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Event Report
Event Reports - Sun 'N Fun 2004
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Saturday, April 17
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Sun 'N Fun 2004
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04/18/2004
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Updated:
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04/19/2004
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Article by Mike Whaley
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Saturday... perfect weather, big crowd, balloon glow, night airshow, etc. It's all a blur!
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Another very busy day for crowd control... The show was very well attended this year. We usually bring home a quarter of the calendars and posters, which last us until we print again for the next show. They were all gone yesterday.
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Jon Berndsen's 250hp Skybolt. Very nice airplane!
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Paul shows Captain Aaron the ropes. Future WAC champion perhaps?
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Yeah, yeah... gimme the keys already!
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This unusual vintage airplane is a Rocket 185.
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Shark teeth on parade... this rare P-40 Warhawk flew in the afternoon airshow.
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The T-28 also had teeth. Desined as a secondary trainer, it served as a workhorse ground-attack platform in the Vietnam war. It was deployed by the USAF, Navy, the Ravens, Air America, the Laotian AF and the VNAF.
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More teeth... with a nasty 30mm GE cannon to back them up.
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"So ugly it's cute" - a phrase that SeaBee owners hear quite often. There were several others of the type in the amphibian area.
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The Beriev Be-103 seaplane seats six. An unusual design.
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This USAF Heritage Flight included an F-86, P-51D, and an F-16.
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Despite high winds, three ballon teams were able to participate in the balloon glow. This event is the traditional start to the night airshow.
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Fantasy of Flight's balloon team fires things up.
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Airshows look quite different at dusk. The Aeroshell Team enters the landing pattern with their signature approach.
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Steve Oliver puts on a graceful show in the Pepsi Super Chipmunk.
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Manfred Radius wows the crowd in his Salto sailplane... glider acro is a beautiful thing, and even more so at night.
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The crowd was entranced by the show.
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Other entries in this series:
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Anticipation...
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April
8,
2004
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Tuesday, April 13
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April
13,
2004
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Wednesday, April 14
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April
14,
2004
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Thursday, April 15
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April
15,
2004
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Friday, April 16
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April
16,
2004
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» Saturday, April 17
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April
17,
2004
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Sunday, April 18
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April
18,
2004
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Monday, April 19
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April
19,
2004
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