Cape Air Festival - Saturday

Kristin Eberts

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Performers filled the skies during the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival at the Cape Girardeau Airport on Saturday, June 19, 2010. Around 8,000 came to see a variety of performers, including the U.S. Navy Blue Angels.

The United States Army Parachute Team, the Golden Knights, perform at the Cape Girardeau Airport during the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday, June 19, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
The Blue Angels fly in a tight formation over the crowds at the Cape Girardeau Airport during the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday, June 19, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Lee Lewis holds granddaughter Katie Smith, 4, as she plays with her toy Blue Angels plane while watching the Blue Angels perform at the Cape Girardeau Airport during the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday, June 19, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Kyle and Amanda Franklin perform their "Pirated Sky" routine at the Cape Girardeau Airport during the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday, June 19, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)

The Blue Angels soar over the grounds of the Cape Girardeau Airport during the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday, June 19, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Team RV Precision Formation Flight Demonstration Team performs at the Cape Girardeau Airport during the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday, June 19, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Skip Stewart uses Prometheus, his custom built muscle biplane, to cut two ribbons while performing at the Cape Girardeau Airport during the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday, June 19, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Elijah Taylor, 6, sits on the shoulders of his father Charles Taylor as they watch Melissa Pemberton's performance at the Cape Girardeau Airport during the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday, June 19, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
The Blue Angels fly over the crowds at the Cape Girardeau Airport during the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday, June 19, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)

The crowd waves to Skip Stewart after his performance at the Cape Girardeau Airport during the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday, June 19, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
From left Kay Roebuck, Wanda Martin, and Jeannette Kays, of Ladies for Liberty, perform the National Anthem during the opening ceremony of the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday, June 19, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Melissa Pemberton salutes the audience after performing at the Cape Girardeau Airport during the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday, June 19, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Team RV Precision Formation Flight Demonstration Team performs at the Cape Girardeau Airport during the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday, June 19, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
From left, Jerry, Dana, and Kelsey Dobbs keep cool under their umbrellas at the Cape Girardeau Airport during the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday, June 19, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Melissa Pemberton's plane spirals toward the ground as she performs a stunt at the Cape Girardeau Airport during the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday, June 19, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Enoch Sanders, 11, views performer Melissa Pemberton through his binoculars at the Cape Girardeau Airport during the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday, June 19, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Kyle and Amanda Franklin perform their "Pirated Sky" routine at the Cape Girardeau Airport during the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday, June 19, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Team RV Precision Formation Flight Demonstration Team performs at the Cape Girardeau Airport during the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday, June 19, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Kyle and Amanda Franklin perform their "Pirated Sky" routine at the Cape Girardeau Airport during the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday, June 19, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Team RV Precision Formation Flight Demonstration Team performs at the Cape Girardeau Airport during the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday, June 19, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
The Blue Angels fly in a tight formation over the crowds at the Cape Girardeau Airport during the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday, June 19, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Brothers Ethan, 8, front, and Cameron Richardson, 11, behind, watch Skip Stewart's performance at the Cape Girardeau Airport during the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday, June 19, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
The Blue Angels' C-130, named "Fat Albert" comes in for a landing at the Cape Girardeau Airport during the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday, June 19, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
The United States Army Parachute Team, the Golden Knights, perform at the Cape Girardeau Airport during the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday, June 19, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
The crowd looks to the skies at the Cape Girardeau Airport during the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on Saturday, June 19, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)