Attraction StoriesEvent StoriesHistory StoriesLooking Back and Looking Forward to Mankato’s 2019 Airshow!By Rick Pepper - January 30th, 2019FacebookTwitter 2012 Mankato Air ShowSaturday, June 9, 2012 – Show DayPhoto by Rick Pepper – 2012 Mankato Air Show – Blue Angel aircraft #1-4 taxi to the end of the runway before taking offPhoto by Rick Pepper – 2012 Mankato Air Show – Blue Angel aircraft #1-4 taxi to the end of the runway. Note the distortions from their super-heated jet turbine exhaustAdvertisement[the_ad_placement id=”midstory”]Photo by Rick Pepper – 2012 Mankato Air Show – The nose gear of Blue Angel #3 aircraft leaves the groundPhoto by Rick Pepper – 2012 Mankato Air Show – The Blue Angel #5 aircraft (the lead solo) performs an abrupt, high speed take-offPhoto by Rick Pepper – 2012 Mankato Air Show – The Blue Angels fly by in the diamond formationRELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Attraction StoriesSaint Peter’s Phone of the Wind: A Help in Grief and Loss Event StoriesAuthor Cindy Wilson Headlines the Cabin Fever Edition of the Deep Valley Book Festival History StoriesThe Schmidt House: A Time RememberedMOST RECENT STORIESSaint Peter’s Phone of the Wind: A Help in Grief and LossWalt Cheever — Woodworking in His BloodWeekend High Notes: GooWeekend High Notes: OpenWeekend High Notes: The Hardest PartLoad moreCOMMUNITY NEWSMinnesota State University, Mankato Department of Performing Arts presents the 2024 Fall Dance ConcertChildren’s Museum of Southern Minnesota Reintroduces the Healthy Me Exhibit on November 14, 2024.The Mankato Symphony Kicks off the Holidays on December 8Greater Mankato Area United Way Accepting Applications for Board of DirectorsGreenSeam’s Rural Forum to Spotlight Agricultural TechnologyLoad more