F-14A Tomcat from US Navy Fighter Squadron 2 (VF-2) climbs in full afterburner (zone 5) during an evening combat air patrol mission from USS Ranger off the coast of Vietnam. Pilot: LT Tom Page. RIO: LT Bob Castleton.
"Felix 103" A VF-31 'Tomcatters' F-14D Tomcat ready to depart from cat # 3 onboard CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt for night ops over the beach in support of OIF, shot at ISO1600 2 second exposure
VORTEX @ Night - The 2010 F-16 Demo Aircraft of the the Belgian Air Component, seen here during a nightshooting just as the magic hour sets the nice background for that brilliant shot!
"Richthofen" Phantom @ Night - Equipped extra for the shooting with 2 x AIM-9L Sidewinders and one AN/ALQ 119 ECM pod, seen here during the magic hour with a nice mirror effect - what a great moment!
"The last of the many..." This is the last special colored Mirage F.1 of ER 1/33 which was adorned with a splendid special c/s for the disbanding ceremony end of June 2010 - seen here during a nightshooting just as the magic hour sets the nice background
A shot of Victor K2 XL231 kept at Elvington. This is just an example of what people will be able to produce from the night shoot being held on 21st March 2009, details of which are on the museum website.
Hunting Wrecks is sometimes a challenge especially when it is getting dark. After a long day we managed to photograph this Mi-8 at the end of the world.