Aviation Nation 2010: Nov. 2010
Nellis AFB. NV. Pg.1
Nellis AFB. NV. Pg.1
Aviation Nation 2010 turned out to be
another great air show here at Nellis. I
still regard it as one of the top 5 air
shows in the US. The weather was
bright sunshine and cool temps. Great
for getting shots and enjoying the
event. The USAF Thunderbirds put on
their final shows of the year here at
their home base. Other flying displays
were also quite impressive. The F-22
Raptor put on a powerful display as
well as the F/A-18F Super Hornet. A
special treat was enjoyed by all when
the QF-4E from Holloman AFB. N.M.
participated in the mock Vietnam air
war scenario. The Phantom also put
on a flying display and participated in
the USAF Heritage flIght with an F-86
and F-22A . Very Sweet.
The static displays were better than
expected. Of course all of Nellis'
fighters, A-10 and Pave Hawk
helicopter were there but, I was excited
to see 3 RAF Typhoons there as well.
A month earlier Typhoons were at
MCAS Miramar and now 3 were here at
Nellis. The air show gods are looking
down on us. Again I got several good
shots of the Typhoons. Too bad they
didn't fly. Also in the statics were Navy
types. An F/A-18C Hornet, E-2C
Hawkeye, EA-6B Prowler and a Top
Gun F-5N to be exact. I noticed that
the Navy birds show up about every
2-3 years. The MV-22 Ospery was
also on static and of course the mighty
ageless B-52H BUFF. Along with the
UAVs and beautiful Warbirds it made
for a great static display. Hooray!!!
Always looking forward to the next
Aviation Nation in 2011 can't wait.
Enjoy the photos !!!
another great air show here at Nellis. I
still regard it as one of the top 5 air
shows in the US. The weather was
bright sunshine and cool temps. Great
for getting shots and enjoying the
event. The USAF Thunderbirds put on
their final shows of the year here at
their home base. Other flying displays
were also quite impressive. The F-22
Raptor put on a powerful display as
well as the F/A-18F Super Hornet. A
special treat was enjoyed by all when
the QF-4E from Holloman AFB. N.M.
participated in the mock Vietnam air
war scenario. The Phantom also put
on a flying display and participated in
the USAF Heritage flIght with an F-86
and F-22A . Very Sweet.
The static displays were better than
expected. Of course all of Nellis'
fighters, A-10 and Pave Hawk
helicopter were there but, I was excited
to see 3 RAF Typhoons there as well.
A month earlier Typhoons were at
MCAS Miramar and now 3 were here at
Nellis. The air show gods are looking
down on us. Again I got several good
shots of the Typhoons. Too bad they
didn't fly. Also in the statics were Navy
types. An F/A-18C Hornet, E-2C
Hawkeye, EA-6B Prowler and a Top
Gun F-5N to be exact. I noticed that
the Navy birds show up about every
2-3 years. The MV-22 Ospery was
also on static and of course the mighty
ageless B-52H BUFF. Along with the
UAVs and beautiful Warbirds it made
for a great static display. Hooray!!!
Always looking forward to the next
Aviation Nation in 2011 can't wait.
Enjoy the photos !!!
