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WORLD
Publisher: Sandra M. Parnau
Editor: Jim Froneberger
Canadian Editor: Kerry J. Newstead AIRSHOW NE WS
Contributing Editors:
Denise Decker, Michael J. Gallagher
A.C.E. Columnist: Greg Koontz
Air Racing: Brad Haskin Spring 2023 Our 38th Year Volume 38, No. 2
Editor at Large, etc.: Jeff Parnau
2023 SUN ‘n FUN Reimagining the Show
The unofficial opener of the airshow The Thunderbirds Take a Cue from
Recent Contributors season, officially titled as The 2023 Disney. Seriously.
SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo. PAGE 32
Barbor, Alan McAlee, Patrick
Buff, Chris Meland, Greg PAGE 14
Charlot, Keith Munforti, Tommaso An Airshow Power Couple
Cheung, Ken Nguyen, Long Bach 2023 USAF HFTC Grant and Brittany Nielsen share their
Daniels, Gary Koontz, Greg
Finch, Steve Parnau, Sandra HFTC? That stands for the (USAF) passion for airshows and airplanes.
Freedman, John Pawlesh, Tom Heritage Flight Training Course. For example, they got married in a
Gibson, Greg Renth, Eric This year it opened with a snowfall. hangar.
Glover, Douglas Rininger, Tyson V.
Gonzalez, Manny Rower, Gwen PAGE 20 PAGE 38
Grace, Larry Rower, Gary
Graf, Norman A. Scaling, Craig 2023 Ilopango Airshow Airshow Highlights
Grantonic, Ryan Serdikoff, Steve
Greenwell, Arnold Shabec, Fred After a two-year hiatus, the Ilopango The 2023 season is rolling. How
Griffis, Trevor Slocum, Scott Airshow roared back to life with did the Point Mugu Air Show book
Hammond, Kelley Snorteland, Scott
Haskin, DJ Stansbery, Angie record-breaking attendance. both the Blue Angels and the
Haskin, Randy Stansbery, Gregg PAGE 26 Thunderbirds?
Head, Mike St. Pierre, Marc PAGE 44
Heatherington, Sheldon Streit, Mark
Hedlund, Tom Thiel, Roger Formation Flight Pic
Henriques, Dudley Thun, Don with a Volcano Airshow Snapshots
Hong, Kevin Turdo, Carmelo A stunning photo of three airshow Our photographers prowl airshow
Kolanowski, Mark Vander Kolk, Craig
Kraus, John VanderMeulen, Richard performers blowing their own smoke grounds for interesting snapshots.
Houghtaling, Jon von Puttkammer, Ricardo at an active volcano. PAGE 50
Laflamme, Bill Watson, Glenn
Letourneau, Joe Yost, Samantha Center Spread
Masterson, Fred Yost, Shawn
Mawyer, Ralph The Regular Stuff...
McCullagh, John
Jeff Parnau, Editor at Large PAGE 6 Airshow News PAGE 12
Greg Koontz, A.C.E. PAGE 8 Airshow Calendar PAGE 52
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