Mass Takeoffs Air Power Demonstration Fleet Flyby & Recovery 2008 NAS Oceana Airshow NAS Oceana, Virginia Sunday September 21, 2008 IN THIS VIDEO, watch as the aircraft that took part in the Fleet Flyby and the Air Power Demonstration take to the skies to prepare for their performances later on in the day. Following that, watch as Super Hornets from VFA-136 take part in the Air Power Demonstration. There was supposed to be an in-flight refueling demonstration to be conducted by a Super Hornet from VFA-11 "Red Rippers" and a Hornet from VFA-106 "Gladiators", but the Super Hornet did not take off as a result of a problem with the drogue unit. Finally, watch as the remaining Hornets and Super Hornets form up for the Fleet Flyby, with an added bonus of an E-2C Hawkeye flying just behind the Hornet formation and all of the aircraft recovering back to NAS Oceana. Keep in mind that there were performances between all of this, which included the jump teams and an E-2C Hawkeye demonstration, to name a few. The participating aircraft in this Fleet included three Hornets from VFA-106 "Gladiators" and the remaining Super Hornets from VFA-11 "Red Rippers", VFA-136 "Knighthawks", and VFA-211 "Checkmates". I apologize for the poor video quality, as I was trying my best to get the best video under VERY WINDY conditions, which persisted through Saturday night, but as you can tell in this video, the winds weren't as bad on Sunday as they were earlier in the weekend. Like what you've seen <b>...</b>
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