CRASHED: Atlantic City Air Show Canceled

A real bummer of a news announcements coming out of the Jersey Shore this week as the headline, "Atlantic City Air Show Canceled" spread like crazy around the area. The air show has been a family favorite and gigantic draw for Atlantic City's economy but the event has been canceled according to organizers.

According to event organizers, the event was canceled after one of the headline air performers pulled out of the event, leaving it with a lack luster talent line up.

The organizers did not, however, identify which performers caused the issue.

The AC Airshow was troubled with insecure financing this year. The show was seemingly saved when it was announced that new funding was to be supplied by the South Jersey Transportation Authority, funded by the State of New Jersey.

There's a few conflicting story lines in various media reports. One report says that, indeed funding dried up. Another report blames the cancelation on the Air Force Thunderbirds. The famous Thunderbirds are one of the biggest draws for the air show fan community. According to this particular source, the Thunderbirds no longer accept offers to do air shows during the weekday, preferring to exclusively book weekend shows. The AC Airshow has always been a mid-week air show.

The Atlantic City Air Show being cancelled is a big loss to the city of Atlantic City and to air show fans. Hundreds of thousands of people attended the show every year bringing in huge dollars to the local restaurants, casinos and shops. I always thought that the best time to check out the AC Air Show was the practice day. It was less crowded on practice day but you still saw the full show.

The future of the Atlantic City Air Show is certainly troubled. New Jersey air show enthusiasts will have to look to the next Power In The Pines air show at the joint base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in 2025.

Here's some of the in-air attractions you can expect to see at Power In The Pines at the Joint Base MCguire-Dix-Lakehurst.

The event hasn't been held in five years so this year they're really loading up on military eye candy!

Scroll down and have a peek at some of the goods...

The F-16 Viper is a wicked maneuverable airplane.  Sick in air to air combat and almost better in hitting ground targets.  In the hands of an ace pilot, they are amazing vehicles of flight!  You'll get to see it first hand as the F-16 Viper Demo team streaks through the sky.

Here's a short video of a practice session...

Many people are very familiar with the Golden Knights.  And if you're not, it's still quite possible that you've seen them.  The Golden Knights are a parachute team that do amazing stunts as they free fall.  They create various forms as they plummet to the ground and land with precision when the parachutes are deployed.  Why would you have seen them?  Because they're a popular opening act at major sporting events across America.

Check out this practice video:

The Warbird Thunder airshow features very cool "old school" airplanes from World War Two and the conflict in Korea. The planes are massive yet graceful, usually trailing a line of smoke that can be seen for miles. Their 12 minute stunt and aerial show is very cool and less noisy than some of the jet powered planes.

Check this video out for a taste of it while in mid-air:

What's cool about Extreme Flight is that they take an all-ages, educational approach to an air show... And they use bi-planes which are totally waaaaayyy cool.  The biplane is just too cool for words.

If you haven't had enough then feast your eyes on what Rick Volker brings to the air every time:  pure adrenaline and excitement!  This is the guy that seemingly loses control of his plane but never really does.  His flips and rolls will blow you away.

You want epic, feast your eyes on one of the planes that took part in the Normandy invasion!  This bad boy led the charge of dropping over 13,000 paratroopers directly into enemy lines to begin battling and eventually defeating the Nazi's.  Thats All Brother is a piece of history that cannot be forgotten, ever.

This exact plane was used in D-Day but fell into disrepair.  Two Air Force historians found it and began the task of restoring it to it's original Nazi-killing glory.