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A US Navy E/A18G Growler flying during the Growler demo at the 2025 Abbotsford Airshow. It was loud and the pilots didn't hold back. I can still hear the afterburners when I look at these shots.
Taken in Pensacola, Florida, USA at the National Museum of Naval Aviation. This was a French Fighter that the US Navy acquired after WWI for testing as a ship launched plane. The US Navy used this plane into the 1920's.
A USAF F-15 Eagle and an RCAF CF-18 Hornet flying together for a NORAD Flyover during the evening show of the 2022 Abbotsford Airshow.
A restored USAF P38 Lightning from WWII flying during the Warbirds demo at the 2025 Abbotsford International Airshow. It flew alongside an F4U Corsair and a P51 Mustang.
I rebuild my old fighter plane MOC, Raging Pelican with modifications. This is it, Raging Pelican v2.0.
RIAT 2023 Sunday display from the Royal Air Force's Typhoon Display team. Featuring the paint job, which they call Black Jack.
Camera Info:
Canon 5d Mark II w/ 70-200mm 2.8 L IS
Æ’2.8 | 1/160| ISO 200
Strobist info:
SB80 DX in Westcott 43" Apollo Orb on Boomed overhead.
A Canadair MK-6. V Sabre (Serial # 23649) in Brockville, Ontario, Canada, along the St. Lawrence River.
More popularly known as the Golden Hawks Sabre Jet, this single-engine jet fighter was designed by North American Aviation Inc. and produced in Canada by Canadair Ltd. between 1950 and 1958 and was first flown on October 1, 1947.
It became the dominant Western fighter aircraft in the early 1950s and was used by the U.S. Air Force in Korea against MiG-15s. It also served with the RCAF in Europe in its commitment to NATO. It reached supersonic speeds in dives - first achieved in Canada by test pilot Al Lilly, in 1950 when he broke the sound barrier. They were flown by the RCAF's Golden Hawks aerobatic team from 1959 to 1964.
Nadiya Savchenko has fought for a career as a pilot with the Ukrainian Armed Forces. After being refused entry into the Kharkiv Air Force University in 1998, she entered the Armed Forces and served as a radio operator and a landing forces soldier. She reapplied to the Air Force University after six years and learned that a special authorization from the Defense Minister was necessary. In the end, Nadiya graduated from the Air Force University and became a pilot.
Until recently, a career for women in the army was limited. Now the Ukrainian Minister of Defense has an adviser on gender issues who is responsible for ensuring equal rights and opportunities for women and men in the Ukrainian military, and in 2010 the Minister introduced two orders removing restrictions for women to hold managerial positions in the Ukrainian military.
UNDP plays an instrumental role in supporting gender equality principles in Ukraine.
Photo: UNDP Ukraine
I spotted this little brass Spitfire model (wingspan just under 6 inches) lying in the bottom of a cabinet in a second hand shop. It had no stand and no propeller but its proportions looked so good that I bought it.
I have made a stand from some left over timber and a long bolt that fitted the socket on the underside. I ordered a Perspex disc to replace the missing propeller and have temporarily used an upholstery tack to hold that in place until I find something that suits it better.
Work in progress.
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 restored USAF P51 Mustang from WWII flying during the Warbirds demo at the 2025 Abbotsford International Airshow. It flew alongside an F4U Corsair and a P38 Lightning .
Local call number: DM0447
Title: Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet: Key West Naval Air Station, Florida
Date: November 1988
Physical descrip: 1 slide - col.
Series Title: Dale M. McDonald Collection
Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us
Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/97796
An Royal Canadian Air Force CF18 Hornet flying during the RCAF's CF18 demo at the 2025 Abbotsford International Airshow.
I rebuild my old Lego fighter plane MOC, Twin Condor, with modifications. This is it, Twin Condor v2.0, the 9th addition to my new Victory Squadron.
Fantastic day out yesterday with my youngest son at RAF Fairford Airshow.
This is the awesome F35B in a hover.
A RCAF CF-18 Hornet flying in the evening show of the 2022 Abbotsford Airshow. This Hornet flew along with a USAF F-15 as part of a NORAD Flyover.
The RCAF CF-18 Hornet demo during the 2023 Abbotsford Airshow. The Cf-18s are now due to be replaced by the new CF-35 Lightnings by 2027 making this years airshow one of the last few times that they'll be at Abbotsford. It'll be sad to see them go when they're finally retired.