RAIN SHORTENED AIR SHOW

Keith took me to the annual Randolph Air Show that started late due to unexpected rain. We were VIPs. We parked and registered to get our arm bands. A bus took us to the ramp where we had food from Taco Cabana. Keith was the guest of his friend Mark Frye. I got to meet Kathy Wells who is the incoming Chair of the Chamber of Commerce who sponsors the annual air show.

Due to the low ceiling they cancelled the parahute team from the Air Academy. They were able to start the show with radio-controlled aircraft. Then the manned show started with an aerobatic biplane that put on a good show. This was followed by the Tora Tora air show of the Commemorative Air Force with all of the explosions and description of the attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 that I remember when the Sunday radio gave us the report.

A B-25 and B-17 taxied by but didn't fly due to the weather. A couple of P-41s and an A-26 were able to fly their shows. An A-10 Warthog put on a good show with strafing runs being highlighted by the pyrotechnics across the field. The final highlight was a F-18 making high speed passes with the moisture being coned into an interesting pattern as it flew by. I was hoping to see the F-22 but the rain moved in and stopped the show early. We got home about 4 to rain moving in and I got a good nap. Kathy and Val went to Devine for their baby shower for Mandi.

Kathy then showed me the new web site for Korbell's Double C Ranch that they have developed as a hunting site. http://texasgameranch.com/links.php