Date: May 12-13, 2007
Photography by: Rich Kolasa
Photo captions left to right: (1) Patty Wagstaff taxies out in Jim Beasley Jr.’s
Mustang for an early morning practice flight before her first airshow demo in
the P-51. (2) Doctor Smoke (aka Ron Saglimbene) climbs during his morning
performance, trailing unique green smoke, which is ever-changing during his
demo. (3) The QF-4 Phantom is serviced while basking in the morning sun at
McGuire. (4) A fisheye look at Patty Wagstaff’s Extra from behind. (5) Patty’s
trademark inverted ribbon cut during Sunday’s show. (6) The three-ship Heritage
Flight led by Jim Beasley Jr. in “Bald Eagle”. (7) “Shamu” waves his American
flag while taxiing back after the Heritage Flight. (8) The Thunderbirds looked
sharp at McGuire, here performing a very difficult line-abreast loop. (9) The
static line at McGuire was pretty impressive, with a number of “heavies”
including the B-52 and C-5.