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

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

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.

Hopefully he’s flying high

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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

He's got a better view of all the airshows now 🙏🏽

RIP

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.

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.

He's announcing that big giant airshow in the Heavens.

The last airshow he announced was in Leesburg, Virginia in September 2022. This was the final act he called, from up close and from behind the crowd line.