2017 Chicago Air & Water show

[sovietjet]

A bit delayed on this, but better late than never. The Chicago air show takes place over North avenue beach, and the aircraft all fly over Lake Michigan. This created some nice opportunities with the helicopters and the Harrier. The crowds are huge and annoying though, so it's not the most pleasant experience. Some of these photos are from Gary airport, where all the aircraft were staging from. The rest are from the show itself.

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F/A-18C 163768 Blue Angels by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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F/A-18C 163768 Blue Angels by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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F/A-18C 163768 Blue Angels by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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F/A-18C 163768 Blue Angels by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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F/A-18C 163462 Blue Angels by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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F/A-18C Blue Angels by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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F/A-18B 162885 Blue Angels by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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F-22 02-4028 TY 325th FW / 43rd FS by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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F-22 02-4028 TY 325th FW / 43rd FS by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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F-22 02-4028 TY 325th FW / 43rd FS by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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F-22 02-4028 TY 325th FW / 43rd FS by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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F-22 02-4028 TY 325th FW / 43rd FS by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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F-22 02-4028 TY 325th FW / 43rd FS by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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AV-8B+(R) Harrier II 165387 WH-51 VMA-542 by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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AV-8B+(R) Harrier II 165387 WH-51 VMA-542 by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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AV-8B+(R) Harrier II 165387 WH-51 VMA-542 by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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AV-8B+(R) Harrier II 165387 WH-51 VMA-542 by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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AV-8B+(R) Harrier II 165387 WH-51 VMA-542 by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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AV-8B+(R) Harrier II 165387 WH-51 VMA-542 by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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A-10C 81-0994 MI 127th WG / 107th FS by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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A-10C 81-0994 MI 127th WG / 107th FS by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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A-10C, P-51 and F-22 Heritage Flight by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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T-38A 64-13176 FF 1st FW / 71st FTS by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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T-38A 63-8218 FF 1st FW / 71st FTS by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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T-38A 64-13176 FF 1st FW / 71st FTS by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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Boeing KC-135R 60-0358 126th ARW / 108th ARS by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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Boeing KC-135R 60-0358 126th ARW / 108th ARS by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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Boeing KC-135R 60-0358 126th ARW / 108th ARS by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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Lockheed C-130H 80-0326 103rd AW / 118th AS by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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Lockheed C-130H 80-0326 103rd AW / 118th AS by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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Lockheed C-130H 80-0326 103rd AW / 118th AS by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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Lockheed C-130H 80-0326 103rd AW / 118th AS by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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Bell 412EP N681FD Chicago Fire Department by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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Eurocopter MH-65D Dolphin US Coast Guard by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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Bell 206 N911YY Chicago Police Department by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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Bell 412EP N681FD Chicago Fire Department by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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Douglas A-4B Skyhawk N49WH 132112 Warbird Heritage Foundation by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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Douglas A-4B Skyhawk N49WH 132112 Warbird Heritage Foundation by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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UH-72A 13-72293 1-376th AVN Iowa Army National Guard by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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Fokker C-31A Troopship 85-01607 US Army Golden Knights by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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North American T-6G Texan N791MH Team Aeroshell by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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Yak-52T N621TW Team Aerostar by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

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Cavalier TF-51D Mustang "Bum Steer" NL20TF by Ivan Voukadinov, on Flickr

[Tmyers123]

Great set, really like the one of the Coast Guard Dolphin.

[jalfrezi]

Nice set of photos, Ivan. The Blue Angels and the Harrier shots are the stand out pics for me.

[Wrexham Mackem]

A very nice set Ivan. The show looks a little out of the ordinary, and I enjoyed browsing through your set.

[Spiny Norman]

Great stuff. Thought the Blue Angels were good then I saw number 16 of the AV-8B - a Picture of the week contender.