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2007 CAF airshow at Midland

The Super Hornet had a whoopsy at the start of its routine on Saturday, in the form of a tailstrike:

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/Midland2007/Highlights/F18TailStrike07.jpg

A replica “Val” dive bomber participating in the “Tora, Tora, Tora” Pearl Harbor recreation:

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/Midland2007/Highlights/ValMidland07.jpg

The Camarillo F6F Hellcat “Minsi III”, at the show together with their FM2 Wildcat and C-46 Commando:

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/Midland2007/Highlights/F6fMidland07.jpg

TBM Avenger, or one of the equivalents:

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/Midland2007/Highlights/AvengerMidland07.jpg

AC-47 Spooky and A-1E Skyraider during the recreation of a combat search and rescue mission during the Vietnam war:

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/Midland2007/Highlights/A1AndAc47.jpg

You can’t have enough Skyraiders, so here’s the A-1D which performed in the same CSAR routine, together with two O-2 Super Skymasters:

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/Midland2007/Highlights/A1dMidland07.jpg

And there were also two UH-1 Hueys and this AH-1 Cobra:

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/Midland2007/Highlights/Ah1Midland07.jpg

More photos and text here:

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/Midland2007/Highlights/index.html

Comments, suggestions and questions all welcome.

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By: Propstrike - 9th October 2007 at 14:22

A fine set- many thanks. F 18 driver is obviously a frustrated taildragger enthusiast.

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