Heritage Flight

The USAF Heritage Flight program was established in 1997 in support of the Air Force's 50th anniversary. It involves today's state-of-the-art fighters flying in close formation with World War II and Korean War vintage fighters such as the P-51 Mustang and the F-86 Sabre. Its mission is to safely and proudly display the evolution of United States Air Force Airpower and to support the Air Force's recruiting and retention efforts. 
The Heritage Flight at Warbirds In Action will feature an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the Viper West Demo Team from Hill AFB, and P-51 Mustang “Six Shooter” piloted by Chuck Hall.

For more information click here to visit the Air Combat Command website.

Eddie Andreini Aerobatics

With more than 25 years of air show experience behind him, Eddie Andreini is highly respected as the consummate professional in his mighty biplane. There are only a few pilots flying the big "bull" Stearman on the air show circuit, but there are none that can extract the thrilling performance from the huge 500 hp Pratt & Whitney-powered airplane like Eddie Andreini!
Eddie's 2^nd aerobatic demonstration at Warbirds In Action will be in his new Russian Yak-9 “Red October”.  This new airplane replaces Eddie’s previous red Yak “Barbarosa”.  The Yak-9 is a 430+ mph aircraft, and Eddie will show off its capabilities in the skies over Minter Field.

Collings Foundation B17 & B24

The Collings Foundation is a non-profit, Educational Foundation, founded in 1979. The purpose of the Foundation is to organize and support "living history" events that enable Americans to learn more about their heritage through direct participation.  
Since 1989, a major focus of the Foundation has been the Veterans' "Wings of Freedom Tour."

 This tour showcases a fully restored WWII Consolidated B-24J Liberator, originally named "All American" in tribute to a B-24J that flew in the European Theater.
 In 1999, it was re-painted as "Dragon and His Tail" to honor our Pacific Theater veterans.  This year, it was repainted in the colors of the European Theater as “Witchcraft”, a B-24 assigned to the 467^th Bomb Group, 790^th  Squadron, that compiled an amazing record of 130 combat missions.
 The tour also features the Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress "Nine-O-Nine", the companion of the B-24 in thousands of wartime, bombing, and reconnaissance missions.

For more information click here to visit The Collings Foundation Website.

ME 109 (Hispano)
The Me-109 was the best known and most produced German fighter of  World War II. It was the backbone of the German fighter command and ruled the skies over Europe from 1939 to 1941, as Hitler spread his empire over the continent. The Me-109s earned the respect of Germany's enemies in every theater of conflict and were greatly feared by Allied bomber crews during the later half of the war. Designed by Willie Messerschmitt in 1934, the Bf 109 was first flown in September 1935.

The HA-1112 airframe is a Spanish-built version of the famous Messerschmitt ME-109G fighter. As no German engines were available after 1945, early postwar versions of this aircraft were powered by the Spanish Hispano-Suiza engine. Later versions used the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, although there were nine different Spanish variants using either of the two engines. The aircraft had a top speed of 414 mph.