Lineup set for May air show

by Senior Airman Charles Rivezzo
60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs

2/21/2014 - TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  -- Travis' Open House planning committee recently released its list of initial performers and static aircraft participating in the installation's airshow scheduled for May 3 and 4.

Headlined by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team, the two-day event will also play host to multiple civilian performers to include Commemorative Air Forces Warbirds, Bill Cornick, Spencer Suderman and Eddie Andreini.

Furthermore, static aircraft on display will include a T-6 Texan II, T-38 Talon, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, RC-135, B-52 Stratofortress, MQ-1 Predator, A-10
Thunderbolt II, C-17 Globemaster III, C-5 Galaxy, KC-10 Extender, P-51 Mustang, AT-6 Spiral and PT-19.

Open House officials did state, however, that several more performances are still being negotiated at this time.

"A lot of people don't get a chance to come on base," said Maj. William Kerr, the 2014 Travis Open House deputy director. "This gives them an opportunity to come on an area that is usually not open to them and touch an airplane and talk with aircrew members. We want to provide our community with the experience of a lifetime."

In addition to confirmed performances, Open House officials also released the airshow's event schedule. For both May 3 and 4, gates to the free event are slated to open at 9:30 a.m. with performances running between 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

For more information about this year's Travis Open House, log on to the official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/TravisOpenHouse or website at www.travisfss.com/openhouse.