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Quad City Air Show

The Quad City Airshow is an annual event at the Davenport Municipal Airport in Davenport, Iowa and is the largest airshow in the state of Iowa.

Performers and performances

The Quad City Airshow has been hosted at the Davenport Municipal Airport since 1987. It is one of the longest-running airshows and the largest airshow in the state of Iowa. The show has hosted all of the North American Military Demonstration Teams, and several International performers. The 2016 air show which was held June 25th and 26th was headlined by the ACC F-16 demo team & Tora! Tora! Tora!

Headline Performers

1988: No Headliner<br /> 1989: U.S. Navy Blue Angels<br /> 1990: No Headliner<br /> June 1991: No Headliner<br /> September 1991: Snowbirds<br /> 1992: U.S. Navy Blue Angels<br /> 1993: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds<br /> 1994: U.S. Navy Blue Angels<br /> 1995: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds<br /> 1996: U.S. Navy Blue Angels<br /> 1997: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds<br /> 1998: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds<br /> 1999: U.S. Navy Blue Angels<br /> 2000: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds<br /> 2001: U.S. Navy Blue Angels<br /> 2002: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds & Snowbirds<br /> 2003: U.S. Navy Blue Angels<br /> 2004: Masters of Disaster<br /> 2005: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, F-16 Viper West Demo Team (F-16 Fighting Falcon), F-15 Eagle East Demo Team (F-15 Eagle)<br /> 2006: U.S. Navy Blue Angels<br /> 2007: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds<br /> 2008: U.S. Navy Blue Angels<br /> 2009: U.S. Navy Blue Angels, USAF A-10 West Demo (A-10 Thunderbolt II), USMC AV-8B Harrier Demo (AV-8B Harrier II)<br /> 2010: Tora! Tora! Tora!, US Navy F/A-18C Hornet VFA-122 Demo Team (F/A-18 Hornet), USAF F-15E Strike Eagle East Demo (F-15 Eagle), USAF A-10 West Demo (A-10 Thunderbolt II) <br /> 2011: U.S. Navy Blue Angels & HopperFlight (L-39 Albatros) <br /> 2012: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds<br /> 2013: Tora! Tora! Tora! <br /> 2014: F-22 Raptor Demo Team & Randy Ball (MiG-17) <br /> 2015: U.S. Navy Blue Angels, Red Star & The Dragon Airshow Team (L-29 Delfín & BAC 167 Strikemaster), & Greg Colyer (T-33 Shooting Star) <br /> 2016: U.S. Air Force F-16 Viper Demonstration Team & Tora! Tora! Tora! <br /> 2017: No Performance <br /> 2018: No Performance <br /> 2019: U.S. Navy Blue Angels, ACC A-10 Demonstration Team (A-10 Thunderbolt II) & USAF C-17 Globemaster III Demonstration Team (C-17 Globemaster III) <br /> 2020: No Airshow <br /> 2021: No Airshow <br /> 2022: No Airshow <br /> 2023: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds & F-22 Raptor Demo Team <br /> 2024: Randy Ball (MiG-17), U.S. Navy E/A-18G Growler Demo Team & F-22 Raptor Demo Team <br /> 2025: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, Randy Ball (MiG-17) & Tora! Tora! Tora!

Crashes

  • June 23, 2013 - John Klatt was forced to land his MX Aircraft MXS after he experienced an engine failure. He released the aircraft's canopy, which had become coated with oil, in order to regain forward visibility to land. He suffered some minor burns and bruises, but is otherwise fine. The aircraft is in need of repairs.
  • September 1, 2012 - Glenn Smith, a member of the HopperFlight Team died while executing a crossover break maneuver when his Aero L-39C Albatros failed to pull out of a 45-degree bank and crashed into an alfalfa field while flying in formation. The aircraft was destroyed by the impact and post-impact fire.
  • June 29, 1992 - An AV-8B Harrier II leaving the airshow crashed on takeoff, killing pilot Maj. Jeffrey Smith. The jet lost engine power on takeoff, and the pilot quickly ran out of runway. The Harrier veered left across a field and then dipped into a shallow drainage ditch, shearing off the nose and the main landing gear. He ejected, but later died from his injuries sustained. The jet was damaged beyond repair.

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