Dayton Air Show Parking Pass

Gates open at 9:00AM.
Show starts at 11:00AM.

Ticket Price: $5.00
Available for purchase through Star Tickets until July 11th, 2010.

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The US Navy Blue Angels will headline the 2010 Dayton Air Show. Last appearing in Dayton in 2006, the celebrated US Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron is eagerly sought after by air show venues all over the world. Performing at 35 show sites during the season, the Blue Angels have been seen by over 400 million spectators since their first demonstration in 1946.

Thrilling audiences for over 60 years, the Blue Angels fly six powerful F/A - 18 Hornets during their tightly choreographed, high-energy demonstration. Blue Angel #7 Lt. Christian "C.J." Simonsen and Blue Angel #8 Lt. Amy "Spur" Tomlinson were in Dayton on November 19th to review team procedures and confirm the show's acceptability as a Blue Angel show site. The 110-member Squadron is led by Blue Angel #1 Commander Greg "Boss" McWherter along with 15 officers and 94 enlisted personnel. Typically 45 members of the team will travel to each show site. Hosting the team in Dayton will be GE Aviation Systems of Vandalia, Ohio.

New to Dayton in 2010 will be Pirated Skies, an innovation wing-walking act complete with costumed performers, Kyle Franklin, playing Captain Kyro and his wife, Amanda Youkin-Franklin, portraying his lovely lady. Kyle and Amanda are the children of air show legends Jimmy Franklin and Bobby Younkin. Jimmy and Bobby were both killed in 2005 during an air show in Canada. Kyle and Amanda continue as the third generation of aviators in both families. Their intriguing routine will also featuring the Waco "Mystery Ship". The big bi-plane built in 1940 in Troy, Ohio has undergone numberous modifications over the years and will also be flown by Kyle in a solo routine.

Also added to the lineup is Greg Poe, who will put his new Fagen ethanol-powered MX-2 monoplane through its paces with exhilarating aerobatic maneuvers. A world record holder in multiple aerobatic categories, Greg has also been featured on television on such shows as Modern Marvels, Ripley's Believe it or Not, and The Discovery Channel.

"This is a fantastic beginning of a blockbuster lineup," stated Michael Emoff, Chairman of the United States Air & Trade Show Board of Trustees, the governing organization of the show. "It's just terrific to have the Blues come back to Dayton after three years, and soon the show expects to add more stars to the program," he added.

Founded in 1975, the Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger is one of America's premier air shows. The Air Show showcases world-class aerobatic champions, military jet demonstrations and entertainment for the whole family celebrating Dayton's aviation heritage as home of the Wright Brothers, National Museum of the US Air Force and Wright Patterson AFB. For more information please visit www.daytonairshow.com.