General Dynamics (Lockheed Martin) F-16C Fighting Falcon, of the United States Air Force flight demonstration team Thunderbirds, seen taxiing to departure position for their display at IAB, with a riendly wave from the pilot.
493rd Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom. The pilot of this little lady saw us on the late Mr. Morley's platform, and put on a show for the half-dozen or so of us photographers.
493rd Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom. Here, 018 begins pulling up the gear for a missed approach, with wingman watching closely.
9th Air Refueling Squadron, 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis AFB, California. Not a few hours after 033 from sister-squadron 9th ARS departed, this 6th ARS example arrives into runway 11 at MHZ.
6th Air Refueling Squadron, 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis AFB, California. Turning on a dime on runway 11's overrun at MHZ, with a crew member hanging out the 1R door checking runway clearances.
493rd Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom. This aircraft has one confirmed air-to-air kill, a Serbian MiG-29 'Fulcrum', shot down 24 March 1999.
493rd Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom. A very impressive display initiated by a very impressive 1,000-foot takeoff at RIAT 2004, RAF Fairford.
13th Bomb Squadron, 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess AFB, Texas. "The 8th Chadwick" is seen departing runway 29 at MHZ in full reheat, heading back home after a two-week trip to the UK.
9th Bomb Squadron, 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess AFB, Texas. 'Midnight Prowler, The Last Patrol' makes a visit to MHZ arriving to runway 29 after an airshow flypast in Belgium. Shame the sun wouldn't play ball with us on the mound today.
9th Bomb Squadron, 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess AFB, Texas. "Midnight Prowler, The Last Patrol" is seen departing runway 29 at MHZ in full reheat, heading back home after a two-week trip to the UK.
20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. Seen here on the takeoff roll for her RIAT 2005 display. No reheat for this bird, but noise and tons of smoke are of course the big thing for the BUFF!
20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. Seen here at RIAT 2005, making the one and only pass of the day as she attracts the crowd's attention with those huge wings and eight P&W turbofans.
13th Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, Missouri. "Spirit of Kansas" seen taxiing past the crowd line after displaying at the "Wings over Whiteman" 2006 airshow.
393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, Missouri. "Spirit of South Carolina" seen on static display for the "Wings over Whiteman" 2006 airshow.
22nd Airlift Squadron, 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis AFB, California. Took off from runway 29 at MHZ amid a cloudy sunset, so I couldn't resist taking this shot. A beast of this size sure stands out in the sunlight!