	{"id":66310,"date":"2023-03-04T14:10:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T03:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/airshow-lights-up-the-night\/"},"modified":"2023-03-04T14:10:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T03:10:45","slug":"airshow-lights-up-the-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/airshow-lights-up-the-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Airshow lights up the night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE 2023 edition of the Australian International Airshow started with a bang yesterday (Friday, March 3), with spectacular flying displays starting in the early afternoon and continuing into the night.<\/p>\n<p>With gates opening earlier than expected and the flying display moved forward an hour, crowds were wowed by a mix of propellor- and jet-powered aircraft, explosions, aerobatics, fireworks, and a laser light display.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-95103\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/night-show-2-1024x630.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"394\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Highlights included the Black Eagles, the Republic of Korea Air Force Demonstration Team in its Australia debut, that showed a high level of teamwork and flying performances through various manoeuvres; the Paul Bennet Airshows &#8220;Skyaces&#8221;, which performed an array of dazzling formation aerobatics in very close proximity, very close to the ground and with fireballs as a backdrop; and full-throttle displays from the US Air Force&#8217;s F-22 Raptor and the Royal Australian Air Force&#8217;s F-35 Lightning II.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_95102\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95102\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-95102\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/night-show-1-1-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-95102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The aerobatics continued into the night.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the sun went down, the aerial action lit up the sky, including the Super Salto Jet Airplane pyrotechnics display; the Meteor Men parachute drop with pyrotechnics; the &#8220;Catwalk&#8221; pyrotechnics display and laser show; and the famous &#8220;wall of fire&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE 2023 edition of the Australian International Airshow started with a bang yesterday (Friday, March 3), with spectacular flying displays starting in the early afternoon and continuing into the night. 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