Sun n' Fun 2015 - Warbirds |
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| The Commemorative Air Force brought a nice contingent of WWII Warbirds and flew them during the airshow. Here are some famous U.S. Warbirds in a nice close V formation. Left to right: P-51 Mustang fighter, P-40 Warhawk fighter, B-25 Mitchell medium bomber, TBM Avenger carrier torpedo bomber, F4U Corsair fighter. | ||||||
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A real Japanese Zero getting on the tail of the B-25.
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| The Zero scores a hit on the B-25's right engine down low. | ||||||
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The Zero does a victory roll over the field.
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| DC-3/C-47 -- one of the great planes of all time. | ||||||
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| A weather-beaten Albatross amphibian. | ||||||
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| Two nice looking jets head to head: a T-38 and L-39. | ||||||
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A close-up of one of the Breitling Jet Team's L-39s.
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| The entire team. | ||||||
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Another look at the team.
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| The best fighter plane in the world. An F-22 Raptor taxiis in. | ||||||
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| A crowd gathered to watch the F-22 shut down and the pilot climb out. | ||||||
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| Checking out the warbirds on the ramp. | ||||||
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Not something you see every day. A flying Japanese Zero.
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Close up.
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| Close up of the F4U Corsair. | ||||||
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Nice nose-art on the P-40 Warhawk.
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| Best fighter of WWII: P-51 Mustang. | ||||||
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| Gigantic AD Skyraider, last of the propeller driven warbirds. | ||||||
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| Front-end of the B-24 Liberator. | ||||||
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I first saw Diamond Lil at the 1972 "Transpo" at Dulles Airport in Virginia. As you can, she is still flying.
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