Aviation buffs may want to consider the drive to Holloman Air Force Base on Sunday.
The base neighboring Alamogordo is opening its gates to the public for an open house this year. The base is treating attendees to one of the largest air shows the Air Force will put on this year, officials said.
“We like to show our gratitude for all the support we see in New Mexico and West Texas,” base spokesman Tom Fuller said.
The base, home to the Air Force’s only combat squadrons of F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighters, is scheduled to have its blackbirds simulate a four-ship aerial attack. A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber appearance is planned; it will skim 500 feet above the base.
Also expected are the Air Force’s F-16 Falcon fighter jet demonstration team, the Thunderbirds, and the Army’s Golden Knights parachute demonstration team.
A Russian MiG-17F will also be part of the show, as well as aircraft from the German air force that trains at Holloman. Other U.S. Air Force aircraft planned for the events include the F-15E Strike Eagle and the A-10 Warthog fighter jets.
The base gates open at 8:30 a.m. Sunday.
The Albuquerque Journal