Amazing shots. Great Job guys !
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Amazing shots. Great Job guys !
It was a good show, but not as good as previous years. There was a definite lack of thunder this year. It sounded like the entire beach erupted with cheers & applause after the F-18's closed the show on Sunday. I overheard Chuck Schumer talking to an event co-ordinator... he promised the Blue Angels for next year. Here's to hoping we can get the Raptor back next year, and I'd love to see the B1-B Lancer again.
At the 2007 show we had the Lancaster(?), F-22, B1-B, Blue Angels, Thunderbirds, A-10, Super Hornets, TWO F-86's, & a KC-135(?). That is the bar that needs to be topped! I don't know how we had the Angels & Birds BOTH at the same show... it was awesome!
I've still yet to see a B-2 in person, would love to see that one make an appearance some day.
Bill
When you spend six days running around the show, getting behind the scenes, you see and hear things that the general public doesn't - and maybe shouldn't...
When you leave the marina with one of these, nobody gets in your way!
http://www.moose135photography.com/A...TBoat001-L.jpg
Chris and Scott arguing over who looks cooler in a flight suit...they almost had to be separated! :biggrin:
http://www.moose135photography.com/A...Chris001-L.jpg
And in a little discussed incident, Sean Tucker chases one of his crew members around the ramp with his aircraft...
http://www.moose135photography.com/A...ucker001-L.jpg
:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
I think all these shows are running together for you, Bill - we never had all those at one show. The Thunderbirds and Blue Angels haven't performed in the same year at Jones Beach. The T-Birds and Snow Birds did both perform in 2009. In 2007, we did have the T-Birds, a B-1, the Lancaster, A-10 and one F-86. I've been to every show, and I don't remember ever seeing a KC-135 - and that I would remember, for obvious reasons.
Ol' Chuck should have gotten on the phone in the weeks leading up to the show. The tiny (but nice) New Garden PA airshow has the B-2 this year on Saturday only and 3 passes are mentioned! When the TB's made other arrangements I'm sure he could have leaned on somebody.:wink:
I like how he takes credit for the BA's next year, something we already knew. (snowbirds too IIRC)
Fantastic, super images everyone. I've enjoyed looking at all of them. Thanks.
Moose,
You may be right about Angels & T-Birds, I was going from somebodys photo uploads on a google search for the 2007 show. There were definitely 2 F-86's though: a red bull F-86 & a silver military one. They did a lot more flying at FRG than they did at the beach. OK, so add a KC-135 to my wish-list :redface:
PS: Why did the t-birds bail on us this year? 1st time we've not had either a bird or angels demo :frown:
Bill
The Red Bull aircraft was a MiG-17, not an F-86. It's been here a couple of times.
http://www.moose135photography.com/A..._LP5UA-L-3.jpg
The Thunderbirds have a European tour scheduled this summer, with their first stop in Turkey. From what I've heard, the Turks moved the date for their show around a few times, finally settling on this coming weekend, June 4/5. The T-Bird support staff/equipment left over the weekend, and the team flies over today. It's the 100th Anniversary of the Turkish Air Force, and since they fly F-16s, and we need to keep them as friends, someone up the chain of command decided to blow off Memorial Day weekend in the states in favor of our European allies.
The Blue Angels were already committed to Millville, but in the end, that didn't come off either.
A few from me:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...HDR2_small.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...2642_small.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...2628_small.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...2625_Small.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2..._HDR_small.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...2535_Small.jpg
Isaac
I've posted my video of the warbird action over the beach. FIFI is sure an impressive sight in the air. Also it's the first time I've seen a P-51 Mustang pulling vapor! (@ 3:50) I liked Chris B. and the Vandy One Team's demo. Looking forward to seeing them again at Geneseo.
I'll compile the rest of my footage featuring the A-10 and F-18 demo's to start.
http://www.youtube.com/user/ptbpilot.../0/lZmNzb9498A
Enjoy,
Pete