirit - Stealth Bomber

C - 17 - HUGE! Lots of Cargo