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Pair of classic British fighters (Supermarine Spitfire Mk V.b and a Hawker Hurricane Mk I) in flight at the Yorkshire Airshow, Church Fenton, UK.
See the set index page for more general information, but in summary, this photo was from the "Wings of Freedom Tour", at Norwood (MA) Airport, sponsored by the Collings Foundation, featuring a B-17G Flying Fortress, "one of only fourteen B-17s still flying in the United States", a B-24J Liberator, "the only restored flying B-24J in the world", and a TP-51C Mustang, "the world’s only dual control P-51C Mustang".
Some shots from Fleet Week. I rented the 400mm 5.6 lens from Borrowlenses. I'm glad that I was able to try this focal length because it was a unique experience and most importantly I had fun!
Val-Halla, a restored P51 Mustang, flying at the 2025 Abbotsford International Airshow. It was supposed to be taking part in the USAF Heritage Flyover alongside the F35 Lightning II but the F35 hand to land due to technical problems so Val-Halla flew on it's own while the RCAF Snowbirds prepared for their performance. Val-Halla was named for both it's pilots Bill Anders wife Valerie and for the Black Knights P51 squadron that was stationed at Keflavik, Iceland during the Cold War.
A second RCAF CF-18 Hornet performing the CF-18 Demo in the evening show of the 2022 Abbotsford Airshow. It cool seeing the demo at night, the Hornet's afterburners could be fully seen. It was a loud demo too, the pilot didn't hold back.
A USAF F35 Lightning II performing during the Lightning demo at the 2025 Abbotsford International Airshow. It was an awesome demo, it was cut short however due to technical problems. A warning light came on and the pilot had to land. That said she put on a good show, didn't hold back, and she nearly broke the sound barrier.
I saw these during the fall of 1945 at Kimpo, the airport for Seoul that's northwest of town. Thanks to Doug Sheley I now have identification of the planes:
"I think these are actually Mitsubishi Ki.51 Type 99 attack planes that carried the Allied code name "Sonia".
Old & New Fighter Planes ✈️
Practicing for 2019 Airshow
Tucson’s Davis-Monthan AFB
Seen from my backyard.
Central Tucson
Tucson, Arizona
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Camera Info:
Canon 5d Mark II w/ 70-200mm 2.8 L IS I
ƒ6.3 | 1/125 | ISO 100
Strobist info:
AB1600 at 1/1 in Gridded 22" Beauty Dish
Triggered by Pocketwizard Plus II
Taken in Pensacola, Florida, USA at the National Museum of Naval Aviation. The F4F Wildcat was a carrier-based fighter used by the US Navy in WWII. It was introduced in 1940 by Grumman.
A US Navy F/A-18 Hornet takes to the sky with afterburners activated at the 2007 Rhode Island Airshow at Quonset State Airport in North Kingstown.
Replica of the P-47 Thunderbolt, located in the Chennault Museum, Monroe, LA.
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt is a World War II-era fighter aircraft produced by the American aerospace company Republic Aviation from 1941 through 1945. Its primary armament was eight .50-caliber machine guns, and in the fighter-bomber ground-attack role it could carry five-inch rockets or a bomb load of 2,500 lb. Wikipedia
Top speed: 553 mph
Wingspan: 41′ 0″
Weight: 10,000 lbs
Range: 801.6 mi
Variants: Republic XP-72
Engine type: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp
Manufacturer: Republic Aviation
A USAF Boeing F-15 Eagle on the static display at the 2022 Abbotsford Airshow. It amazes me that the Eagle is still flying after fifty years, that it's still in production, and air forces around the globe are still ordering new ones. This was one of two F-15s that took part in the show, one flew later on. I asked and USAF pilots were happy to pose for a pic.
My 14th Lego Fighter Plane MOC, 14th unit of my Victory Squadron. This is also my entry for Vehijuly 2014, a community build challenge event about Vehicle (land, sea, air) theme in our "Bricks MOC Corner" FB group and its Flickr group, Vehijuly. Join us. :-)
A second RCAF CF-18 Hornet performing the CF-18 Demo in the evening show of the 2022 Abbotsford Airshow. It cool seeing the demo at night, the Hornet's afterburners could be fully seen. It was a loud demo too, the pilot didn't hold back.
A nice and rare formation flight of 2 fighter jets.
First Flight for the Sabre 1947
First Flight for the Rafale in 1996
The Singpenny is a triplane, with a single 14mm air cooled, prop regulated, machine gun.
While slower than a mono or bi plane, it's also more maneuverable, which lends itself well in dogfights. Its increased lifting capacity from its three wings also allows it to carry more fuel, giving it a longer range.
Since I won the tech auction it doesn't have a ton of fighter work to do, so it takes advantage of its long operating range to act as a recon plane, or ground attack plane for anti infantry.