Many newspapers and postcards have described the Atlantic City’s Airshow over the years and TV channels have covered it, but you really have to see it in person to truly enjoy this spectacle. Since 2003, the annual air show has been held over the Atlantic City Boardwalk every August. In the early history of aviation, Atlantic City played a major role. The meets were organized on the sea shore. This year as well, Leading aviators took part in the event and made the day very colourful and exciting. Did you know that Atlantic City’s airshow is the is the largest beach front airshow in the world?
Atlantic City’s sixth annual Airshow was sponsored and organized by the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa and was held on August 20, 2008. This year’s event was called “Thunder over the Boardwalk”, quite appropriately so, since the noise from the low altitude of high-speed aircraft manoeuvres deafens the Boardwalk at times. The events like aerobatics manoeuvres, formation flying and solo routines of military and civilian pilots have made the Airshow a most popular event at Atlantic City that people travel from far and near to attend. This week usually sees almost a 15% surge in visitors to Atlantic City, a much needed spike amidst the economic slowdown that has kept matters rather calm at Altantic City this year. Many people grabbed spots on the beach Tuesday afternoon to catch a glimpse of pilots flying high. Around four hundred thousand spectators were gathered on the Beach and Boardwalk of Atlantic City for the show.
The entire show was broadcast on WOND 1400 AM radio and was enlightening for the crowd as information about the pilots, the planes and their performances was read out to them. This year’s show included the U.S. Navy’s F-18 Super Hornets, the F-16 CJ Vipers from the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Army’s Golden Knights Parachute Team and the U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue demonstrations. The world’s most talented pilots took part in this event and flew up to 15,000 feet and as low as 50 feet over the ocean.
The crowd really enjoyed the stunts. There isn’t very many casino towns that can boast of an ocean-front and even fewer that host an airshow. If you were at the party on the beach, you witnessed a very unique event. One of those thousands of little things that keep us in love with Atlantic City for over 15 years now!