PALMDALE – The city of Palmdale’s Joe Davies Heritage Airpark at Palmdale Plant 42, located at 2001 E. Ave. P. will host a free Blues & Blackbirds meet and greet event on Friday, March 20, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. as a preview for the Los Angeles County Airshow.
Attendees will be able to meet and greet and have their photos taken with the Navy’s Blue Angels Demonstration Team, and the Navy’s F-35 and Air Force’s F-22 Demonstration Pilots, who will be part of the LA County Airshow at Fox Field March 21 and 22.
Food trucks will be on site, and live music will be provided by local talent “Rat Pack Ricky.”
Gates open 6:30 p.m. at the far entrance off 20th East, with disabled access available at neighboring Blackbird Airpark, off 25th East. The main gate off Rancho Vista Blvd. will be closed.
“Bring your family and your friends to an event that celebrates the Antelope Valley’s rich aerospace history and will create memories that will last a lifetime,” said Palmdale’s Director of Parks and Recreation Keri Smith.
For more information, call 661-267-5611.
[Information via news release from the city of Palmdale.]
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Top Gun says
Tom Cruise is a world-class jet fighter pilot. I hope he makes a cameo appearance.
Red Baron says
Will Rex’s Eye in the Sky be in the airshow for a little comic relief?
Tom says
This is a huge recruitment tool used by all branches of the military. I remember attending my first air show as a young kid in El Toro. I was loving the sights of jets flying by, sounds of the roaring engines, and smells of jet fuel, bbq hot dogs and sun block. From that point on I was hooked for life. Many years later I joined the Marine Corps. It was a childhood goal from that air show that I was able to fulfill. Not everyone knows what our military does, these air shows open doors to kids who dont live close to bases, gives them another opportunity or route in life. Air shows are family events how is happy times spent with loved ones a waist of money. The jets flown are maintained by active duty AIR Force and Navy personnel, that’s training for them, there transported by C-130’s and C-5’s giving those pilots, and load masters flight training hours, there really is no difference between them and the tens of thousands of bullets I shot as training. The only difference is the flight teams train with a crowd watching them. The military has a budget just as all other government departments and I do feel the military uses their money more responsible then most government agencies.
Deficits says
A waste of taxpayer money…