My first visit to this event and it was absolutely awesome. As good as any warbird show I've been to in years and it was FREE. I will have this weekend blocked off to attend every year. I wish there had been a second day to go to.
It was a bummer that the weather was so crappy across much of the midwest and throughout the morning because it kept quite a few of the planned aircraft away, but there was more than enough there as it was! Notables included 11 TBMs, F4U-4, F4U-7, A-26, FM-2, two F-86s, MiG-17, C-45 and numerous trainers. A lot of credit should be given to the airboss for working passes in for the late arrivals and coordinating with the F4U-7 pilot to get some fly-bys. Some really unique formations I hadn't seen before: an A-26 and FM-2, a TBM with two T-34s and the A-26, F-86, FM-2 and F4U-4 formation Vagabond has already posted.
Moving back the show line from where people had initially set their chairs up was a bit of a bummer, but being able to stand right next to the 11 TBMs when they taxied out on the ramp more than made up for it.
I don't shoot aerial photos (prefer to just watch and remember with my eyes), but I've shared a few photos I thought captured the essence of the event below.
IMG_2147 by
Matthew Vader, on Flickr
I really liked this SAAF T-6. Haven't seen one in those markings in a long time.
IMG_2182 by
Matthew Vader, on Flickr
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Matthew Vader, on Flickr
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Matthew Vader, on Flickr
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Matthew Vader, on Flickr
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Matthew Vader, on Flickr
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Matthew Vader, on Flickr
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Matthew Vader, on Flickr
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Matthew Vader, on Flickr
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Matthew Vader, on Flickr
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Matthew Vader, on Flickr