728th Airlift Squadron, 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March ARB, California. Boeing C-17A Globemaster III just beginning to lower the gear during its display at "Flight Test Nation 2009", Edwards AFB, California.
What a treat it was to see this SB-Lim2A(Polish built MiG-15UTi) in action at Edwards AFB. It is loaned to the USAF for training and in return the pilot gets to keep it there for free!
The base museum Blackbird temporarily displayed on active ramp has a new hard wearing gloss paint finish. Although some purists may not like this I think it looks stunning and should save the curator repainting her every two years!