The Aviation Magazine Volume 6, Issue 8, No#38 October 2015 | Page 16
Record crowds were greeted by near‐record heat at this year’s Intel Oregon International Air Show.
Headlining the show were the Navy’s Blue Angels, back for the first time since 2008. The Air Force’s
Viper East Tactical Demonstration Team added additional jet noise and precision flying to the
lineup. The Bremont Horsemen brought three F‐86 Sabrejets to the show and Greg Colyer added his
T‐33 Shooting Star to the vintage jet list. Throw in a few additional warbirds, two parachute demon‐
stration teams and a world‐class set of aerobatic performers and you had action hotter than the af‐
ternoon temperatures.
Like many airshows on the West Coast this year, the weekend started off with an evening show on
Friday night. The gates opened at 6PM and featured a variety of performances culminating in a fire‐
works presentation after dark. The gates opened for the day shows at 9AM, with flying starting at
11AM. This gave visitors enough time to