This year marked the return of the Ventura County Air Show at Point Mugu after a 2 year hiatus, and the show did not disappoint. There was an excellent showing of military aircraft on static. Many were from Point Mugu, but there was a good selection of aircraft from other bases as well. There were also many warbirds and civilian aircraft on display.

The Commemorative Air Force flew their Hellcat and Bearcat to pay tribute to Navy airpower in World War II. Then they were joined by a P-51, Spitfire and Mitsubishi Zero for some passes to show some of the main fighters of World War II. Matt Chapman flew his Extra 300 through various stunts to wow the crowd.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the California Capital Airshow at Mather Airfield, and it was quite the celebration, with the RCAF Canadian Snowbirds and the USAF Thunderbirds. This year also marked the first night show for the Capital Airshow, which took place on Friday night kicking off the weekend.

The airshow had a large showing of aircraft on display. Most were civilian including various warbirds but the military was well represented with a C-5 Galaxy, B-52 Stratofortress, F-15C Eagle, T-38 Talons, F/A-18 Super Hornets and a local UH-60 Blackhawk. The opening ceremonies included the playing of O Canada and the Star Spangled Banner as jumpers skydived with the respective flags. Jon Klatt and Rob Holland flew orbits around the skydivers and then performed some stunts afterwards as teasers to their full performances later in the day. The B-17 Flying Fortress, B-25 Mitchell & P-51 Mustangs flew to pay tribute to the battles of World War II with some pyrotechnic explosions and the Wall of Fire.