{"id":12925,"date":"2021-10-16T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-16T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=12925"},"modified":"2021-10-15T10:00:53","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T16:00:53","slug":"port-isabel-airshow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=12925","title":{"rendered":"Port Isabel Airshow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Emilio Flores<br>Los Fresnos News<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/laferianews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004_095451-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"16080\" class=\"wp-image-16080\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">CAF Airshow, Photo taken by Emilio Flores<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/laferianews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211003_103657-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"16084\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/laferianews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211003_103657-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/laferianews.net\/?attachment_id=16084\" class=\"wp-image-16084\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> CAF Airshow, Photo taken by Emilio Flores <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>PORT ISABEL, TEXAS, October 2021 \u2014 The CAF-RGV Wing (Commemorative<br>Air Force \u2013 Rio Grande Valley Wing) performed last weekend, October 2nd &amp; the 3rd. Unfortunately, they were not able to perform Friday evening due to weather conditions, but they still put on a performance Saturday evening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an interview with Jeanne Hughston, she explained that one of the pilots decided he wasn\u2019t going to be here with all these fireworks, and not use them. They went through with having a great performance Saturday evening. She continued by saying \u201cI think A LOT of people enjoyed it\u2026 Saw people posting about it, putting pictures online\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>When asking David Hughston, the airshow chairman &amp; finance officer, why this event is so important He exclaimed \u201cIt\u2019s very important!\u201d He continued \u201cOne of the things we pride ourselves in doing, is teaching the lessons of history\u2026 We like to demonstrate almost living history by flying these old airplanes\u2026 And it\u2019s all in a family-friendly environment, we love to have the kids to come out and see the airplanes flying in the air\u201d he continued by saying that it also sparks interest in the varied careers available in aviation.<br>And when asked directly, what keeps them putting on these airshows, He puts it simply, \u201cIt\u2019s just a joy.\u201d He said. Family is really what it\u2019s all about for the Hughston Family, with just about all of them involved in the majority of the operations; David explained \u201cMy family is aviation-oriented\u2026 We love airplanes\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The Airshow is a fundraiser for the Rio Grande Valley Wing Museum in Port Isabel. All the money made by the Airshow goes towards keeping their museum running, and as Hughston shared with La Feria News, they eventually hope to expand but after the worldwide Pandemic broke out last year, it forced them to cancel last year\u2019s<br>event. The airshow is crucial in keeping the museum running.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019d like more information on the Airshow, events coming up,<br>or if you\u2019d like to set up a field trip to see the RGV Wing Museum in Port Isabel, you can visit their website at http:\/\/www.rgvcaf.org\/index.html<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/laferianews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211003_110959-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"16085\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/laferianews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211003_110959-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/laferianews.net\/?attachment_id=16085\" class=\"wp-image-16085\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Brownsville Classics presented at the CAF Airshow. Photos taken by Emilio Flores<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Emilio FloresLos Fresnos News PORT ISABEL, TEXAS, October 2021 \u2014 The CAF-RGV Wing (CommemorativeAir Force \u2013 Rio Grande Valley Wing) performed last weekend, October 2nd &amp; the 3rd. Unfortunately, they were not able to perform Friday evening due to weather conditions, but they still put on a performance Saturday evening. 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