Published by Kirby on 03 Nov 2010
The USAF Thunderbirds were the headliners in Cocoa Beach this past weekend for a two day air show. The crowds were large and the show was spectacular.
The Thunderbirds fly F-16s and are based at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, NV. After watching all the military aircraft perform, I’m glad there on our side.
Published by Kirby on 04 Oct 2009
2010 Cocoa Beach Air Show Pictures
Today and yesterday I had a chance to watch the Cocoa Beach Air Show. One of the best pictures I took was of the F-16 from the Viper Team East Heritage Flight with a Korean War era F-86 Sabre.
Here is the F-16 alone as it streaks downward.
A C-17 with it’s landing gear down.
These two are of a F/A-18 Hornet.
Here a HC-130 performs a refueling exercise with two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters from the 920th Rescue Wing stationed at Patrick AFB.
The Geico Skytypers were lighting up the sky with messages.
The show opening featured the Skytypers, the Golden Knights and a Biplane.
Published by Kirby on 10 Nov 2008
On Saturday November 8, I had the opportunity to photograph Kennedy Space Center Airshow with the US Navy’s Blue Angels.
The Blue Angels fly the F/A 18 Hornet manufactured by McDonnell Douglas/Boeing.
The 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base simulates a dual aerial refueling operation using a HC-130P/N tanker aircraft and HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters.
An F/A 18 Hornet with the VAB in the background.
A F4U Corsair made famous by the Black Sheep Squadron.
The F-4 Phantom was used extensively during the Vietnam War.
The B-25 Bomber, made famous by the Doolittle Raid was the first aircraft to strike Tokyo, Japan only four months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.