Watsonville Fly-In and Airshow: Salute to Our Heroes
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2008 Air Show Performers.
 
Scheduled To Appear


HH-60G Pave Hawk - 129th Rescue Wing, Moffett Federal Airfield

Located in the heart of the Silicon Valley, the 129th Rescue Wing's mission is to train and prepare to perform its wartime mission of combat search and rescue anywhere in the world. The unit also works closely with the Coast Guard and various civil agencies on state missions. Equipped with MC-130P Combat Shadow tankers and HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopters, the 129th has performed a wide variety of civilian search and rescue missions, including distressed persons aboard ships, lost or injured hikers, and medical evacuations.

HH-60G Pave Hawk.

HH-60G Pave Hawk


Boeing C-17 Globemaster III - March Field

Appearing this year is America's newest airlifter, the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III - the aircraft that ensures rapid global mobility for America.

The aircraft will takeoff performing a maximum angle climb, demonstrating its impressive power and the ability to depart an airport where enemy resistance is suspected. With a departure climb angle just over 35 degrees nose up, the aircraft will reach over 1,500 feet before crossing the departure end of the runway.

Currently, your March Field C-17 aircrews are flying directly into Iraq and Afghanistan to airlift our wounded soldiers right out of the front lines and directly to hospitals in Germany. These flights immensely improve the moral of our wounded soldiers in need of quick medical attention.

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III.

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III


F/A-18E/F "Super Hornet" - Lemoore Naval Air Station

The multi-mission F/A-18E/F "Super Hornet" strike fighter is an evolutionary upgrade of the combat-proven night strike F/A-18C/D. The Super Hornet will provide the battle group commander with a platform that has significant growth potential, more than adequate carrier based landing weight, as well as range, endurance, and ordnance carriage capabilities comparable to the A-6 and F-14 which are now being retired. The F/A-18E/F is also considerably more survivable than the most recent F/A-18C/Ds which will permit unescorted operations against highly defended targets early in the conflict. The Navy/Industry F/A-18E/F team has developed a remarkably improved aircraft, taking advantage of more than 3,000,000 flight hours experience with the F/A-18A/B/C/D versions; correcting known deficiencies, and adding many new capabilities.

F/A-18 Hornet


SH-60B Sea Hawk - Naval Air Station North Island

The SH-60B Sea Hawk is a twin-engine helicopter. It is used for anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, drug interdiction, anti-ship warfare, cargo lift, and special operations. The Navy's SH-60B Seahawk is an airborne platform based aboard cruisers, destroyers, and frigates and deploys sonobouys (sonic detectors) and torpedoes in an anti-submarine role. The "Battle Cats" Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron is based at Naval Air Station North Island in Coronardo, California. The "Battle Cats" will have the helicopter on static display.

SH-60B Sea Hawk


Watsonville Fly-in & Air Show appreciates your cooperation with the following:
NO ANIMALS (handicapped service dogs are allowed), NO COOLERS, NO GLASS CONTAINERS, NO BICYCLES, NO SKATEBOARDS, NO ROLLER SKATES, NO MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES, NO WEAPONS, NO SMOKING in the event area.

For your safety, all persons and personal items will be subject to search upon entering the airport grounds. Please anticipate this safety measure at the entrance gates when attending the Watsonville Fly-In & Air Show.

Fly-In & Air Show Tickets Are Not Refundable
Should all or any portion of the Fly-In & Air Show be canceled due to inclement weather or for other reasons beyond our control on the date or dates for which an admission fee has been paid, the admission fee will be considered a tax deductible contribution to the Watsonville Fly-In & Air Show Inc., a non-profit 501(C)(3) community event.