The Stuart Jet Center sponsors the VNA Air Show every year at Witham Field. This year saw the 15th air show in Stuart, and as usual, it did not fail to impress. Guests of honor included:
Scott Crossfield - the first man in space and a key pilot in the X-15 program
Tuskegee Airmen - African-American fighter pilots during World War II
WASPS - Women Air Force Service Pilots of World War II
Noteworthy displays included:
- Mitchell B-25 WW II Bomber
- Boeing B-17 WW II Bomber (Memphis Belle)
- USAF Hurricane Hunter C-130
- Fairchild C-123K
- Mission Air DC-3
- Vietnam Era Mohawk
- USAF A-10 Warthog
- USAF T-6 Texan II
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- US Navy P-3 Orion
- US Navy E2-C
- US Navy Seahawk Helicopter
- US Army and US Coast Guard
- Blackhawk Helicopters
- Florida Air National Guard Blackhawk Helicopter
- US Navy CH-46 Helicopter
- FOCKE-WULF F149D
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Visit the VNA Air Show's website at www.stuartairshow.com
Hosted by:
Visiting Nurse Association of Florida, Inc.
2400 SE Monterey Road, Suite 300, Stuart, FL 34996
Phone: 772-286-1844
Toll Free: 800-260-3280
E-Mail: info@vnaflorida.org
Web: www.vnaflorida.org
