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The Miramar MCAS Airshow was held from October 17 to 19, 2003. Here is a selection of images taken on October 18.
The crowd line at Miramar faces nearly due south. The sun is in front of the crowd all day. The humid air is very conducive to the formation of vapor during high-speed and high-G flight by the fast jets. By the end of the day the air temperature and humidity were both in the 90s. Many of the spectators were sporting red, sunburned faces.
Four Boeing-Vertol CH-46 Sea
Knights of HMM-165, a pair of Bell HH-1N Hueys, a pair of Bell
AH-1W Super Cobras, and a pair of Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallions
of HMH-466 and HMH-465 approach show center after the MAGTF demonstration.
Four Boeing-Vertol Sea Knights of HMM-165;
CH-46D, 154799 #00, CH-46D, 154829 #07, CH-46F, 157670 #02 and
CH-46 #12.
Boeing-Vertol Sea Knights of HMM-165; CH-46F,
157670 #02 and CH-46 #12.
Boeing-Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight, 154799 #00 of HMM-165.
Bell UH-1N Hueys #06 and #09
Bell AH-1W Super Cobras #24 and #29
A trio of Boeing-McDonnell-Douglas
Hornets breaks into the pattern; F/A-18C #303 and #305 of
VMFA-232 and F/A-18D, 164651, #04 of VMFA(AW)-242.
Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallions #17 of HMH-465 and #67 of HMH-466.
Lockheed KC-130T Hercules, 164999
of VMGR-234 and KC-130F, 149795 of VMGR-352.
Lockheed KC-130T Hercules, 164999
of VMGR-234.
McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Harrier #14
of VMA-214 taxis in after the MAGTF demonstration.
Ground troops
double-time it back from the MAGTF demonstration.
Sean D. Tucker makes one of many
unusal attitude passes in his bright orange Aviation Specialties
Challenger, N260HP.
Lockheed-Martin F-117A Stealth
Fighter, 85-0829 of the 8th Fighter Squadron, the Black Sheep
of the 49th Fighter Wing based at Holloman AFB. It wears tail
code HO.
Vapor forms over the leading edges
of the wings of Lockheed-Martin F-117A Stealth Fighter, 85-0829
as it pulls up at show center.
Lockheed-Martin F-117A Stealth
Fighter, 85-0829 deploys its drag chute.
Lockheed-Martin F-117A Stealth
Fighter, 85-0829 taxis in following its second performance of the
day.
Lockheed-Martin F-117A Stealth
Fighter, 85-0829 taxis in as the heavy armor rolls out in the
background.
Lockheed-Martin-General Dynamics
F-16C Fighting Falcon, 88-0459 of the 388th Fighter Wing based at
Hill AFB.
Vapor forms in the vortices
streaming from the wing tips and strakes of F-16C Fighting
Falcon, 88-0459.
Legacy flight of F-16C Fighting
Falcon, 88-0459 and Bill Anders P-51D, N151AF Val Halla.
North American P-51D Mustang,
N151AF Val Halla returns to the ramp.
North American P-51D Mustang,
N151AF Val Halla.
McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Harrier,
164119 #13 of VMA-211 based at Yuma MCAS taxis out for its second
performance of the day.
McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Harrier,
164119 #13 of VMA-211 taxis in following its second performance
of the day. It flew a third VTOL demonstration shortly before
sunset.
McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Harrier,
164119 #13 of VMA-211.
Sean D. Tucker flies his Aviation
Specialties Challenger, N260HP in another unusual attitude in
formation with his support plane.
Sean D. Tucker taxis his Aviation
Specialties Challenger, N260HP back to the flightline.
Base search and rescue Bell HH-1N
Huey, 158554 lands in front of Lockheed KC-130T Hercules, 164999
of VMGR-234.
Lockheed C-130T, 164763 Fat Albert of the
Blue Angels takes off assisted by JATO.
The JATO bottles near burn-out on
Lockheed C-130T, 164763 Fat Albert of the Blue Angels.
The U. S. Navy Blue Angels headlined the airshow schedule. They flew a five-ship performance with a single solo plane.
McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornets of
the Blue Angels perform a formation roll.
McDonnell-Douglas FA-18s of the Blue Angels cut
the corner of the approach to show center.
McDonnell-Douglas FA-18s of the Blue Angels cut
the corner of the approach to show center.
McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 #5 of the Blue Angels
is shrouded in vapor during a high-speed pass.
McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornets of the Blue
Angels perform a line-abreast formation loop.
McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornets of
the Blue Angels perform a line-abreast formation loop.
McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornets of
the Blue Angels shift formation as they complete the loop.
McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornets of
the Blue Angels perform a rolling break.
McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornets of
the Blue Angels perform a diamond formation loop.
McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornets of
the Blue Angels perform a five-way crossover at show center.
McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornets of
the Blue Angels break into the pattern at the end of the show.
This shot emphasizes the Dimage Z1's limited ability to focus on
fast-moving jets.
McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornets of
the Blue Angels taxi to show center.
Page 1 of the 2003 Miramar MCAS Airshow Flying
Displays.
Static Displays Page 1 - Combat Aircraft.
Static Displays Page 2 -
Transports, Tankers, Helicopters, Trainers, Electronics warfare
aircraft.
Static Displays Page 3 - Vintage Aircraft.
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