Warbirds
of the 2003 New York Air Show

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Air Show Gallery

The New York Air Show was a three-day celebration and fund-raiser at the old Grumman site at Calverton Airfield. It was scheduled for the weekend of Sept. 19, 20 and 21 of 2003 on 400 acres adjacent to the 10,000-foot runway of the Calverton site. The air show was intended as a salute to the U.S. armed forces and as a fund-raiser for Dowling College's school of aviation and Central Suffolk Hospital.

In-flight performances included solo stunt pilots, the Aeroshell Flight demo team, local aerobatics teams and formation skydivers. Flybys and tactical demonstrations featuring historic and current military aircraft, including a U.S. Air Force A-10 tactical demonstration team. Also present was the famed Memphis Belle and static displays consisting of over 50 aircraft which included other military aircraft from the region and overseas.

zoom image  P-51 Mustang	zoom image  P-47 Thunderbolt
zoom image  Flyby 1	zoom image  Flyby 2
zoom image  TBM Avenger	zoom image  Bulldog Pitts S2S
zoom image  AT-6 Texan	zoom image  B-17 Memphis Belle
zoom image  B-17 Memphis Belle	zoom image  SNJ5 Texan
zoom image  T-28 Trojan

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Additional Information

• North American P-51 Mustang:  1  2  3  360° Cockpit View
  Is credited with providing very effective long range bomber escort during WWII.
• Republic P-47 Thunderbolt:  1  2  3  4
  Affectionately nicknamed "Jug," the P-47 was one of the most famous AAF fighter planes of WW II.
• Grumman TBM Avenger: 1  2  3
  Flying from aircraft carriers in the Pacific battles of WWII, the Grumman TBM Avenger quickly became the most famous torpedo bomber of the war
• Jim LeRoy, Bulldog Pitts S2S:  1  2  3
  Considered by many as the premier solo act in the business today, Jim LeRoy has pushed aerobatic flying to a new and unsurpassed level.
• North American AT-6 Texan:  1  2  3  4
  Through WWII, the AT-6 were instrumental in the training of thousands of pilots.
• B-17 Memphis Belle: 1  2  3  4  5  6  Crew Image (Courtesy - Library of Congress)
  The B-17 received the name "Flying Fortress" from a Seattle reporter who commented on its defensive firepower.
• North American SNJ5 Texan: 1  2  3
  Through WWII, the SNJ were instrumental in the training of thousands of pilots.
• North American T-28 Trojan: 1  2  3
  One of the most popular piston-powered warbirds in the USA
• Reno Air Racing Association
• USAF Museum

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