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Soaring and swooping at Andrews Air Force Base delighted thousands as they flocked onto the tarmac Saturday craning their necks for the annual air show.
The show hit capacity Saturday at 3 p.m. and those who got here before hand say they were lucky to be witnessing the unbelievable stunts in the sky.
First you see them, then you hear them. It's the combined experience that brings hundreds of thousands of spectators from all over to the tarmac at Andrews Air Force Base and they only have eyes for the skies.
"All the way from West Virginia. Waited an hour and a half to get on the bus. It's a great day to come out and see our men and women in the arm forces giving us some good entertainment," said Martinsburg, WV resident, Amber Fox.
Center stage during Saturday's show was the elite Blue Angels and the world's most advance fighter aircraft--the F22 Raptor--which can travel twice the speed of sound.
"It's really impressive, loud too," said D.C. resident, Reagan Shawn.
For 14-year-old Reagan Shawn, it's fun to share the day with an old pro, his grandfather Colonel Robert A. Shawn who flew in WWII, Vietnam and the Korean War. Today, he says, it's nice to be on the ground.
"It brings back a lot of memories," said Air Force Retiree, Robert Shawn.
During the event, visitors can touch and tour what is normally out of reach.
"Your on the ground and it's like you are in the air," said Tyreke Williams.
For 9-year-old Tyreke, the visit is enough to sell him on an airborne career. "I might fly planes," said Tyreke.
And the troops at the event will tell you that is what it is all about. "When I was little, I was the one bugging the pilots, bugging the crew chiefs, asking them questions. It is kind of cool to be on the other end of that now, because I have been in their shoes," said First Lieutenant Matthew Cook, who is a Helicopter Pilot.
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