AT THE AIR SHOW It is a busy day at the Miramar Air Show Hundreds of airplanes are on display The sky is filled with airplanes too Fighter jets perform stunts high in the air They flip and roll as the crowd cheers The Blue Angels soar across the sky at the Miramar Air Show 5 CHAPTER 1
The Miramar Air Show is the largest military air show in the United States It is held in San Diego California The event lasts three days More than 700,000 people attend each year Many school groups come to the show Students watch planes fly FUN FACT The Blue Angels are the US Navy’s flying stunt team The planes fly as a group They form patterns in the air 6
These F-4 Phantom jets belong to the Greek Air Force They tour the displays Students even meet pilots They learn about flying jets for the military 7
