Long Island Aviation

NYC Fleet Week 2009
May 20th - 26th

Official Website:
https://www.cnic.navy.mil/cnrma/Programs/FWNY/index.htm
 
Schedule of Events (PDF):
https://www.cnic.navy.mil/navycni/groups/public/@pub/@mida/documents/document/cnicp_a130597.pdf


There's no shortage of events during Fleet Week, incuding ship visitations, band performances, and military demonstrations. Check out the schedule above for all the details. Below is a list of all the aviation related events. A full list of the participating aircraft has yet to be released.


Thursday, May 21

7am-9pm: USMC display of aviation and personnel equipment (Air/Ground Demo/Intrepid)

9am-noon: USMC Air/Ground – airborne insertion / extraction of helicopters with combat Marines (Coney Island, Brooklyn)

11am-noon: USCG Search and Rescue demonstration (Stapleton Pier, Staten Island)

3pm-5pm: USMC airborne insertion / extraction of helicopters with combat equipped Marines (Central Park)


Friday, May 22

10am-noon: USMC display of aviation and personnel equipment (Orchard Beach/Pelham Bay Park, Bronx)

Saturday, May 23

10am-noon: USMC Air Ground Demo – tactical airborne insertion / extraction of helicopters borne, combat equipped Marines into a landing zone. (Eisenhower Park, Long Island)

3pm-5pm: USMC Air Ground Demo – tactical airborne insertion / extraction of helicopters borne, combat equipped Marines into a landing zone. (Clove Lake Park, Staten Island)


Sunday, May 24

10am-noon: USMC Air/Ground demos – insertion/extraction of helicopter borne combat equipped Marines into a landing zone, static displays (Intrepid)

5pm-7pm: USMC Air/Ground demos – insertion/extraction of helicopter borne combat equipped Marines into a landing zone, static displays (Playland Park, Rye NY)

Monday, May 25

11am-1pm: USMC Air/ Ground demos - insertion/extraction of helicopter borne combat equipped Marines into a landing zone, static displays (Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens)

7pm-8pm: USN & USMC flyover for Mets vs. Washing Nationals Baseball Game (CitiField, Queens)


Tuesday, May 26

9am-11am: USMC static display / demos – airborne insertion/extraction of helicopter borne combat equipped Marines into a landing zone, static displays (Westbury High School, Long Island)