A pair of U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform a Calypso pass during the AllianceTexas Aviation Expo presented by Bell at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport in Fort Worth on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022.
Madeleine Cook
mcook@star-telegram.com
U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds blasted across the Fort Worth skies alongside dozens of other aircraft performances on Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport.
The all-day event featuring educational exhibitions, photo opportunities and food vendors marked the 33rd Fort Worth Alliance Air Show, renamed the AllianceTexas Aviation Expo presented by Bell.
The sold-out show began at 3 p.m. as four F-16s roared above the airport while the National Anthem rang in the background. A Bell 505 helicopter streaked across the sky next, followed by the F-22 Raptor demonstration team and wrapping up the event was the Thunderbirds squadron.
A U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds flies across the airspace above the Fort Worth Alliance airport during the AllianceTexas Aviation Expo presented by Bell in Fort Worth on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
Six U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform maneuvers across the airspace above the Fort Worth Alliance airport during the AllianceTexas Aviation Expo presented by Bell in Fort Worth on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
Easton McAdams, 3, sits in the cockpit of a military helicopter at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport in Fort Worth on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. The event offered interactive and educational opportunities face-to-face with aircrafts spread across the tarmac. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
During a heritage flight, a World War II aircraft flies alongside the Raptor F-22 during the AllianceTexas Aviation Expo presented by Bell at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport in Fort Worth on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. A trio of performances capped off the airshow in its 33rd year of running. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
Spectators gather to watch the AllianceTexas Aviation Expo presented by Bell at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport in Fort Worth on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. The sold-out event offered interactive and educational opportunities face-to-face with dozens of aircrafts spread across the tarmac. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
A squadron of U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds blast across the airspace above the Fort Worth Alliance airport during the AllianceTexas Aviation Expo presented by Bell in Fort Worth on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
A squadron of U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds performs a maneuver across the airspace above the Fort Worth Alliance airport during the AllianceTexas Aviation Expo presented by Bell in Fort Worth on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
A Bell 505 helicopter flies across the skyline during the AllianceTexas Aviation Expo presented by Bell at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport in Fort Worth on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
Texas A&M Air Force ROTC cadets on the tarmac before air show performance at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport in Fort Worth on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
A Raptor F-22 performs aerial maneuvers during the AllianceTexas Aviation Expo presented by Bell at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport in Fort Worth on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. The F-22 can fly backwards and leads as the highest performing aircraft in the U.S. Air Force. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
People gather in the shade underneath an airplane at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport in Fort Worth on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. The AllianceTexas Aviation Expo presented by Bell offered interactive and educational opportunities face-to-face with dozens of aircrafts spread across the tarmac. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
A squadron of U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds blast across the airspace above the Fort Worth Alliance airport during the AllianceTexas Aviation Expo presented by Bell in Fort Worth on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
People gather to look inside a military airplane at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport in Fort Worth on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. The AllianceTexas Aviation Expo presented by Bell offered interactive and educational opportunities face-to-face with dozens of aircrafts spread across the tarmac. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
A squadron of U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds blast across the airspace above the Fort Worth Alliance airport during the AllianceTexas Aviation Expo presented by Bell in Fort Worth on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
A family leaves the AllianceTexas Aviation Expo presented by Bell at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport in Fort Worth on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. The performance featured several different aircrafts performing complicated maneuvers. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
This story was originally published October 22, 2022 at 4:17 PM.
