The Air & Sea Show was an annual air show in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in which military and civilian performances took place on the four mile stretch of beach from Oakland Park to Las Olas Boulevard. The event was produced and promoted by Mickey Markoff for its entire twelve year run since its inception in 1995 until it was canceled in late 2007. The show would usually take place on the first weekend of May, and would draw hundreds of thousands of people to the beach to watch.
Video Air & Sea Show
History
Since its inception in 1995, it featured many unique aircraft and display teams like the Brazilian Air Force Smoke Squadron, the Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds, the ShowCopters, the Northern Lights, an L-39 Albatros and a replica of the Fokker Dr.I painted as the Red Baron. Civilian performers included Kirby Chambliss, Ian Groom, Jim LeRoy, Wayne Handley, Freddie Cabanas, Gene Soucy, the Red Baron Pizza Squadron, the Lima Lima Flight Team, and a South African Airways Boeing 747-400 flyby. From 2001 to 2007 the Air & Sea Show occurred as an extension of Fleet Week, with appearances by many military aircraft and ships, such as the U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle in 2006, the U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and the U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor in 2007. Aerial teams such as the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds and parachute teams such as the U.S. Navy Leap Frogs, the U.S. Army Golden Knights, and the Air Force STARS were also featured. Notable performances were search and rescue demonstrations from the United States Air Force Reserve 920th Rescue Wing and the United States Coast Guard. The show was canceled in late 2007 after it was unable to find a new title sponsor after McDonald's decided it would no longer would be taking on that role.
Maps Air & Sea Show
Successors
In 2012 a revived show started called the Fort Lauderdale Air Show.
In 2017 the Air and Sea Show returned, this time at Miami Beach, Florida on Memorial Day weekend featuring an all military lineup.
Notes
From 1995 to 1998, Shell Oil Company was the show's sponsor with McDonald's owning sponsorship from 2002 to 2007.
Currently South Florida Ford is the primary sponsor for the Fort Lauderdale Air Show and Hyundai Motor America is the current sponsor for the Air & Sea Show.
Accidents and incidents
On April 30, 2004, while practicing for the Air & Sea Show, featured performer Ian Groom died of blunt force trauma when his Sukhoi Su-31 dove into the Atlantic Ocean. Witnesses said the aircraft was in a nose-down attitude and spun into the ocean after performing a flat spin. A spokesperson of Groom's said it was likely he blacked out during the flat spin.
References
External links
- Official website of The Fort Lauderdale Air Show
- Official website of Hyundai Air & Sea Show in Miami
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