Video: The Horsemen Pay Homage To The Blues (And The Bearcat)
Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 08:00PM I've been an F8F Bearcat fan since I was 6 years old when I first saw Darryl Greenamyer fly the Smirnoff Bearcat (later Conquest 1) at the Reno Air Races in 1967. There's just something about this airplane that affects me. Big time. It's why I can't shake my adoration for Rare Bear still today. If I could be any airplane (and I couldn't be the GeeBee) I'd wanna be a Bearcat.
So, this AirShowBuzz video is about how three Bearcats came together to fly with two Blue Angels F-18's in a tribute to the early days of the Blues. It's a kinda long at about 9 minutes, but it's an awesome video that anyone will enjoy immensely. Bearcats and Blue Angels... a match made in Heaven!
Just for fun I snagged two pictures from the first Reno Air Races I was at as a kid. My dad took these pictures of the Smirnoff Bearcat that Darryl flew in 1967. They are an interesting piece of history, and they're where my love for the Bearcat began.
Smirnoff Bearcat at the Reno Air Races in 1967
ABC Sports' Keith Jackson with Darryl Greenamyer at Reno in 1967 - that's some history!
Reader Comments (1)
Got a little misty eyed on that Blue Angles Bear Cat vid. Once again, thank you.
~J~