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The Chicago Air & Water Show is an annual air show held on the shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago's second most popular festival, it has been held every year since 1959. [ 1] In 2005 it was attended by 2,200,000 people. Presented by the City of Chicago, it is the largest free show of its kind in the United States.
2024. June 2 – During an airshow at Beja Airbase in Beja, Portugal, two Yakovlev Yak-52 aircraft, part of the YAKSTARS aerobatic display team, were involved in a mid-air crash. The incident resulted in the death of one Spanish pilot, Manuel Rey Cordeiro, known as "Coco", and injuries to a Portuguese pilot, who was transported to Beja's Hospital.
Major air shows. Royal International Air Tattoo, England (2006) RAF Red Arrows, RAF Waddington Airshow (2013) Airbus Beluga at Airexpo 2014. A Douglas C-54 Skymaster, called Spirit of Freedom, a flying museum regarding the Berlin Airlift, at a Lancaster, Ohio air show (2009) Abbotsford International Airshow.
CHICAGO - Chicago's Air and Water Show is returning next month to celebrate 64 years of thrills. Rehearsal will take place on Friday, August 9, followed by the show on Saturday and Sunday.
Watching the Chicago Air & Water Show on practice day is just as good as the weekend show, especially when the weather is favorable. "I love it. Airshows bring out the kid in all of us," said Herb ...
CHICAGO - The Chicago Air and Water Show returns this weekend, with practice sessions already underway in the skies. The main events are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Blue Angels, formally named the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, are a flight demonstration squadron of the United States Navy. [ 1] Formed in 1946, the unit is the second oldest formal aerobatic team in the world, following the Patrouille de France which formed in 1931. The team has six Navy and one Marine Corps demonstration pilots.
The Convention on International Civil Aviation, also known as the Chicago Convention, established the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a specialized agency of the United Nations charged with coordinating international air travel. [ 2 ] The Convention establishes rules of airspace, aircraft registration and safety, security, and ...