You don’t have to make the pilgrimage to the coast of Virginia to catch the latest in live air show action—no matter how much the thought of seeing four hours of live fly-bys featuring the latest military hardware sounds appealing after a long summer’s drought. In fact, you can’t even if you wanted to this year—attendance at the 2020 Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana Air Show was cancelled in July to help combat the spread of COVID-19. Instead, LiveAirShowTV will broadcast direct from NAS Oceana on Saturday,
September 19, from noon to 4 pm Eastern Daylight Time and beam it to you wherver you can get online. Flying will also host the broadcast on our Virtual Air Show hub.
The event features a variety of military and civilian performances and demonstrations, including NAS Oceana’s own “Rhino” Demonstration Team, flying the F/A-18F Super Hornet, flown by aircrew detailed to VFA-106. You can also catch the US Air Force’s F-22 Raptor and A-10 Thunderbolt, as well as the aerial stylings of world-famous aerobatic pilots Michael Goulian and Scott Francis.
The broadcast will also include live, in-cockpit cameras provided by onBoard Images, made possible by a sponsorship by Air Force Recruiting Command. Live cameras will broadcast from the A-10, and Michael Goulian’s aircraft.
According to a press release, “Moving the air show to a live-streamed event allows us to keep everyone healthy, while still showcasing what the Navy and Marine Corps team is capable of doing when we deploy around the world to defend America’s interests,” said Capt. John W. Hewitt, Commanding Officer of NAS Oceana.