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.

The air show started with a flag jump from a member of the 101st Airborne Screaming Eagles.

Then proceeded with a flyby from F-16s from the Florida Makos based at Homestead Air Reserve Base.

We were treated with a flyby from a C-47, the Tico Belle.

A pair of F-22 Raptors made a couple of passes.

John Black and his 8KCAB Super Decathlon performed stunts like it was a cartoon or something.

Our local boys, the 920th Rescue Wing from Patrick AFB always make us proud.

An F-15 Strike Eagle from the Demo Team at Seymour Johnson AFB, in North Carolina.

The F-15 wowed the crowd with its demonstration.

Jason Newburg and his Viper gave a performance that would have made Snoopy proud.

A US Navy F-18 Hornet performed an excellent demonstration flight.

Team MS760 performed superbly, I think most spectators were surprised how well this new team demonstrated their abilities.

The C-17 Globemaster was the largest aircraft on display.

Geico Skytypers amazed the crowds with aerobatic maneuvers and typed messages high above the airshow.

The Miss Geico offshore racing boat passes the World, a luxury resident cruise ship.

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.

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.