Quad City Airshow, Davenport, IA June 1-3, 2007
Story and photography by Michael J. Gallagher
The Quad City Airshow opened the month of June with a bang. The
Friday evening show dodged rain and actually some very severe
weather that spawned tornados in the vicinity. The Virtual Army
Experience which is housed in an inflatable structure suffered
damage in the storm and was not accessible for the rest of the
show. Headlining the show was the United States Air Force
Thunderbirds. The Quad City show consistently features some of
the finest performers on the airshow circuit. Consistent quality
is why they have been around for so long and was able to
celebrate their 20th anniversary this year. Among the top flight
acts were Jim LeRoy, Jurgis Kairys and Shockwave who each
performed individually and together as the mind-bending X-Team
performance of CODENAME:MARYSLAMB.
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One thing that was noticeably different this year was a
very small collection of military static display aircraft.
I hope that this was just an unfortunate alignment and not
a sign of things to come. The airshow also featured plenty
of warbirds, military demo teams, skydivers and activity
on the ground. |