Grumman F-14B Tomcat AA-106 from VF-74 'Be-Devilers' being prepared on the flight line for its display later in the day during Air Fete '92 at RAF Mildenhall. Scan from a negative taken with a Pentax ME Super fitted with a Tamron 80-210 manual focus zoom lens.
My first visit to Nellis AFB was to attend Aviation Nation 2007. USAF Lockheed-Martin F-22A Raptor 00-4017 performs its commemoration pass during its superb display on Veterans Day 11th November 2007 and in wonderful late afternoon light.
Over the weekend at the SIAD event at Prešov Air Base in Slovakia, the new Lockheed-Martin F-16C Block 70 made its public display debut. '1005' is captured on climb out to altitude at the finale of the Sunday show.
A scan of one of my slides taken with a Pentax SFXn SLR fitted with a manual focus Sigma 400mm prime lens. Back to the good old days when you weren't entirely sure what would or wouldn't turn up for a show. It was listed that a North American F-100F Super Sabre from Tracor Flight Systems Inc, would arrive as an exhibit for the main show theme commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the USAF. By late afternoon with flying activity seemingly coming to an end as final preparations were taking place for the show, it had still not appeared. I was one of the few who stayed on at Park & View East in the hope it may still arrive, albeit armed with just two remaining frames of my 36 roll of film. Patience paid off, as it eventually appeared in the distance to make a straight in approach in perfect evening light. An added bonus and very lucky too, I even caught it with its strobes flashing.
A scan of one of my slides taken with a Pentax SFXn SLR fitted with a manual focus Sigma 400mm prime lens. Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23ML Flogger 2425 (c/n 22425) from 41.slt/4.zSL of the Czech Air Force lines up to begin its display during the 1997 Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford.
One of the most impressive displays I ever saw at the Farnborough International Airshow was given by the sole British Aerospace EAP (Experimental Aircraft Program) demonstrator ZF534 that had only first flown around 3 weeks prior to the show. The aircraft is now on display at the RAF Museum at Cosford. A scan from one of my negatives taken with a Pentax ME Super fitted with a Tamron 70-210 zoom lens.
Probably the best display of a RAF Harrier that I ever saw was given by this GR7 at the 1999 Eastbourne Airshow whilst operating out of nearby Shoreham Airport. The jet performed very close to the seafront producing massive amounts of sea spray during some parts of its routine. A scan from one of my slides taken using a Pentax SFXn DSLR fitted with a manual focus Sigma 400mm prime lens.
A pair of Swedish Air Force JA-37 Viggens depart RAF Fairford on 27th July 1999 after attending RIAT '99. Taken using a Pentax SFXn DSLR fitted with a Sigma manual focus 400mm prime lens.
The 6 Aero L-39C advanced trainers of the Slovakian Air Force White Albatross aerobatic display team during their performance at IAT 1993 at RAF Fairford. A scan from one of my slides taken using a Pentax SFXn fitted with a Sigma 400mm manual focus prime lens.
Czech Air Force Sukhoi SU-22M4 7310 25/NA-2A starts its take-off roll for its participation in the excellent SU-22 4-ship display during IAT 1995 at RAF Fairford. A scan of one of my slides taken with a Pentax SFXn fitted with a Sigma 400mm manual focus prime lens.
USAF Rockwell B-1B Lancer 85-0061 from 28th BS 7th BW based at Dyess Air Force Base lands back at RAF Fairford after performing a flypast at Farnborough on 14th July 2006.
Not necessarily the best airshow that I've attended but certainly the most memorable, was the Russian Air Force 100th Anniversary Show at Zhukovsky during August 2012. One of those memories was the only time that I've seen the mighty Antonov AN-22 'Cock' in the air. Equally memorable was the fantastic noise produced by its contra-rotating props.
