(Photo and text by Massimo Vigo)
The 2015 “Wings over Wayne Air Show” was held in mid-May at Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina.
The base was (and still is) home to the 4th Fighter Wing with its F-15E Strike Eagles.
As with any self-respecting USAF air show, the participation of aircraft in static and in-flight displays was massive, making the process of selecting a reasonable number of aircraft and photographs very challenging.
The highlights of the static display were:
B52Hs from the 69th Bomb Squadron “Nighthawks” at Minot AFB, North Dakota
- B1B Lancer del 28th Bomb Squadron di Dyess AFB, Texas
- F15E of the 4th Wing, home to Seymour Johnson AFB
- F22 del 1st Fighter Wing di Langley AFB, VA
- E3 Sentry del 964th Airborne Air Control Squadron, 552nd Air Control Wing di Tinker AFB, Oklahoma
- F/A18F del Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 224 (VMFA-224) “Fighting Bengals”, di MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina
- T38C of the 80th Flying Training Wing (Air Education and Training Command training) at Sheppard AFB, Texas.
- T-38As of the 2nd Fighter Training Squadron (aggressor for F-22 pilot training), 325th Fighter Wing at Tyndall AFB, Florida
The air show was opened by the Black Daggers from Fort Bragg, NC.
The selection of in-flight presentations:
- F15E del 4th Fighter Wing
A10 del 476th Fighter Group (Air Reserve Component) di Moody AFB (Georgia)
P51
Tora, Tora, Tora! A show reenacting the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
Gran Finale con i “Thunderbirds”
Seymour Jonhson AFB, NC, base of USAF 4th Fighter Wing, hosted in May 2015 the Wings Over Wayne Air Show.
The military statics included F15E, B52H, B1B, A10, T38, F22, F35A, C17, C5 from USAF and F/A18 from USMC.
Many civilian and military performers flew in the weekend, including P51, Japanese Mitsubishi replica, F15E, A10, T38, C130H.
Last demonstration of the day was performed by the USAF acrobatic Team Thunderbirds.
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