Andrews AFB air show 2017

[shaggy101]

This will be the first of many from the trip to the USA I made a couple of weeks ago. It started with the Andrews AFB air show which was a great start, some really cool surprises on the day made for an excellent show. These included an impromptu show from a B-2 & Lockheed T-50 & a departure from an AC-130J which I'd never seen before. Just a shame the first half of the show was backlit really with the sun moving round in the afternoon but cloud cover increasing. We did a little spotting a couple of days after as well which I'll post in this thread as well, we didn't see an awful lot unfortunately though.

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USAF B-1B Lancer & C-5M Galaxy by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF B-1B Lancer by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF MC-12X Guardrail by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF A-10C Thunderbolt by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Lockheed T-50A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF T-38C Talon by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF F-15E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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DCANG F-16C by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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DHS Beechcraft B300C by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF AC-130J Ghostrider by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF UH-1N Iroquois by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF B-2A Spirit by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF B-2A Spirit by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF KC-135R Stratotanker by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF KC-135R Stratotanker by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF B-2A Spirit by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF B-2A Spirit by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF B-2A Spirit by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF UH-1N Iroquois by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF UH-1N Iroquois by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Lockheed T-50A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Lockheed T-50A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Lockheed T-50A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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P-51D Mustang by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Tora Tora Tora by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Tora Tora Tora by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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B-25 Mitchell "Panchito" by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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B-25 Mitchell "Panchito" by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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B-17G Flying Fortress by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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C-47 Skytrain by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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C-47 Skytrain by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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B-29 Superfortress "Doc" by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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B-29 Superfortress "Doc" by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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P-51D Mustang by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF F-22A Raptor by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF F-22A Raptor by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF Heritage Flight by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF Heritage Flight by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF F-22A Raptor by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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US Army Golden Knights C-31 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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F4U-4 Corsair by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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F4U-4 Corsair & P-51D Mustang by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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GEICO Skytypers by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF T-38C Talon by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF UH-1N Iroquois by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF UH-1N Iroquois by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF Thunderbirds by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF Thunderbirds by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF Thunderbirds by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF C-32 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

Thanks for looking, as usual more on flickr & my facebook page if you're interested. As usual comments & criticism welcome

[NTG1610]

Better collection of aircraft than Oceana had,

[sylvancatharsis]

Ah, good ol' Andrews. Used to be an annual pilgrimage for me, but I stopped going a few years after they started shuttling spectators from offsite. I keenly recall struggling with that early-morning light that seemed to linger out in front forever, and always when the more interesting or unusual kit was displaying (the Harrier, which used to be a perennial participant, always seemed to go up early). Shame you had to deal with that godawful backlighting for the B-2 and T-50. Good to see 'em, though! Did the T-50 do much of a display?

I also remember when that static ramp was jam-packed; there were years when I'd count seven or eight Herc variants, an equal number of T-38s, every type of heavy in the services' inventories; they even had two B-52s one year and two KC-10s another. Looks a little sparse these days, but good to see they're still drawing some quality items. The Nellis Lancer is a nice catch; not seen one of those before!

I really like the B-17 shot, and the first of the Raptor images works really well despite the backlighting!

[shaggy101]

Ah, good ol' Andrews. Used to be an annual pilgrimage for me, but I stopped going a few years after they started shuttling spectators from offsite. I keenly recall struggling with that early-morning light that seemed to linger out in front forever, and always when the more interesting or unusual kit was displaying (the Harrier, which used to be a perennial participant, always seemed to go up early). Shame you had to deal with that godawful backlighting for the B-2 and T-50. Good to see 'em, though! Did the T-50 do much of a display?

I also remember when that static ramp was jam-packed; there were years when I'd count seven or eight Herc variants, an equal number of T-38s, every type of heavy in the services' inventories; they even had two B-52s one year and two KC-10s another. Looks a little sparse these days, but good to see they're still drawing some quality items. The Nellis Lancer is a nice catch; not seen one of those before!

I really like the B-17 shot, and the first of the Raptor images works really well despite the backlighting!

The T-50 didn't do much, a couple of passes quite high up & that was it. Was still good to see though. The static was fairly sparse & full of people mainly because they still do the parking offsite, at the home of the Redskins, & the bus drivers had no idea where they were going, took us nearly an hour to get there. I was very surprised to see the Nellis B-1 as I didn't even know they were based there.

[sovietjet]

I was very surprised to see the Nellis B-1 as I didn't even know they were based there.

They're not, the B-1 is based at Dyess and is opertaed by the 77th WPS which is part of the Nellis based 57th Wing.

[tuska2]

Those gorgeous Talons!

[CJS]

Great set of photos, the T-38 is just a lovely looking thing isn't it?

Anyone else think that the T-50 borrows more than a little bit from the F-16? In looks at least, if not avionics!

[Airwolfhound]

Those Iroquois are smart, lovely shots all round despite the light

[farnboroughrob]

Great set love the UH-1's the most. I remember getting very excited by seeing the Golden Knights C-31 at Vegas one day, lovely machine.