The Weekender: Balloons, Warbirds, And Thunderbirds

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Key Takeaways:

  • SocialFlight.com is promoting a variety of weekend aviation events across the U.S., ranging from airshows to hot air balloon festivals.
  • Key events include Mason Aviation Day in Michigan, offering aircraft displays and rides, and the Wings Over Camarillo show in California, featuring aerobatics and warbirds.
  • Virginia's Flying Circus Airshow will host an Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival with launches and rides.
  • The Chicago Air and Water Show will feature the USAF Thunderbirds and a special tandem jump by the U.S. Army Golden Knights to commemorate the USO's 75th Anniversary.
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Weekend-long events coming up on SocialFlight.com include everything from hot air balloons to F-16 flybys. Join EAA Chapter 55 for Mason Aviation Day in Michigan on Saturday, featuring a pancake breakfast, grilled steak lunch, and lots of aircraft plus helicopter and plane rides. Gift bags will go to the first 59 registered pilots.

In California, the Wings Over Camarillo show will run all weekend, featuring aerobatic performances from Vicky Benzing, flying warbirds from the Commemorative Air Force, rides in airplanes and helicopters, and a World War II re-enactment camp.

The Flying Circus Airshow Warrenton, Virginia, will host the Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival Saturday morning through Sunday evening with balloon launches starting at 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. and rides available during the event.

The 58th Annual Chicago Air and Water Show will take place all weekend along the lakefront, featuring the USAF Thunderbirds and U.S. Army Golden Knights, who will perform a tandem jump with retired Chicago Bears cornerback Charles “Peanut” Tillman to commemorate the USO’s 75th Anniversary.

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