Thurber Mingus wrote:
My first time photographing an air show, these are some of my first edits...
Excellent set of images for a first-timer or even a pro. Can't wait to see images from your next airshow.
willaim
Loc: Sunny Southern California
Holly cow! I love frame #3... for the mad man piloting
Very nice set.. I love the F35 with the cone of vapor !!
Abo wrote:
Holly cow! I love frame #3... for the mad man piloting
Funny that you say that...the inverted plane is #5, the lead solo, who happens to be...
Maj. Michelle Curran is the Lead Solo Pilot for the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, flying the No. 5 jet. She majored in Criminal Justice at the University of St. Thomas and earned her commission in 2009 through Air Force ROTC. Throughout school she participated in track and field and was a figure skater. She also enjoys mountaineering, rock climbing, hiking and spending time with family in her spare time. Prior to joining the Thunderbirds, she served as an F-16 instructor pilot at NAS JRB Fort Worth, Texas. She has logged more than 1,300 flight hours as an Air Force pilot, with more than 160 combat hours over Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and Operation Resolute Support. She is in her second season with the team and hails from Medford, WI.
She is the first female Thunderbird pilot!
You did great!. I have been to 6 airshows trying to get a photo like you did on Number 6, Well Done!
skidiver8 wrote:
You did great!. I have been to 6 airshows trying to get a photo like you did on Number 6, Well Done!
Thanks, I had a good day :) Here are a few more
Where was this air show? Since both aircraft are USAF (F-16 & F-35) I assume it was at an Air Force Base. Maybe Nellis AFB?
RichinSeattle wrote:
Where was this air show? Since both aircraft are USAF (F-16 & F-35) I assume it was at an Air Force Base. Maybe Nellis AFB?
Nope, Alliance airport in north Ft. Worth Tx. It's a yearly thing, alternating Thunderbirds/Blue Angels as the main attraction. It also included an A-10, P51, C17 and some aerobatic performances. This year it was a "drive-in show", you bought the ticket per carload, got two parking spaces in order to social distance, and no static displays etc. Turned out very well I thought!
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