"Wild Blue Yonder"

Today was the Holiday in Dixie airshow out at Barksdale. This was your first real airshow, Landon. Now, we know cars are really your thing, but we thought you might like seeing some military airplanes, up close and personal. After all, those B-52s that keep us safe are always flying over our house, and now was your chance to actually check one out. So you, Daddy and Mommy headed out to the base. You were a little worried about how loud it was going to be, but we took your earmuffs to ensure it wouldn't hurt your ears. We got to climb aboard a Blackhawk helicopter, a huge cargo plane, and of course, a B-52! You even picked a B-52 for your souveneir! Over on the flightline we saw the cool B2, a B-52 dropped "bombs," and the pi`ece de re'sistance, the Thunderbirds! It was so awesome to see them do all their tricks and zooming around. It is really amazing to see how close they come to each other flying at mach speeds! There was one maneuver they did that caught us really off guard. One plane separated from the group and then snuck up on us when we weren't expecting it. Now, that was loud! All in all, I think you really enjoyed the airshow.