Spot news story for The Memphis Daily News
May 21, 2010
Airplanes seen flying through the skies is a part of the daily tableau for Memphians. Odds are they are FedEx or Delta planes lining up for landing or beginning an ascent into the clouds at any hour of the day.
But anyone who looked closely this weekend might have seen the bright red stunt plane of Fagen Inc. turning loops and performing corkscrew maneuvers over the Downtown skyline.
Saturday’s Memphis in May Sunset Symphony and air show this Saturday ended the month-long festivities.
The air show has been part of the Sunset Symphony, the longest-running program for Memphis in May, since 2007. Diane Hampton, executive vice president of Memphis in May, said it usually draws some 25,000 spectators.
“It’s part of a whole day of family entertainment,” Hampton said of the air show ... (read more)
