34th Annual Bluebonnet Airshow to fly high on March 21
The 2023 Bluebonnet Airshow. Staff photo by Dakota Morrissiey
The 34th Annual Bluebonnet Airshow is set to soar over the skies of Burnet this weekend on Saturday, March 21, bringing to town several high-flying acts, historic warbirds, good eats, and tributes to American heroes.
Presented by the Commemorative Air Force- Highland Lakes Squadron, the airshow honors historic pilots and their trusty aircraft through a day of family-friendly fun at the Burnet Municipal Airport, located at 2302 S. Water Street.
Gates open at 9 a.m. to feature aircraft on the ground, with the show taking flight at noon. Tickets can be purchased online in advance, or at the gate on the day of the show for $30.
A list of the scheduled acts and featured aircraft are as follows:
Scheduled acts
- Re/Max Jump Team
- NextGen Eagles Aerobatic Team
- Aaron Taylor – Twisted Texas Airshows
- Mark Mastren – Super Stearman Acro
- Steven Covington – Game Bird GB-1 “Fury 2.0”
- The Vanguard Squadron
- Falcon Flight Formation Team
- Austin Parachute Club
- Steel Tiger Airshows – Karen Brinkley (Cessna O-2) & Kevin Miller (L-19)
- CAF Blastards Pyro Team
- CAF Marshalling Detachment
- Navy Legacy Flight
- Missing Man Formation
- All American Battalion
Featured aircrafts
- P-51 Mustang
- FG-1D Corsair
- TBM Avenger
- T-6/SNJ Texan
- R4D / C-47 “Ready for Duty” (rides available)
- B-25 “Yellow Rose” (rides available)
- Curtiss F11C-2 Goshawk Replica
- UH-1H Huey
- UH-60 Blackhawk Medical
- T-41 Mescalero
- PT-17 Stearman (rides available)
- L-17 Navion (rides available)
- T-34
- C-45 “Bucket of Bolts”
- PT-19
- BT-13
The Burnet Municipal Airport is also home to the Highland Lakes Squadron WWII Aircraft Museum, which is open to the public three days a week from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, 1-4 p.m. Wednesday, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.
Visit the Bluebonnet Airshow website for more information on performances and aircraft involved, and to purchase tickets in advance.