Chicago Air & Water Show 2022

Blue Angels F/A-18 Super Hornet and #7 aircraft flying as a photo chase

On the weekend of August 20-21 the Chicago Air & Water Show was held once again on North Avenue beach on the lakefront of Lake Michigan. The airshow is traditionally held every year in August. This was the first full airshow since 2019 due to the cancellation of the 2020 edition due to COVID and a brief show held in 2021 featuring solely the Blue Angels. This year was a full lineup featuring:

US Navy Blue Angels
US Army Golden Knights
F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team
USAF Heritage Flight [F-22 Raptor / P-51 Mustang]
US Navy F-35C Lightning II Demo
US Navy Legacy Flight [F-35C Lightning II / 2x F4U Corsair]
USMC MV-22 Osprey Demo
USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II Flybys 
USAF C-17 Globemaster Flybys
USAF KC-135 Stratotanker Flybys
Rob Holland [MXS]
Susan Dacy [Super Stearman]
Bill Stein [Edge 540]
Kevin Coleman [Extra 300SHP]
Triple Time Team
Chicago Fire Department Air/Sea Rescue Demo [Bell 412EP]
Chicago Police Department Helicopter Flybys [Bell 206]
 
Almost all aircraft performing at the show flew out of the airport in Gary, Indiana. On Friday a full practice show was held. On Saturday and Sunday the airshow was shortened due to bad weather. Many of the acts still flew although most flew shortened demo programs. The show started around 10AM and ended around 2:30PM with the Blue Angels finishing the show each day as the final performer. On Friday the Blue Angels practice show also featured aircraft #7 flying as a chase photoship which added some interesting variety to their program.
 
Report by Ivan Voukadinov
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Aerobatic Teams