ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (CBS) – About 500,000 folks attended the Atlantic Metropolis Airshow this 12 months, in line with the occasion’s organizers. Wednesday’s present, which lasted from 11:30 a.m. by way of 3:30 p.m., included shows and demonstrations from the U.S. Army Thunderbirds, the Golden Knights, the Navy, the Air Pressure, the New Jersey Air Nationwide Guard, and the Coast Guard.
“I begin to cry. It makes me so emotional,” Alan Shapiro, a WWII pilot, stated. “I am ready for the jets as a result of after they come over, I simply shake up.”
Andrew Fulton, a paratrooper for the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne and U.S. Special Forces, stated it is thrilling to see households on the occasion.
“It is good that they are capable of come see what the navy does,” Fulton stated. “You would not get to see that in a civilian life.”
Households loved seeing the branches of the navy in motion.
“It was actually cool!” Jess Lienert stated. “I by no means seen it earlier than. It was like they had been on a curler coaster and going up and down, and it was superior.”
Joe Kontz added, “We adore it. I imply, it is free. It is superb. It is great. There’s nothing higher to do on a Wednesday.”
