Through the combined efforts of AirshowStuff and This is Flight, we bring you Airshow Action 2021!

Airshow Action features two videos. This video is part one and focuses on some of the most interesting and unique military airshow performances during the year. Check back later for part two, which focuses on vintage warbird aircraft!

00:00 Intro

02:12 The US Navy Blue Angels saw a year of firsts, including the debut their new F18 Super Hornet jets during the Sun 'n Fun airshow in Lakeland, Florida, and the first public performance of their new C130J Super Hercules "Fat Albert" at Airshow London in Canada.

07:15 The Polish Air Force shows off their own C130E Hercules with a spectacular night time flare drop at the Antidotum Airshow in Lezno, Poland.

09:16 Patrouille Gusto Delta of the French Air Force display a pair of Mirage 2000s, the types first airshow participation since 2018.

12:26 The California Capital Airshow offered a glimpse into the coming future of US Navy air power with the joint displays and formation flybys by the F35C Lightning II and F/A18F Super Hornet, both types expected to serve as the mainstays of carrier air wings for years to come.

15:46 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh celebrated past and present military aviation with both a US Air Force Heritage Flight a special fourship formation featuring a P38 Lightning, two P51 Mustangs, and a USAF F16 Fighting Falcon and the US Navy Legacy Flight combining a T28 Trojan, F4U Corsair, and two EA18G Growlers. The Growlers also performed a superb twoship display.

19:15 Air Legend Paris hosts a pair of French Navy Dassault Rafale Ms, performing a special formation flypast with two F4U Corsairs in addition to a twoship tactical role demonstration.

22:26 We stay in France, where the Patrouille de France join together with a P38 Lightning to celebrate "Le Petit Prince" and its author, a French Air Force pilot during WWII.

27:09 Two looks at the surprisingly nimble Airbus A400 tactical airlifter; one from the French Air Force at Air Legend, and a rare airshow performance by the German Luftwaffe at Thunder Over Michigan.

30:09 Another surprisingly agile aircraft, the US Navy's E2 Hawkeye, performs at Airshow London

31:54 A pair of brief but rare airshow appearances by military aircraft; two B1B Lancers lighting the afterburners on a twilight formation flyover and a secretive RC135S Cobra Ball flyby in Kansas.

33:00 Grab a seat inside the chase car for a U2 Dragon Lady takeoff and landing demonstration in Sacramento

35:38 We celebrate special paint schemes on display in 2021, including the RAF Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 "Blackjack" scheme, the USAF F16 Viper Demo Team's "Venom" jet, and a pair of A10 Warthogs; the Southeast Asia Camouflage "Red River Hawg" from the A10 Demo Team and a black and gray A10 from the "Black Snakes" of the Indiana Air National Guard.

42:00 The US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) takes over EAA AirVenture Oshkosh with special appearances by MC130 Commando IIs, CV22 Ospreys, an AC130J Ghostrider gunship, and other rarely seen Spec Ops support aircraft. Watch for the twilight airfield assault and the nighttime angel flares!

44:50 The Royal Air Force Falcons parachute team marks their 60th anniversary with an entirely new routine

46:10 The Canadian Forces Snowbirds celebrate their own 50th anniversary with a special paint scheme on their CT114 Tutor jets

48:57 More than 60 aircraft participated in a massive flyover to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Royal Australian Air Force. The formations brought together warbirds as well as modern military aircraft like F35 Lightning IIs, F18 Classic Hornets and Super Hornets, EA18G Growlers, C130 Hercules, a P3 Orion and P8 Pegasus formation, and the Roulettes national display team.

53:51 Another look at the RAAF and their first F35 Lightning II demonstration at Wings Over Illawarra as well as the final display of the F/A18 Classic Hornet before the types retirement from RAAF service.

58:50 Part two teaser

Thank you to our friends at This is Flight for putting this together! http://thisisflight.net/

Music used: Journey to the Stars by Savfk    / @savfkmusic   (CCBY)

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