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This
was the first air show at Pease AFB in a long time. Although
they didn't have one of the big name demo teams, they did have some
great aircraft. My personal favorites were the West Coast F-15
Demo Team and the Collings Foundation F-4 Phantom. Pease is also
one of the best bases around for photographing arrivals. |
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Held up by
weather, the West Coast F-15 Demo Team did not arrive until Friday
afternoon. Here 'Hoss' and the team's narrator make a few passes. |
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The
Collings Foundation's F-4D Phantom flown by Vietnam War ace General
Ritchie. |
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A few
photographs of Miss Hap, one of the first B-25s ever built. |
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A pair of A-10 Warthogs made
a few passes. |
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A TBM Avenger from the
Collings Foundation. This aircraft was designed as a torpedo
bomber, but flew many different missions during World War Two. |
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Marine and
Air Force C-130 transports arrive. |
A pair of
P-3 Orion sub hunters. These are both based at Brunswick NAS. |
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A
pair of VA F-16s served as static aircraft. |
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Dan McCue
arrives in his L-39. Dan also performed during the show, but my
best photographs are of his arrival. |
A Navy
trainer comes in to land. It seemed like these guys were trying
to make as much noise as possible when they arrived. |
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The B-1
Lancer was probably the most impressive arrival. |
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The
157th Air Refueling Wing is based at Pease. |
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Here
a World War 2 era C-47 comes in to land. |
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Click
here for information on buying prints of these photographs. |
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