Randolph AFB airshow

armydriver · Post by **armydriver** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 2:16 pm

I will try to get some good photos of the vehicles and aircraft at this weekends airshow. The WWII vehicles will be included in the CAF's Tora-Tora attack along with the re-enactors from the Nimtz museum . That is always a lot of fun. Weather should be really nice, temps in the 70's and clear.
I will keep you posted.

jhscpa · Post by **jhscpa** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 1:26 pm

Armydriver forgot to say the air show celebrates Randolphs 75th anniversary or "Up, up and away!"

armydriver · Post by **armydriver** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 4:53 pm

It is also headquarters for the Air Training Command and is a four star facility with a full general in command. That makes him the highest ranked general in the San Antonio Area, with 5th Army Coommand being a 3 star post. During World War Two Randolph was known as The West Point of the Air because it was a basic training field and it was here the men got their 2nd Lt. Bars before moving into advanced training at Kelly and Brooks Fields located here in San Antonio. There they went on to master the North American T-6 " Texan".