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| Plans are underway for the Annual 8th
Jasper Air Show to be held on Saturday and Sunday, March 17th and March
18th at the Jasper County Bell Field Airport. Last year was the second year that
the air show and the Jasper-Lake Sam Rayburn Azalea festival decided to merge
the two events together on Saturday to see if by combining the two would produce
tourism to Jasper. The air show is
a two-day event while the Azalea Festival is on Saturday only, March 17th from
9am – 4pm.
Texas Raiders is just one of only twelve remaining flyable B-17 Bombers from World War II but is the most recent to emerge from an eight-year extensive restoration at Houston’s Hobby Airport. This previously award-winning Flying Fortress completed a national tour in 2010 celebrating the 75 th anniversary of the first flight of the B-17 and will now be performing at the JASPER AIR SHOW, Bell Field on March 19th and 20th. Also coming to the show this year will be John McGillis in his acrobatic “Extra 300L.” Stan Musik will perform in his T-6. Paul Fiala and the Great Lakes Bi-Plane along with Randy Henderson and the Texas T-Cart. There will also be demonstrations of the Texas Heat Wave radio remote controlled aircraft out of Dallas and Jasper Aero-modelers, Stu McCurdy’s R.V. Falcon Flight formation, and Al Saylor’s Skydiver Jump Team. Static Display will include Swamp Smith’s L-19 and a Stearman. Smith is from Deridder, Louisiana. As always, lots of fun thing for the kids, a bounce by the Space Walk of Jasper, and free airplane rides for children, 8 -17 years of age provided by the EAA Chapter from Leesville, Louisiana and Lufkin, Texas. Plus, plenty of delicious food ranging from pork-a-bob’s, funnel cakes, sausage on a stick and ice- cream. The air show gates will open on both days at 9:00 am and the show will begin at 12 noon on Saturday, and 1:00 pm on Sunday. Admission is $10.00 for Adults 13 & up, $5.00 ages 7 -12, and 6 and under are free. Everyone is encouraged to bring lawn chairs, umbrellas, and other items for comfort, but due to regulation of the Federal Aviation Administration no one will be allowed to enter with an ice chest, large bag, or back pack. No dogs or other animals will be permitted. The Jasper County Bell Field Airport is located just west of
Jasper on US Highway 190. For additional information call Debbie Foster at KJAS
Radio 409-384-2626 or email, sales@kjas.com,
or go to www.jasperairshow.net.
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