2008 NAS Oceana Airshow - THE FLEET - Air Power, Flyby, RTB

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Mass Takeoffs
Air Power Demonstration
Fleet Flyby & Recovery

2008 NAS Oceana Airshow
NAS Oceana, Virginia
Sunday September 21, 2008

IN THIS VIDEO, watch as the aircraft that took part in the Fleet Flyby and the Air Power Demonstration take to the skies to prepare for their performances later on in the day. Following that, watch as Super Hornets from VFA-136 take part in the Air Power Demonstration. There was supposed to be an in-flight refueling demonstration to be conducted by a Super Hornet from VFA-11 "Red Rippers" and a Hornet from VFA-106 "Gladiators", but the Super Hornet did not take off as a result of a problem with the drogue unit. Finally, watch as the remaining Hornets and Super Hornets form up for the Fleet Flyby, with an added bonus of an E-2C Hawkeye flying just behind the Hornet formation and all of the aircraft recovering back to NAS Oceana. Keep in mind that there were performances between all of this, which included the jump teams and an E-2C Hawkeye demonstration, to name a few.

The participating aircraft in this Fleet included three Hornets from VFA-106 "Gladiators" and the remaining Super Hornets from VFA-11 "Red Rippers", VFA-136 "Knighthawks", and VFA-211 "Checkmates".

I apologize for the poor video quality, as I was trying my best to get the best video under VERY WINDY conditions, which persisted through Saturday night, but as you can tell in this video, the winds weren't as bad on Sunday as they were earlier in the weekend.

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2008 NAS Oceana Airshow - THE FLEET - Air Power, Flyby, RTB

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  • Pity there isn't any competition

    It's a shame that these shows refuse to allow the competition to show too. A SU-47 would have been a great addition to this show and perhaps would have woken up our citizens that, once again, we're behind in technology and refusing to believe it. And, like in WWII, Korea, etc. a lot of Americans will die before we can catch up if a war goes hot. Unfortunately, this time there won't be enough delay to allow America to build a manufacturing base. Right now the Russian and Chinese combat aircraft are far superior to anything from the West. Keeping that fact hidden won't help American pilots when and if the time comes for real combat!

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  • The 2004 mass ...

    The 2004 mass takeoff was the best Ive ever seen hands down. Each bird did a low tranny and pulled hard left. VF-11,VF-143 and VF-101 all had either Bs or Ds. That was mean hearing that deep groan the 14s made

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  • amen to that

    amen to that

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  • Seriously, the ...

    Seriously, the Super bug is cool and all, but nothing will ever be like the Tomcat!!!

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  • thanksssssssssss

    thanksssssssssss

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  • 31 minutes? I ...

    31 minutes?

    I can't upload a long video!

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  • Man I sure miss ...

    Man I sure miss those Tomcats!

    Nonetheless a great video.

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