The Cleveland National Air Show is an annual air show held on Labor Day weekend at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio. It was established in 1964 as an indirect successor to the National Air Races. The show includes stunt airplanes, modern fighters and alternates between the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds every other year. The show typically runs from 9:00 a.m. to around 6:00 p.m. EDT. The show usually starts with smaller acts, and the Blue Angels or Thunderbirds perform last. Another regular attraction is the NASA Glenn Research Center, which usually has an exhibit located near the back of the show. There is usually some type of heritage or legacy flight, sometimes both.
This section is a list of all aircraft that have performed in the Cleveland National Airshow in recent history. Please note that only the acts are listed, not static displays or other ground attractions.
U.S. Navy Blue AngelsUnmanned Aircraft Systems DemonstrationNasa GlennNorthern Ohio Unmanned Aircraft Systems Association (NOUASA)Art Nalls' Sea Harrier and L-39 Black JetThe 2013 Cleveland National Air Show was canceled due to the federal sequester.
U.S. Navy Blue AngelsUSMC Fat Albert (C-130 Hercules)US Army Golden KnightsF/A-18F Super HornetSky Soldiers Cobra Helicopter Demonstration Team (AH-1 Cobra)Sean Tucker (Oracle Challenger II)Mike Goulian AerosportsJane WickerShockwave Jet TruckAurora StearmanB-17 Flying Fortress "Yankee Lady"Jim Leavelle (T-6 Texan)Metro Life Flight (Eurocopter EC-145)US Air Force Heritage Flight (F-22 Raptor and P-51)U.S. Air Force ThunderbirdsUS Army Golden KnightsA-10 Thunderbolt IIF/A-18 HornetF-4 Phantom IIP-51 MustangCP-140 AuroraJason Newburg- Viper AirshowsUSAF Heritage FlightJacquie B AirshowsKent Pietsch Jelly BellyJim "Fang" MaroneySchool Time Jet BusJohn Klatt (Staudacher S-300D)B-17 Flying Fortress "Memphis Belle"Metro Life Flight Eurocopter EC-145U.S. Navy Blue AngelsUSMC Fat Albert (C-130 Hercules)US Army Golden KnightsF/A-18F Super HornetU.S. Navy Legacy FlightF-15E Strike EagleRed Eagle Air Sports (Pitts Special)Gene Soucy (Grumman Ag Cat)Teresa Stokes WingwalkingB-17 Flying Fortress "Yankee Lady"Mitsubishi A6M Zero "TORA 101"Shockwave Jet TruckMad Bomber Pyrotechnics and Wall of FireMetro Life Flight Eurocopter EC-145TS-11 IskraU.S. Air Force ThunderbirdsAV-8B Harrier IIF-15E Strike EagleA-10 Thunderbolt IIUSCG HH-65C DolphinC-130 HerculesKC-135 StratotankerSkip Stewart (Pitts S2S)Franklin's Flying Circus (Waco UPF-7)John Klatt (Staudacher S-300D)AH-64 ApacheB-17 Flying Fortress "Memphis Belle"TS-11 IskraUS Army Golden KnightsCleveland Aeromodeling SocietyUSAF Heritage FlightMetro Life Flight Eurocopter EC-145Shockwave Jet TruckU.S. Navy Blue AngelsF/A-18F Super HornetF-15C EagleF-16C Fighting FalconC-130 HerculesRed Star & DragonB-17 Flying Fortress "Yankee Lady"John Mohr Barnstorming (Stearman PT-17)Silent Wings (Alisport Silent-J)Nikolay Timofeev (Sukhoi Su-26)Sean Tucker (Oracle Challenger II)TS-11 IskraCleveland Aeromodeling SocietyUS Army Golden KnightsUSN Legacy FlightUSAF Heritage FlightMetro Life Flight Sikorsky S-76Shockwave Jet TruckU.S. Air Force ThunderbirdsF/A-18F Super HornetF-15E Strike EagleC-17 Globemaster IIIF-86 SabreC-130 HerculesJulie Clark T-34 MentorJohn Klatt (Staudacher S-300D)Sean Tucker (Oracle Challenger II)TS-11 IskraUSAF Heritage FlightShockwave Jet truckMetro Life Flight Sikorsky