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

OV-10 Bronco

The North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco is a turboprop-driven light attack and observation aircraft. It was developed in the 1960s as a special aircraft for COIN (counter insurgency) combat, and one of its primary missions was as a forward air control (FAC) aircraft. It can carry up to three tons of external munitions, and easily loiters for three or more hours. The Marines and Air Force used the OV-10 extensively during the Viet Nam war. The Bronco is being used today by the California Forest Service as a forward control and command aircraft in fighting forest fires.

P-38.

OV-10 Bronco


P-38

9924 Lockheed P-38's were produced during WWII. Top speed was just over 400 mph. German Luftwaffe pilots showed respect for the Lightning by calling it "the fork-tailed devil". The P-38 served in all theaters during the war.

P-38.

P-38


Grumman F6F Hellcat

A carrier based aircraft during WWII, it was the most successful American fighter during the war in shooting down enemy planes. During that time period Hellcats were based at Watsonville when it was an auxiliary Naval Air Station. Watsonville NAS was the aerial gunnery school to qualify pilots before being sent to the pacific.

Hellcat SEG Chino 279.

Grumman F6F Hellcat


P-51 Mustang

The North American P-51 Mustang was an American long-range single-seat fighter aircraft that entered service with Allied air forces in the middle years of World War II. The P-51 became one of the conflict's most successful and recognizable aircraft. The P-51 flew most of its wartime missions as a bomber escort in raids over Germany, helping ensure Allied air superiority from early 1944.

P-51 Mustang.

P-51 Mustang


Vultee BT-13

With retractable landing gear and a powerful engine, the Vultee V-54 basic combat trainer was too lavish for the cash-strapped United States Army Air Corps of 1938. So Vultee redesigned the aircraft and made it less complicated. The first order for 300 new BT-13 Valiants was placed in September of 1939, and it would become the most widely-used American training aircraft of World War II. The Vultee BT-13 had a continuous canopy with its crew of two sitting in tandem behind dual controls. It was also equipped with blind flying instruments to teach new pilots the basics of flying at night or in foul weather.

Vultee BT-13.

Vultee BT-13


AT-6 Texan

The AT-6 Texan became the classroom for the majority of the Allied pilots who flew in World War II, and trained several hundred thousand pilots in 34 different countries. Its basic design was as a trainer, with the characteristics of a high speed fighter, and was well suited to the intermediary task of training pilots before letting them loose in an actual fighter aircraft. Although not as fast as a fighter, it was easy to maintain and repair, had more maneuverability and was easier to handle.

AT-6 Texan.

AT-6 Texan


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.