2002WXPort Wheels & Wings Airshow & Car Show, Millville, NJ
 4-5 May 2002

Amongst the largest crowd ever at a southern New Jersey event and under beautiful skies, nearly 100 aircraft joined hundreds of classic cars and motorcycles to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Millville and the 10th Wheels & Wings Airshow at the Millville Airport in Millville, New Jersey. 

Highlighting the airshow were the USAF Thunderbirds making their first ever appearance in Millville.   Among the other performers during the 6 hour aerial festivities included the US Army Golden Knights, Red Baron Squadron, Army AH-64 Apache Demo, Drew Hurley, Michael Mancuso, Split Image Aerobatic Team, Roger Lehnert, Kevin Russo SNJ Aerobatics, and warbird flights from a B-25 Mitchell, TBM Avenger, T-28s, T-6s, and T-34s.   Flybys by the Dover AFB based C-5 Galaxy and the US Coast Guard's HH-65B Dauphin capped off a fantastic flying display.

Opening the event on Saturday was a great tribute to the men and women of our US Armed Forces and it also sent a clear message to all that would do harm to our nation and our freedom.   As the Golden Knights brought in the nation's flag, a wonderful demonstration by the B-2 Stealth Bomber took place.   This was a defining moment in the history of Millville, New Jersey, and our country as the corridor between Washington, DC and New York City came back to life with the sounds and sights of an airshow.

Crowd estimates show that over 80,000 people attended the two day event at the Millville Airport.  They were treated to a great variety of vendors and static display aircraft from all over the United States including an F/A-18D Hornet, several FAA aircraft, a T-6A Texan II, another B-25J Mitchell, a UH-3H SeaKing, a trio of KingAir aircraft, T-1A Jayhawk, vintage jets like a Fouga and Venom, and classics like the Spartan Executive and several Staggerwings.  Variety was key at the 2002 Wheels & Wings Airshow.

Exhibitors included the Red Baron Flightline Club and the US Air Force Experience and lines were long all day for these two popular attractions.

We would like to thank all of the many volunteers, the DRBA, the Millville Army Air Field Museum, the FAA, and the City of Millville for all of their support.   A special word of thanks to Allen Consulting for the vendor coordination and the William J Hughes Technical Center for housing the USAF Thunderbirds. 

We would also like to thank all of the fly-ins that participated in the event.   Over 115 fly-ins attended on Saturday and we were happy that there was room for all to enjoy the airshow.

After this year, everyone now sees Millville as a premier location for an airshow!       Listing of Static Display Aircraft in 2002