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new_tanker OP t1_jbyzu7b wrote

The photo is of Howdy McCann announcing at the 2022 Jimmy Stewart Airshow in Indiana, Pennsylvania.

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defusted t1_jbz6yzm wrote

I haven't been to an air show since the crash shut down the one at the willow Grove joint reserve base.

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new_tanker OP t1_jbza6p3 wrote

I was at Willow Grove that day, too. That was such a sad thing to witness, especially as a child. It still haunts me to this day, nearly 23 years later.

The base had a couple more airshows after that year, until their last one in 2006.

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Tall-dAd-9789 t1_jc0kyov wrote

I used to go to those shows. I know there was a crash in a near by neighborhood at one but I also remeber being at one where a kid ejected himself from one of the planes on display. They used to let you sit in some of the planes on display. Somehow he got in and was able to launch the enjection seat. July 4th 1980 according to this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_air_show_accidents_and_incidents_in_the_20th_century

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brianly t1_jc2key3 wrote

These announcers leave an impression. I’m sure Howdy will be missed.

Is there a calendar of air shows for PA/NJ/MD/NY? I’m from Northern Ireland and my dad used to take me to air shows around the UK to the point that the Red Arrows almost became boring. I’d love to take my 3yo this year. We had fun up at Rheinbeck Aerodrome Museum last summer if anyone is going to be in the Woodstock area.

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new_tanker OP t1_jc2pmzl wrote

Many announcers have their own trademarks; the late Gordon Bowman-Jones, who announced at Willow Grove, was one. Howdy is among that group of great announcers.

As for calendars, there isn't one specifically for that part of the USA but one of the best ones out there is on Milavia.

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