“Thunder Over the Boardwalk” Rocks Atlantic City

By Mary Lou Dordan

Josh Armstrong, Jack Jamison, the Air Bear (Rosanne Weiss) and Patty Naegle helped out at the Tech Center’s booth at Thunder Over the Boardwalk.

What an exciting day for everyone at “The Shore” as the second largest airshow on the East Coast unfurled into a full day of excitement and thrills. More than 300,000 spectators stretched out along the Atlantic City coastline to enjoy the show, which took place over the ocean and in front of the Boardwalk.

The Tech Center was very visible at this year’s show. Our Convair 580 and Boeing 727 flying laboratories made multiple passes over the crowded beaches, while Tech Center and Atlantic City Air Traffic Control Tower personnel were busy disseminating information about their facilities at a booth set up on the Boardwalk.

Many thanks to Josh Armstrong, Jack Jamison and Patty Naegle, who joined me at our information booth throughout the day, and to Rosanne Weiss, for her stamina and dedication to the Air Bear Program. It must have been 100+ degrees inside the Air Bear costume she wore while she was visiting with youngsters along the beach and Boardwalk.

A big thank you also goes out to Kim Astillero, who used her personal time to periodically check on the physical welfare of those of us working in the booth. She also appeared again near the end of the day to help us take down all our display materials.