“We worked really hard and a few years later we became the AeroShell Aerobatic Team,” McNeely said. McNeely was flying in the slot position and he was particularly fond of flying the night show.

"But it's the flying that keeps us going." The Aeroshell Aerobatic Team, which flies four AT-6 Texans in a diamond formation, was started by Henley and Steve Gustafson about 25 years ago.

We joined Team AeroShell for a brief flight over Lake Michigan prior to their performance at the 2016 Chicago Air and Water Show. The brief acrobatic portion of the flight begins at the 1 minute mark.

That shared loved for flying was on full display as Fordham, Keating and Williams met with Steve Gustafson, left-wing pilot for the AeroShell Aerobatic Team. "I've flown a lot of stuff before ...