Attraction StoriesEvent StoriesHistory StoriesLooking Back and Looking Forward to Mankato’s 2019 Airshow!By Rick Pepper - January 30th, 2019FacebookTwitter 2012 Mankato Air ShowSaturday, June 9, 2012 – Show DayPhoto by Rick Pepper – 2012 Mankato Air Show – Blue Angel aircraft #1-4 taxi to the end of the runway before taking offPhoto by Rick Pepper – 2012 Mankato Air Show – Blue Angel aircraft #1-4 taxi to the end of the runway. Note the distortions from their super-heated jet turbine exhaustAdvertisementPhoto by Rick Pepper – 2012 Mankato Air Show – The nose gear of Blue Angel #3 aircraft leaves the groundPhoto by Rick Pepper – 2012 Mankato Air Show – The Blue Angel #5 aircraft (the lead solo) performs an abrupt, high speed take-offPhoto by Rick Pepper – 2012 Mankato Air Show – The Blue Angels fly by in the diamond formationRELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Event StoriesAuthor Cindy Wilson Headlines the Cabin Fever Edition of the Deep Valley Book Festival History StoriesThe Schmidt House: A Time Remembered History StoriesCherished Memories: The Cray HouseMOST RECENT STORIESWalt Cheever — Woodworking in His BloodWeekend High Notes: GooWeekend High Notes: OpenWeekend High Notes: The Hardest PartWeekend High Notes: DirectionsLoad moreCOMMUNITY NEWSGreater Mankato Growth, Inc. Awarded $155,000 Drive for Five Grant from the Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic DevelopmentNicollet County Historical Society Unveils New Exhibit: “More Than a Headline: A Closer Look at the Art and Life of Camilla Hall”United Way Presents 2024 Volunteer AwardsJoin GreenSeam for the 2024 State of Ag Report Release Event on National Ag DayKids Stuff – New Exhibit at the Blue Earth County Historical SocietyLoad more