Dubuque Jaycees / Radio Dubuque (Continued from page 1) We didn't just get to see amazing machines. We saw amazing machines doing truly amazing things. With the skies covering with storm clouds, the searchlights of the Golden Knights dive plane cutting through the night sky then spitting sparks was a vision to behold. I'm sorry that it didn't come out on the camera. It was the kind of low light display that only the human eye can appreciate. Parachutes dropping into the crowd, dog fights with a Japanese Zero, sky acrobatics in a bi-plane and an A-10 Warthog and team thrills in three matching vintage fighters were just a sample of the rest of the show. Oh yeah, no big deal but a massive B2 bomber roared down the river a few times before heading of for a display Mount Rushmore just a few minutes later. With so many years of incredible air shows, we're getting a bit spoiled with the caliber of the displays. But even the fairest of fans could not ignore the spectacle in the skies this year. We were pleased to be able to volunteer all day with our Jaycees friends parking cars and directing traffic. For them, the exhausted crew from Radio Dubuque who work so hard to bring together a memorable show, and all the city police and rescue personnel who also gave up their holiday to make your safe, we tip our hats and say big thank you for another great year. Thanks also to all the nice people who kept offering us food and beverages as we worked in the parking lots in the sun. And who ever made the call on starting the fireworks 20 minutes early (Perry?)... good call my friend. You saved the night! -Comments and photos Bryce Parks (with an assist from Tim Brechlin) |
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