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Mar 18, 2010 23:22 | #1

They're gearing up for the Open House and Airshow this weekend so we went down to shoot some of the aircraft arriving that will be (mostly) on static display:

We usually start at Tucson International to shoot AZ ANG Falcons departing as a "warm up"

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Holoman Raptor Base to Final

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MiG 17

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Thunderbirds Arrive For A Looksee

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E3 AWACS

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Mountain Home F-15C

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Shooting more on Friday March 19 which promises to be even busier as only about 1/4 of the scheduled aircraft showed up.
Stay tuned for more...

All of the above were shot with the new 500mm f/4L IS except the AWACS which was shot with a 70-200mm f/2.8L IS

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Mar 19, 2010 00:17 | #3

aviator.4.life wrote in post #9826267

Nice shots, that's a pretty wide formation for the T-Birds.

Thanks...

The TBirds were really only in a loose "arrival" formation.

They pounded the airspace for about 30 minutes just checking things out in a kind of casual way.

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Mar 19, 2010 00:35 as a reply to @ FlyingPhotog's post | #4

All very nice, looks like it's going to be a good show. I've never seen that MiG before.

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Mar 19, 2010 01:04 as a reply to @ jollyroger99's post | #5

Absolutley love the AWACS. I know it wasn't with the new lens, but you seldom see pics and I have family who flew them, so they have somewhat more meaning to me.

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Mar 19, 2010 01:48 | #6

jollyroger99 wrote in post #9826516

All very nice, looks like it's going to be a good show. I've never seen that MiG before.

Thanks Roger. Yeah, that MiG was new to all of us too but Jim Wilson seems to think it's actually from Tucson. <Shrug .. Dunno>

SMBPhotography wrote in post #9826601

Absolutley love the AWACS. I know it wasn't with the new lens, but you seldom see pics and I have family who flew them, so they have somewhat more meaning to me.

Steve

Please pass along my sincere thanks for their service! Glad you like the image!

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Mar 19, 2010 08:30 | #7

More on the MIG from a quick google search:
N Number N1713P
Registrant Name Patrick W Okelley
Registrant Description Individual
Certificate Issue Date 7/20/2000
Aircraft Type Fixed Wing Single Engine
Aircraft Manufacturer WSK-PZL MIELEC
Aircraft Model MIG 17 (LIM 5)
Year Manufactured 1960
Air-Worthiness Date 4/20/2007

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Mar 19, 2010 21:51 | #10

Nice set Jay, you shooting there tomorrow at the show itself?

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Mar 20, 2010 00:38 | #11

Nic shots Jay. I've never seen a two seater F16 before, was it some sort of trainer?

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Mar 20, 2010 00:39 | #12

TheBigDog wrote in post #9827898

More on the MIG from a quick google search:
N Number N1713P

Great shots Jay!

Thank You and thanks for the added info on the MiG as well.

arizona85224 wrote in post #9829289

Nice shots Jay. I still have the Raptor photo I got from you on the wall.

Thanks Mike. Glad that print is still "wall worthy!"

gkarris wrote in post #9832711

Awesome - great Raptor catch!

Thanks!

NukeGM wrote in post #9832783

Nice set Jay, you shooting there tomorrow at the show itself?

Thank You. No, not attending the show itself. It's hard enough not to duplicate shots when you're with a dozen other shooters let alone 50-70,000 others! :shock:

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Mar 20, 2010 14:46 | #13

I flew that exact E3 two weeks ago, awesome capture.

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Mar 20, 2010 17:31 | #14

SnowManZ wrote in post #9836030

I flew that exact E3 two weeks ago, awesome capture.

Thank You for your service and I'm glad you like the image.

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