The historic roar of the vintage engines fills the air as the team demonstrates more than 20 different period-specific tactical maneuvers during its 18-minute performance.

These aircraft are a dream to fly.”Ī majority of the team’s low-level flying demonstration takes place in front of the crowd. Now more than 75 years old, the SNJ-2 is a testament to the engineering genius of the Greatest Generation. “We consider it an honor to demonstrate the amazing abilities of these vintage warbirds on behalf of our sponsor, GEICO, while sharing some rarely seen aviation history with air show crowds. “The SNJs flown by our team were originally used as training aircraft for WWII pilots,” says Long Island resident and Team Flight Lead Larry Arken. As WWII training aircraft, the SNJs were designed to perform all the maneuvers of fighter planes from the same era, but at slower speeds. The GEICO Skytypers fly six SNJs powered by 600-horsepower Pratt and Whitney engines. The homecoming show will be the sixth stop for the 2018 air show season for the squadron of World War II-era aircraft. The 15 thannual event will be hosted at Jones Beach State Park, which is one of the largest events for the NY State Parks Department.

The team has prepared a new demonstration that will be performed during Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beachon May 26-27.

The GEICO Skytypers Air Show Team returns for their 15 thappearance at their hometown air show at Jones Beach.

Warbirds over the beach 2018