Dayton Air Show Pics

Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:11 am

Went to the Dayton Air show last weekend just got around to uploading my pics. There were very few warbirds there. The F-22s didn't flyby because of the weather. Saturday very few acts went up because of low cloud cover. There were 2 statci F-117s and one went up to go do some flybys at 2-3 other airshows. It came back within 10 minutes due to an engine fire! Expensive fix. Sunday's weather was much better. The Thunderbirds got to do their high show. It was nice. The F/A-18F Super Hornet guys were great and invited us way out on the hot ramp. Got some great shots of some other stuff. We also got in the cockpit great plane.

Dickman's new F8F with only about 15 hours on it.

Only aircraft from Pearl that is still flying as well as the only original Gruman Duck flying. First public apearance.

Spit and Lanc.

This F-16 was the last to get a Mig kill, a Mig 23.

Mach .98

Contrails

Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:14 am

Thanks for sharing.

Mike

Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:19 am

oooh

two fork-tailed devils in one place - lucky bugger you !

Thanks for sharing these great shots

Martin

Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:21 am

Two P-38's!!!

Did either of them fly? I almost went Saturday,but knew if it was raining in Indiana...chances were it was in Dayton. Great pics!! PJ

Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:32 am

Once again a big thanks to you guys that go to these great airshows, & post the pics for those of us that were not there. Keep em coming!
Thanks
Robbie :supz:

Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:41 am

It looks like I may need to try and hit that show one of these years.

Most likely the only way I'll G-Girl, Did they fly her?

Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:48 am

Only Porkey flew, and it was only during the Heritage Flight. ALthough th eannouncers annouced it as G-Girl, then again the confused a F6 with an F8. :roll:

I still have some shots from back at the show in 03 when it was the first time the two P-38s flew together. Then I got air classics and i guess there was a later date that they "officially flew together" I wish they would of repeated that experience.

Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:57 am

CorsairFreak wrote:Then I got air classics and i guess there was a later date that they "officially flew together" I wish they would of repeated that experience.

I think that is that very Tasty bait for the GG's home show with POF's P-38.
Another show I'd like to make.
If only I was Independently Wealthy. :lol:

Thu Jul 21, 2005 11:41 am

Great photo's! Thanks for sharing!

Thu Jul 21, 2005 12:27 pm

Here's a couple of the jets on display.

F-15

CF-18 Only doing like 3 US airshows this season

Demo plane with backup plane

Top Secret

Another Night time shot.

Nice night time shot of Spooky. I have several other good night time shots.

Thu Jul 21, 2005 1:44 pm

Was that the CWH Lancaster I see on the ramp at Dayton???? I thought they weren't going to anymore airshows let alone ones outside Canada?

Hey guys, what about GENESEO??? You would be the center of attention there!

Thu Jul 21, 2005 1:46 pm

You are correct in your assumtion. I hadn't saw it before. It was very nice.

Thu Jul 21, 2005 2:21 pm

The lancaster does go to US shows, we had them two years ago at thunder. (all you haft to have is the bucks and they will be there)

Thu Jul 21, 2005 2:31 pm

michael luther wrote:The lancaster does go to US shows, we had them two years ago at thunder. (all you haft to have is the bucks and they will be there)

They (CWH- Lancaster) also put on the best flying of the day, really nice flyovers before they landed, But Sentimental Journey put on a great show also! I you saw it coming it made for some great pictures.

Michael, are you going to have a fraction of a sec over the weekend to meet a few of us at ToM?

Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:25 pm

Am I correct to presume that the Duck was Chuck Greenhills new machine?