334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina. Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle shortly after departing runway 17 at TIK, displaying at the 2008 "Star Spangled Salute" airshow, and showing plenty of burner to the crowd!
VFA-125 "Rough Raiders", NAS Lemoore, California. McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet getting airborne off runway 17 at TIK to display at the 2008 "Star Spangled Salute" airshow. Though its Marines titles are shown, it has Navy titles on the opposite side.
552nd Airborne Air Control Wing, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma. Boeing E-3C Sentry performing a clean, if somewhat smoky, overhead pass at the 2008 "Star Spangled Salute" airshow.
VQ-3 "Ironman", Tinker AFB, Oklahoma. Boeing E-6B Mercury departing runway 17 at TIK to display at the 2008 "Star Spangled Salute" airshow. You can just make out Boeing E-3C Sentry 78-0576 heading downwind in the distance.
552nd Airborne Air Control Wing, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma. Boeing E-3C Sentry departing runway 17 at TIK to display at the 2008 "Star Spangled Salute" airshow.
507th Air Refueling Wing, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma. Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker departing runway 17 at TIK to display at the 2008 "Star Spangled Salute" airshow.
BAC 167 Strikemaster "Dragon" taxis past the crowd at the 2008 Altus AFB, Oklahoma airshow. This aircraft used to be registered N2146J, but has added an X to the registration since adding South Vietnam Air Force colors, replacing the old RAF roundels.
Randy Ball taxis past the crowd line in his immaculate PZL-Mielec Lim-5, a Polish-built Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F Fresco, at the 2008 Altus AFB, Oklahoma airshow.
48th Airlift Squadron, 314th Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas. Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules displaying with a maximum airspeed pass at the 2008 Altus AFB, Oklahoma airshow.
48th Airlift Squadron, 314th Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas. Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules displaying with a combat departure at the 2008 Altus AFB, Oklahoma airshow.
58th Airlift Squadron, 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus AFB, Oklahoma. Boeing C-17A Globemaster III executes a combat departure at the 2008 Altus AFB, Oklahoma airshow.
58th Airlift Squadron, 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus AFB, Oklahoma. Boeing C-17A Globemaster III showing off a hint of topside as it passes the crowd line at the 2008 Altus AFB, Oklahoma airshow.
58th Airlift Squadron, 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus AFB, Oklahoma. Boeing C-17A Globemaster III executes a very hard left for a 360-degree minimum radius turn at the 2008 Altus AFB, Oklahoma airshow.
Douglas C-47B Skytrain "Bluebonnet Belle" leads Boeing C-17A Globemaster III 96-0003, of the 97th Air Mobility Wing, during a unique heritage flight formation at the 2008 Altus AFB, Oklahoma airshow.
358th Fighter Squadron, 355th Wing, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona. Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II "Warthog" executes a hard left turn after a simulated strafing run at the 2008 Altus AFB, Oklahoma airshow.
358th Fighter Squadron, 355th Wing, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona. Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II "Warthog" displaying with a dedication pass at the 2008 Altus AFB, Oklahoma airshow.
2nd Fighter Squadron, 325th Fighter Wing, Tyndall AFB, Florida. McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle on static display at the 2008 Altus AFB, Oklahoma airshow. This particular aircraft owns an Iraqi Air Force Mirage F-1 kill, dated 19 January 1991.
43rd Fighter Squadron, 325th Fighter Wing, Tyndall AFB, Florida. Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22A Raptor on static display and under heavy guard at the 2008 Altus AFB, Oklahoma airshow.