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I was at Plattsburgh AFB in 1987 and we had an Air Show going own with the ''current event" being a rapid bomb loading display of an FB-111 on the ramp.
I was working Local, when a civilian Pitts Special called up and wanted to do a short display over the runway.
I approved it, and he come in over the runway at about 100 ft and climbed into a vertical 360 and then spiraled out in a climb and did a short right turn and came back in to do a "Hammerhead" climb, stall, slide backwards and recover.
Then he climbed back out and departed over Lake Champlain.
Needless to say the "bomb loading display" wasn't watch very closely.
SAC Command Post called up and wanted to cause trouble.
I called and demanded the Base Ops Officer write a Letter of Appreciation and Thanks" to the civilian Pilot in the Pitts Special, and he did.
I laughed about getting the best of the SAC Command Post for years after that.

I bet that was quite the show! It’s amazing what they can do!

My husband qualified for Reno Air Races but he didn’t participate, thank GOD!