2005 Ft. Lauderdale Air and Sea Show Photos

This year's show featured several new performers and a demonstration by a V-22 Osprey. Unfortunately, the much anticipated debut of the F-22 Raptor was canceled due to poor weather in the panhandle where the Raptors are based at Tyndall AFB. The show's future is also much in doubt due to a dispute between the show's promoters and the City of Ft. Lauderdale concerning compensation for city worker overtime. We can only hope these disputes will be settled in time to book performers for next year's show, or that a new host city in the south Florida area can be found soon. Otherwise, we enjoyed Saturday's show, though we were unable to attend Sunday's show.

UPDATE: It appears that the air show promoters and the City of Ft. Lauderdale have reached an agreement which will allow the air show to continue for the next five years with an option for five additional years after that. The announced dates are May 6 & 7, 2006 with Fleet Week USA taking place on May 1st through 5th.

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