Gulf Coast Salute Air Show - Tyndall AFB, Florida May 14, 2005
Double click thumbnails.  All images © 2005 by Scott Jackson - PhotosFlorida.com


Although the air show showcased our modern aircraft I was there to see my old F-4 Phantom fly one more time.  
During the heritage flyby I became..well....verklempt (talk amongst yourselves..sniff!).

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F/A-22 Raptor taking off
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F/A-22 Raptor taking off
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F/A-22 Raptor taking off
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Formation of Raptors
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The break for landing
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Short final
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Touchdown
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Aerodynamic braking
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F-4 Phantom from 
83rd Aerial Targets Squadron
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F-4 Taxing for takeoff

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F-4 takeoff
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F-4 takeoff
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F-4 takeoff

Sound of F-4s taking off in full afterburner.  Set volume to "ludicrous", shackle the dog, tape over windows, move beer from edge of table and put mama close to the speakers to experience the titillation and learn why chicks dig the jets.

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F-15 Eagle taxing down active
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F-15 Takeoff roll
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Jacking the nose
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F-15
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F-15
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F-15 max power and hi-g turn
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F-4 & F-15 in 
heritage flyby
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F-4 & F-15 in 
heritage flyby
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F-4 & F-15 in 
heritage flyby
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In the break
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Afterburners cooking
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Short Final
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Drag chute deployed
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Landing roll out smooth so far
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Oops drag chute streamer
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F-16 takeoff
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F-16 takeoff
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F-16
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F-16 w afterburner
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Max power and G
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Max power and G
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F-16 formation landing
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F-16 formation landing
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F-16 formation landing
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Canadian Snowbirds
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Canadian Snowbirds
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B-2 Bomber
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B-2 Bomber
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B-1 Bomber
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B-1 Bomber
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B-1 Bomber max power climb
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B-52 - making friends since 1954
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B-25
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In front of F/A-22 Raptor
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With Lt Col Mike "BamBam" Stapleton
Commander of the 43 Fighter Squadron flying F/A-22 Raptors
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With QF-4 
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Mig-23 Flogger
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Mig-29  Fulcrum
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C-17
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QF-4 aerial drones 
Photos from 2007 air show  

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