Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach Set for Memorial Day Weekend

The Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach returns this year with an all-star lineup for Memorial Day weekend, May 24-25.

The roster for the 11th annual airshow includes military and civilian performers alike, including those from Farmingdale’s American Airpower Museum. 

As many as 400,000 spectators have attended the show at Jones Beach. The 2013 show, however, drew fewer than 100,000 because of cancelations caused by federal budget cuts and poor weather.

But the outlook for this weekend's show look bright. Weather predictions call for a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms on Saturday, and a mostly sunny Sunday. 

This year, the U.S. Navy Blue Angels return as a featured attraction of the show. Look too for the P-47 Thunderbolt, one of the vintage aircraft participating from the Airpower Museum. 

Also of interest is the “Screamin’ Sasquatch,” a revamped 1929 plane outfitted with a state-of-the-art jet engine. This year is the first time the plane has been flown since the Great War.

The 2014 lineup includes:

• Blue Angels
• Golden Knights
• MV-22 Osprey
• American Airpower Museum Warbirds
• David Windmiller
• GEICO Skytypers
• John Klatt Airshows/Jack Links’ Screamin Sasquatch
• John Klatt/Air National Guard
• Matt Chapman
• Miss GEICO
• Red Bull Air Force
• Sean Tucker

If you go: The Bethpage Air Show will be held Memorial Day weekend at Jones Beach State Park in Wantagh on Saturday, May 24, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. and Sunday, May 25, from 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

The Air Show is free to the public; the standard $10 vehicle use fee will be collected daily upon entry to the State Park.