WARSAW — “It will be a great show this year,” said Nick King, manager of the Warsaw Municipal Airport about this year’s Air Show of Warsaw, Aug. 14-16.

Times are 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Gates will open at 7 a.m. Saturday. A balloon launch will be held in the morning.

Pre-sale tickets are now on sale at Martin’s with discount prices. Pre-sale tickets are $10 for a one-day pass, and $20 for a weekend pass. Those 12 and under are free. Those with a student and military identification tickets are $5 per day.

Tickets on the day of the event are $10 for Friday evening; $15 for Saturday, and $5 at the gate on Sunday. There is a weekend pass for $25 good for Friday evening through Sunday. There will be bracelets given out on Friday and Saturday which will allow free admission on Sunday.

This year’s show is in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of World War II.

Scheduled to appear are:

• Canadian Harvard Aerobatic Team, a flight of four North American T-6 Texans, a flying tribute to the veterans of World War II, they will perform team and solo aerobatic routines with the thunder of World War II era engines and smoke.
• Susan Dacy’s “Big Red” Stearman is a salute to the golden age of aviation. She will put the 450 horsepower plane through its paces with displays of barrel rolls, slow, slow rolls, Cuban eights, hammerhead turns, loops and more, all reminiscent of the barnstorming era of flying.
• Mike Vaknin Extra 200L. He performs at airshows around the country bringing precision, speed and gyroscopic high G maneuvers.
• The “Yankee Lady,” a Boeing B-17 flying fortress, the most recognizable bomber aircraft from World War II.
• The “Yankee Doodle Dandy” a Douglas C-47 – Skytrain, which was vital to the success of many Allied campaigns. It was used to airlift supplies to the America forces during the Battle of Bastogne.
• The North American B-25 Mitchel “Ais Nightmare” was meant originally to bomb from medium altitudes in light flight and used frequently in the Pacific Theater in treetop-level missions. It is most famous as the bomber used in the 1942 Doolittle Raid.
• North American P-51 Mustang “Litl Margaret” among the best and most well-known fighters used during World War II. It is still a favorite airplane for many today.
• Chance Vought F4U Corsair “Whistling Death” has speed, firepower, maneuverability and ruggedness that gave it its nickname.
• Billy Werth Pitts S2-B. Watch Billy dart down the seemingly endless runway in a test of strength, precision and speed. He entertains audiences with hard core, low level airshow performance as he flies the airplane and pushes it to the limits.
• Valparaiso native Bob Richards and his Pitts S1-S, performing a solo aerobatic routine in the biplane with nonstop classic and high performance maneuvers.
• Pat McAlee with the Pitts S1-SS “Blue Demon.” He will execute maneuvers to a choreographed music playlist.
• Al Hoover, a pilot with Southwest Airlines for over 22 years, will be thrilling the crowd with his demonstrations. He has flown over 70 types of aircraft as a fighter pilot and test pilot for NASA with over 22,000 hours of logged flight.
• Cliff Robinson and the DeHavilland DHC-1 Super Chip. He will take the audiences for a ride showing the finesse and precision an aircraft can have, and after his routine, he likes to race the local daredevil Hollywood on his high performance motorcycle. See them shake hands after the race.
• There is also a special show planned that will thrill the kids and those who are kids at heart, you don’t want to miss. It’s so special they are not releasing the details.
• Finally don’t miss the Jet Car. Al Zukauskas will bring Hot Blade a jet powered dragster to light up the sky and thrill crowds, bringing something entirely different to the Air Show of Warsaw.

For more information visit www.airshowofwarsaw.com or call the Warsaw Municipal Airport at (574) 269-1337.