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One of the world’s best attractions to lure a crowd to look to the sky is coming to Houston as the 25th annual Wings Over Houston on Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1 at Ellington Airport features performances by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. The last time Houstonians watched the Blue Angels performed their amazing precision flights was in the show in 1998. More than 70,000 are expected to attend the two-day event to enjoy this world-class team perform amazing maneuvers locked as a unit in the renowned, six-jet Delta Formation.
“We look forward to Wings Over Houston every year at Ellington” says Brian Rinehart, EFD manager. “It’s an extensive effort to get the airport prepared for tens of thousands of people for Wings Over Houston, but we all enjoy this time of year and we welcome the expected 150,000 plus people to Ellington to enjoy the show.”
“For a quarter-century, Wings Over Houston Airshow has provided show-stopping performances that have delighted fans of all ages, and we look forward to another wonderful 25 years,” said Bill Roach, executive director of Wings Over Houston Airshow. “This momentous occasion along with the continual mission of providing scholarships for aviation education and helping preserve aviation history would not be possible without the support from our loyal volunteers, sponsors, management and tenants at Ellington Airport.”
The 2009 Wings Over Houston Airshow will also feature:
• Aerobatic performances by Mike Goulian
• P-51 Mustang flight demonstration team
• The Horsemen - sponsored by airshowbuzz.com
• Houstonian wing walker Theresa Stokes on the wings of the ShowCat, which will be flown by aviation legend Gene Soucy
• Tora! Tora! Tora!
• Korea-Vietnam Demo
• Demo of the C-47
• Demo of the C-17 Cargo Heritage flight
• Demo of the Air Force Heritage Flight
• Demo of the Navy Legacy Flight
• Demo of the Apache AH64
• B-1 Bomber fly-by
• Legends & Heroes Autograph Tent
• 6th Cavalry Historical Association Military vehicle display
Wings Over Houston Tickets
Advance tickets are $15 for adults, $4 for children ages 6 through 11 and free for children 5 and under. Reserved “Prime-View” seats at the “50-yard-line” are $40 and include reserved parking and an event program. Eagle Squadron Hospitality tickets are $125 and include reserved seating, catered food and beverages throughout the day, reserved parking and a souvenir cap, program and poster. Tickets can be purchased by calling 888-4-FLYSHOW or by visiting www.wingsoverhouston.com.
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