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Went to the Waddington Airshow this past weekend, came back with some okay shots, but I was having to shoot into the sun for most of the day.. Got some interesting shots though. Heres the first shot from the Waddington Air Show 2011
D300
Nikkor 200-400 VR
The F9F-6P was the aerial reconnaissance version of the F9F Cougar fighter jet. No guns were installed and special cameras and instruments were installed in a lengthened nose section. The nose windows where the cameras were installed are visible in this photograph just forward of the nationality roundel.
Model: F9F-6P Cougar
Type/Mission: Photo Reconnaissance
Manufacturer: Grumman
Bureau Number: 127487
One of 60 unarmed variants of the Cougar fighter jet delivered between June 1954 and March 1955.
Rufford Abbey at War (WW2) event.
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R-2118 of fighter squadron 10 (Fliegerstaffel 10), stationed at Buochs airfield in Switzerland between 1965 and 2003.
This model in 1/32 scale is based on ILARAK Solutions' excellent design, whose instructions I bought.
After having built the model initially following the instructions, I have made quite some changes to the design to better represent the real aircraft with the identification R-2118:
- The first and main alteration was to move the wheels of the main landing gear outwards to represent the real Mirage's design. I also added landing gear bay covers to the struts.
- The nose landing gear now is much sleeker.
- Smoothed out the underside of the aircraft and added several details like vents. At the same time I was able to add representations of the two DEFA 30 mm cannons.
- Smoothed out the shaping around the cockpit and incorporated a new glass design.
- More detailed engine nozzle and vertical stabilizer.
- More realistic fragmentation of the control surfaces on the trailing edge of the wing.
- Slightly smoothed out the camo scheme.
- Added various under wing details like antennae and payload.
The landing gear is still fully functional, with the little drawback that with my chosen solution, the wheels are no longer able to rotate.
The under wing and fuselage details consist of (beginning at the wing tips):
- 2 x Radar warning antennae
- 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder for self defense
- 2 x external fuel tank
- 2 x 4 JATO rockets for short take-off from partially destroyed runways
- Centerline reconnaissance pod
The Swiss Mirage III S and RS are a derivative of the French Mirage III, with "S" standing for Switzerland and "RS" for reconnaissance. Most of the Swiss Mirages were built in Switzerland under license. Changes over the French original included US avionics (thus the Sidewinder), reinforced structure for JATO take-offs and duck vanes added with combat value increase program.
There were 18 Mirages of the RS variant, numbered R-2101 to R-2118, with my model representing the last of the series. They featured four optical cameras in the nose section that could be equiped with different lenses and placed at different angles. Each camera had a film roll for 360 frames.
R-2118 carried the nickname "Mata Hari", the famous Dutch female spy of World War I. The name is painted on the left side of the cockpit section together with an owl.
Mirage III RS R-2118 still exists and is on display at the Air Force Center in Dübendorf near Zurich, Switzerland. My model represents the loadout of the real aircraft as exhibited.
To better display the details of the underside and the working landing gear, I built a display stand that shows the plane during take-off.
Creator: Unidentified.
Location: Queensland.
View the original image at the State Library of Queensland: hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/113918.
Information about State Library of Queensland’s collection: www.slq.qld.gov.au/research-collections.
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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.
This Blue 710 captured several records during 1975 and 1977.On 31 August 1977 the aircraft captured a new altitude record.
A formation of Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripen suddenly flew over my head during a stroll in Hammarby Sjöstad in Stockholm, mid December 2021. An unexpected but welcome opportunity to test my Sony A6400 and Sony E70–350 4.5–6.3 G OSS lens together.
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle
Nellis Capabilities Demonstration
Nellis Air Force Base
Las Vegas Valley, NV
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.
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.
The first of hundreds of photos I took at the airshow. The fact that I got any steady images of the Spitfire is a miracle after how much I was shaking in excitement.
Vought F4U Corsair speards its iconis gull wing during the 2011 Chino/Planes of Fame Air Show. Copyright 2011 Gus McCrea, this and more atwww.gus-mccrea.artistwebsites.com
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 .