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Event: San Marcos Air Show
Date: 09-Nov-02
Location: San Marcos, Texas
Description: Fantastic Show!  Hats off to the organizers for this event...

After so many weeks of rain, the sun gods finally decided it was time to play.  With an early morning fog, John K, myself, Herb T and Barry F made their way to the San Marcos airport for the Commerative Air Force (or the Air Force formally known as the Confederacy) for their 1-day air show and dinner dance.  John brought his MB, Herb his GPW, and I brought his M38A1.  All four of us were dressed in period correct uniforms as well.

About 8:00am, the spectators began arriving.  As the fog burned off, sunshine obliterated the tarmac and grassy area where we had set up our vehicle display.  About noon, the planes started flying following their normal routine of acrobatic planes, then ToraToraTora kicked off the show.  The basic trainers went up followed by the advanced trainers and the bombers.  Some great aircraft were present including the fresh P39 Aerocobra, a P51, P40 and B25 bomber.  After the show, the B2 flying wing made several passes followed by an F16 demonstration.

The day was warm with temps in the 80's.  There were many spectators who stopped by the vehicle display as well.  About 5pm, the show was winding down and Herb and I headed to the tarmac area to snap some shots of their vehicles with the period correct aircraft.

After the pictures, everyone loaded up and headed home.  Again, hats off to the CAF for this great little 1 day show!

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02sm_02.JPG (51465 bytes) Here's my jeep and Colson bicycle
02sm05.JPG (43754 bytes) John's MB, Herb's GPW and my M38A1
02sm08.JPG (52564 bytes) My 1939 Colson
02sm10.JPG (26346 bytes) One of the few and VERY rare ME50 urban assault vehicles...  :-)  (think Stripes)
02sm13.JPG (31471 bytes) Some of the 'other' participants.
02sm16.JPG (25465 bytes) A beautiful older Beech
02sm23.JPG (30550 bytes) The business end of an A-10 30mm
02sm18.JPG (56429 bytes) An F4U Corsair show vehicle
02sm24.JPG (5641 bytes)
02sm25.JPG (2092 bytes) P40
02sm27.JPG (2631 bytes) P51
02sm29.JPG (4462 bytes) B2
02sm31.JPG (5390 bytes) F80
02sm33.JPG (2256 bytes) F16
02sm38.JPG (3985 bytes) F16 and P51
02sm34.JPG (28430 bytes) Couldn't resist this shot.  (Hey - it's an airshow afterall)
02sm35.JPG (26117 bytes) My jeep next to the F80

   

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