 2018
Airshow Events
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| Saturday and
Sunday, May 26 and 27, 2018 |
| 8:30 AM |
Buses begin boarding at 8:30 AM at the AV14 [Trowbridge] Parking Lot (Ashland Rd at E Campus Dr) in Columbia, and at the Jefferson
City Airport. |
| 9:00 AM |
Gates Open at Airshow |
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| Flight of the Kansas
City Dawn Patrol "Flying Circus" WWI Airplanes and WWII Piper
L-4. |
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| U.S. Army Special
Operations Parachute Team "Black Daggers" carrying the U.S. Flag
during the National Anthem. |
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| U.S. Air Force
Academy "Wings of Blue" Parachute Team. |
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| University of
Missouri Joint Service Drill Team. |
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Salute to the Nation Solemn
Ceremony (Hosted by MFA Incorporated)
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National Anthems of the
United States and Canada |
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21-Gun Salute by the Whiteman
AFB Honor Guard. |
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Honoring those Veterans from
WWI to the present, who gave their lives in service to their Country. |
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Introduction of Honored
Guests and Reunion Groups |
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Concert by the Boone County
Fire Protection District Bagpipers |
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| T-6 "Reno
Racer" Aerial Flight Demonstration. |
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| Douglas AD-1
Skyraider Aerial Flight Demonstration. |
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| D.H.100
"Vampire" Jet Areobatic Demonstration flying this very rare jet. |
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| U.S. Air Force
T-33 Shooting Star "Ace Maker" Aerobatic Flight Demonstration. |
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| T-28B Trojan
"Trojan Phlyers" Aerobatic Demonstration. |
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| U.S.A.F.A
Parachute Demonstration Team "Wings of Blue". |
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| U.S. Army Special
Operations Parachute Team "Black Daggers". |
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| U.S. Air Force
A-10 TAC Demo Aerobatic Demonstration followed by Heritage Flight with the
P-40 "Warhawk". |
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| 4:00 PM |
Flying Events Concluded |
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| Monday, May 28,
2018 |
| 8:00 AM |
Wreath Laying at Veterans
Memorials. 25 wreaths will be placed at the Memorials to the Veterans of the
Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam , Desert Storm & the War on Terror at
the Boone County Courthouse. |
| 9:55 AM |
30th Annual Salute To Veterans
Parade on Memorial Day with aircraft fly-overs. The route is
down Broadway, turning North (right) on 10th Street; left on Rogers and right on 8th
Street to disband in the huge parking lot beside Columbia College Athletic Field. Following the Parade the US Army Parachute
Team, The Black Daggers, will jump into the Columbia College Athletic
Field prior to the start of the Salute To The Nation Ceremony. |
| 10:45 AM |
Military Ceremony.
Immediately following the Salute to Veterans Parade a Military Ceremony will be held at
the Columbia College Athletic Field, Columbia,
Missouri. The Columbia Community Band plays, the Honored Guests on the platform are
introduced, along with veterans of WWII and military recruiters. A speech on the
meaning of Memorial Day will be given by the ranking military officer followed by
“Amazing Grace” by the Boone County Fire Protection District Bagpipers, a 21-Gun
Salute, and then Echo Taps will bring to an end the 6-day Salute to Veterans
Celebration. |
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Colonel Robert Leeker, AirBoss. USAF, Ret.
Wing Commander, 131st Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, MOANG, Ret.. Awarded the Bronze Star for
ground combat as commander of Kirkuk Regional Air Base. Flew a variety of military
aircraft including the F-15 Eagle in Iraq. Final flight upon retirement was as a pilot in
the B-2's. |
Captain Bill Bond, Assistant AirBoss. USN, Ret. Commander, Fighter Wing, U.S.
Atlantic Fleet, F-14 Tomcats. A graduate of Hickman High School, the
University of Missouri and a Master's Degree from the Naval War College in Newport, RI. |
Captain Ted Jacobs, Assistant AirBoss. USNR, Ret. 26+ years in the USN and USNR
flying the P-3 Orion; then a pilot with SouthWest Airlines, Ret. |
Battalion Chief Boone County Fire Protection District, Chuck Leake, USNR,
is taking the microphone again this year as the Voice of the Airshow. |
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