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RE: nice mix?

Thanks Steve,

It was fascinating to watch. You could definitely hear the F-15 throttling back and forth to maintain the proper airspeed, while it seemed the F-86 was completely silent. The 51 was probably the loudest of the three, which can’t be said too often.

Three excellent pilots though. The F-86 was being flown by Dale Snodgrass, who’s quite well known for his F-14 demonstrations.

Regards,

Tom

RE: nice mix?

Great picture, Tom. Some very good formation work by those pilots too – notice the difference in angles of attack on each of the three, all trying to hold the same speed and a crisp formation? Very nice… 🙂

RE: nice mix?

I’ve seen a few different variations on the Heritage Flight. The most common would probably be the P-51 with the F-15, but I know that they do throw in a P-47 sometimes. I’ve also seen the P-51 with an F-15 and A-10, and P-51/F-16/A-10 combo.

My favorite of the ones I got to photograph so far though was P-51/F-86/F-15, in sequential order, representing 3 generations of Air Force frontline fighters.

I always enjoy seeing the heritage flights, and it definitely makes for an interesting sound.

Best regards,

-Tom
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RE: nice mix?

Is that half of the USAF Heritage Demo team or something like that, I think they operate a P-51, F-15E, A-10 and some other WWII jobbie (is it a P-47 or is it some other fighter?)