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Living next door to an operational airfield has it's perks when the airshow comes around we got our on display over the back garden.
Not my normal bird in flight shot however I thought it was worth sharing this photo of the Thunderbirds at one of the premier airshows in north America. Yes, I am a nature and wildlife lover but to be honest I've always been drawn to power and speed beginning with horses then muscle cars, NASCAR and air shows. It's been a long while since attending this or any social event for that matter so it was a welcomed change from everyday home life.
After the event I pondered the cost of such a demonstration and did a bit of snooping on the internet. What I gathered was: The average cost of jet fuel here is approximately $7 per gallon. The average time the Thunderbirds are in the air is 15 minutes flying at 700mph. There were 6 jets so approximately 1200 gallons of fuel were used in the air.
It's reported that this display is used to recruit enlistments and it must work otherwise moving from one show to another with complete ground crews, pilots, food and housing at such an enormous cost it wouldn't make any sense. That being said with the current push for electric vehicles to reduce oil consumption it struck me as being one of those little life oxymorons. Even with this info I must say I get a rush from the sights, sounds and admire the precision maneuvers these pilots do.
On short finals to land at Prestwick airport in Ayrshire Scotland is the McGuire based USAF KC10 Extender.
2015 Air Force Graduation
United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO.
With the 2016 Graduation Ceremony fast approaching, I decided to take another look at my 2015 archives ...
USAF Boeing C17 Globemaster III from the "Pittsburg AFRC" touches down at Prestwick airport in Ayrshire, Scotland.
92-1094 an LC-130H-3 from the New York ANG in the blue hour. Most noticeable of the H-3 upgrades are the Hamilton Sundstrand NP2000 eight-blade propellers.
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F-16C Fighting Falcons of the USAF Thunderbirds perform at the 2022 US Air Force Academy Graduation, Colorado Springs, USA
USAF 48th Fighter Wing, 493rd Fighter Squadron 'Grim Reapers'. Now departed from the UK, this was one of their last flights through the Mach Loop. The LN logo (for Lakenheath) already being removed.
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On short finals to land at Prestwick airport, Scotland is this USAF Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 107th fighter wing part of the Michigan air national guard. This is one of 12 to arrive ahead of a large exercise in Europe.
The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin-turbofan, straight-wing, subsonic attack aircraft developed by Fairchild Republic for the United States Air Force. In service since 1976, it is named for the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, but is commonly referred to as the "Warthog" or simply "Hog". The A-10 was designed to provide close air support to friendly ground troops by attacking armored vehicles, tanks, and other enemy ground forces; it is the only production-built aircraft designed solely for CAS to have served with the U.S. Air Force.
With the Air Festival this past weekend at nearby Martin State Airport I was able to snap of some fighter plane captures in addition to birds along Middle River.
Captured here at slower shutter speed to show the props in motion.
Following 'Tea with the Queen' at Windsor Castle, 'Air Force One' with President Joe Biden aboard departs Heathrow for his next stop.... Brussels
Having driven up to LHR and stood for several hours for AF1 and the POTUS 'circus' to arrive and depart, it was somewhat ironic to find out later that after departure, VC-25A 92-8000 took a sightseeing route down to the South Coast, tracking right over my house before following the Sussex and Kent Coastline and turning near Dover for Belgium
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Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II Jet Warthog USAF Blacksnakes Indiana Air National Guard Fort Wayne 122nd Fighter Wing Painted in Anniversary 100 Years Indiana Air National Guards
The A-10 was designed to drop bombs, fire rockets, missiles, and its 30 mm Gatling gun at enemies on the ground
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2022
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Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II Jet Warthog USAF Blacksnakes Indiana Air National Guard Fort Wayne 230
The A-10 was designed to drop bombs, fire rockets, missiles, and its 30 mm Gatling gun at enemies on the ground
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2022
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Nebraska based US Air Force 95RS Boeing RC-135V 'Rivet Joint' 62-4132/OF caught with everything out while on short finals to Fairford while arriving for the 1999 RIAT
Note the original 'Old Smokey' engines before the fleet were upgraded with CFM-56s
Re-photographed from an over exposed Kodak 35mm Transparency
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Phase 2 of the Air Force Thunderbirds inaugural winter training trip was being held here at Fort Huachuca. For the last 2 weeks residents of Sierra Vista, AZ have been witness to their extraordinary talent and bravery.
Thanks for all the views on in Explore. Grateful to share this amazing experience with all of you!!