S-76U.S. Navy Blue AngelsA-10 Thunderbolt IIF-22 RaptorB-1 LancerF-117 NighthawkUSAF Heritage FlightC-130 HerculesUS Army Golden KnightsThe Red Knight (T-33 Shooting Star)TS-11 IskraShockwave Jet TruckGreg Poe (Ethanoledge 540)Walt PierceB-25 Mitchell "Panchito"Supermarine SpitfireF4U CorsairMetro Life Flight Sikorsky S-76Cleveland Aeromodeling SocietyU.S. Air Force ThunderbirdsA-10 Thunderbolt IIB-1 LancerUSAF Heritage FlightF/A-18F Super HornetUSN Legacy FlightC-130 HerculesUS Army Golden KnightsSean Tucker (Pitts SpecialI)Matt Chapman (Lycoming CAP 580)Michael Mancuso (Extra 300)Shockwave Jet TruckB-17 Flying Fortress "Yankee Lady"B-25 Mitchell "Yankee Warrior"C-47 Skytrain "Yankee Doodle Dandy"Metro Life Flight Sikorsky S-76Cleveland Aeromodeling SocietySky Busters Rocketry ClubF-16 Fighting FalconF/A-18 HornetUSAF Heritage FlightUSN Legacy FlightP-51 MustangF4U CorsairB-1 LancerC-17 Globemaster IIIC-130 HerculesUS Army Golden KnightsB-25 Mitchell "Panchito"B-17 Flying Fortress "Memphis Belle"Shockwave Jet truckJim Leroy (Pitts S2S)US Jet Aerobatic TeamJimmy Franklin (Waco biplane)Steve Coan (Windex 1200)Kyle Franklin Jet WingwalkingMetro Life Flight Sikorsky S-76Cleveland Aeromodeling SocietySky Busters Rocketry ClubU.S. Navy Blue AngelsUS Army Golden KnightsF-16 Fighting FalconF-14 TomcatFirebirds Delta TeamDebbie Gary (SF 260 Marchetti)F4U CorsairP-51 MustangHawker Sea FuryUS Air Force Reserve Jet CarsClassic Air RacersP-38 LightningP-40 WarhawkF6F HellcatMetro Life Flight Sikorsky S-76Cleveland Aeromodeling SocietyU.S. Air Force ThunderbirdsUS Army Golden KnightsA-10 Thunderbolt IIF-14 TomcatCF-18 HornetAeroShell Aerobatics (T-6 Texan)Hispano HA-200Learjet 23Beech 18Sukhoi Su-31Shockwave Jet TruckLockheed ConstellationMartin 404Douglas DC-3Ford Tri-MotorAir RacingB-25 MitchellCleveland Aeromodeling SocietyU.S. Navy Blue AngelsUS Army Golden KnightsA-10 Thunderbolt IICF-18 HornetC-130 HerculesB-1 LancerC-17 Globemaster IIISwift Magic aerobatic teamF-86 SabreMiG-15Aero L-39Bob & Pat Wagner (Boeing-Stearman Model 75)Jim "Bulldog" Leroy (Pitts S2S)Dan Buchanan ("Flying Colors" hangliding)Bee Gee replicaWalt LinscottIan Groom (Sukhoi Su-31)Cleveland Aeromodeling SocietyUS Air Force ThunderbirdsCASPA Challenge SeriesF-14 TomcatF-15 EagleF/A-18 HornetRAF Hawker Siddeley NimrodYAK-55Greg Poe (Zivko Edge)Gene Soucy (Extra 300)Sean Tucker (Pitts Special)Showcopters (Robinson R22)Shockwave Jet truckF4U CorsairB-29 Superfortress "Fifi"B-24 Liberator "Diamond Lil"B-25 MitchellB-17 Flying FortressU.S. Navy Blue AngelsCASPA Challenge SeriesSean Tucker Pitts SpecialUS Army Golden KnightsF-14 TomcatF-16 Fighting FalconP-51 MustangRAF Hawker Siddeley NimrodSNJ-2Kyle Franklin Waco UPF-7Walt Linscott YAK-55Bob Correll's KitecycleMetro Life Flight Sikorsky S-76September 8, 1981: Departing Cleveland after three successful shows, a T-38 Talon from the United States Air Force Thunderbirds, ingested birds shortly after take off. The Thunderbirds Commander/Leader, Lt Col David "DL" Smith ("Thunderbird 1") and his Crew Chief, SSgt Dwight Roberts, both ejected. However, Lt Col Smith's parachute did not open and he died upon impact with the shoreline. SSgt Roberts survived, and was quickly retrieved from Lake Erie.September 6, 2009: A TS-11 Iskra practicing for the air show made a gear up landing. The pilot was unharmed and the aircraft received only light damage to the cowling and left wing.
