Anybody out there doesn't know where Titusville is? Right next to Cocoa, which is right by the Cape. If that doesn't do it for you, sorry about that.
Anyway, I've always been somewhat fascinated by flying and also by World War II, so when I heard the ads about the "Warbird" airshow I decided it might be worth checking out. I guess the Warbirds are a bunch of people who have collected some WWII planes and give airshows to get money for the support and care of the planes. In fact, if I hadn't felt like the charges for the show were sort of a donation, I probably wouldn't have even gone into the show.
Was initially surprised by the $12 charge to just get into the airfield -- that explained why I'd seen so many people on the way in, watching the maneuvers from outside the field. Once inside, it was like $50 to ride in a Huey helicopter, $4 to walk through a B-17 and B-24, etc. Like I said -- you had to view it as donations. Needless to say, frugal me didn't spend the money to do all those things, but enjoyed the free aspects of the show. I did pay $5 to ride one of those "virtual reality" motion rides -- that's my way of riding roller coasters without riding roller coasters. I see what it's like to be at the top of one of those monsters and to go through one of those loop-de-loops, and wonder why any sane person would volunteer for something like that. I don't believe I'd get on one for $1000 -- well, maybe for that amount ... lol. If you've never been on one of the motion rides, you really need to try it -- thrills and chills without the trauma.
Enough griping about prices, etc. The show put on by the ancient fighters and bombers was pretty fantastic! Most of the pictures below are of planes on the ground, but I got a few that show the action.
First, a bunch of planes parked for people to wander through and marvel at. A mixture of Navy jet fighters, various prop-jobs, etc. The big one in the center (a C-54 I think) was especially valuable when it finally started to rain, since it had large wings to hide under ... lol.
Below, a B-24 and a B-17 bomber. They flew the B-17 (the brown one) around the field several times and dropped some "bombs" for the audience.
Below, the fighters -- don't know what type they are, but they sure could do some acrobatics.
25. Titusville: Warbird Airshow
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Below left, they brought out an F-86 -- one of the first (maybe the very first) jet fighters. It did some neat acrobatics and was quite impressive. Below right, the Huey helicopter made famous during the Vietnam war. Want a ride for $50?
After leaving Titusville and driving South, I decided to go visit Merritt Island -- quite a place. More or less just one street down the center and waterfront homes on both sides. Some real castles and some real dumpy ones.
At any rate, coming off of the island, I crossed a neat little bridge with a bunch of pelicans under it. Pelicans fascinate me, so I parked and walked back onto the bridge to take some pictures (see pelicans below). Don't really know why they all gather there, unless maybe some fishing boats come in later. Anyway, was on the bridge watching the pelicans when the bridge suddenly let out a loud horn noise -- at that point, I figured out the bridge was about to open and I was on the wrong part. Stepped lively back to the landward end and took the picture below right. I guess if I'd been a little more adventurous, I'd have stayed out there and taken a free ride ... lol.
Finally, a shot of the boat that I traded my RV for -- even trade ... lol ... don't I wish. No, it's just a boat that I thought looked nice, so took a picture.
