summer sortie
pictures of airplanes and things
Thunderbolts Only Happen When it’s Raining
An A-10C from the Maryland Air National Guard on arrival for the 2011 Great Lakes International Air Show.
The Dentist
Rick Volker and his Sukhoi SU-26M.
Bird of Spring
An American Robin silhouetted against the evening sky just after sunset.
Cloud Maker
A USAF C-17 Globemaster III flies overhead leaving contrails in its wake.
Griffon
An RCAF CH-146 Griffon helicopter kicks up dust as it lands at CYXU.
L’oiseau des Neiges
This year marks the RCAF’s 50th Anniversary of flying the Canadian designed and built Canadair CT-114 Tutor, first taken on strength in 1963.
The Green Mountain Boys
An F-16c of the Vermont Air National Guards’ 158th Fighter Wing, flies a missed approach during the 2011 Great Lakes International Air Show.
