Great photos Hugh, I was fortunate enough to get a couple of shots of this beauty myself at the show.

I’ve always been especially fond of the B-1 for the way it somehow manages to retain a certain elegance, despite it’s immense bulk.

A truly awe-inspiring beast on takeoff also :cool:.

Thanks for posting that link Inkworm, some of those pics are in my copy however there were plenty that weren’t, very interesting!

I love Top Gun, granted I skip past the bulk of the cheese nowadays, but the aerial scenes of those F14’s and F5’s is enough for me to ignore any of the numerous inaccuracies!

I mean it could have been worse guys, an episode of 24 featured an F-117A Nighthawk “shooting down” Air Force One….:rolleyes:

Wow, it would make a great movie done correctly! Good tip, I’ll have to check that out…:cool:

I’m currently reading “Chickenhawk” by Robert Mason, a very visceral real-life account of what it was like to fly Huey’s in Vietnam.

I’m about half-way through and finding it a fascinating read, if you’re like me and find the Vietnam war interesting because of the sheer amount of air power involved and you want a descriptive, captivating account from a guy who saw some serious action then I would definitely recommend this one!