Beale Airshow 2009

TopFlight.TV spent the weekend at the Beale Air Force Base open-house and airshow focused on the headlining Patriots Jet Team. Here are a few more shots from the weekend.

01. Crowds begin to arrive for the 2009 Beale Airshow (Photo by Alexander D. Lewis – ADL)

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02. The USAF Global Hawk on static display (ADL)

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03. Airshow fans posing with stars of the show (ADL)

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04. The Flag arrives to the National Anthem

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05. Kent Pietsch in his amazing Jelly Belly performance – Where’s his Aileron?!? (ADL)

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06. Tim Decker in his Pitts Bi-Plane performance (ADL)

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07. C-17 demonstrating the aggressive short-field take-off (ADL)

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08. Heritage Flight featuring the A-10 Warthog, P-51 Mustang, F-16 Fighting Falcon (ADL)

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09. F-16 Fighting Falcon taxi back after a stunning solo performance (ADL)

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10. TopFlight.TV professional airshow photographer Clark Cook (AirShowPix.net). Look at the size of that lens! (ADL)

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11. Everyone’s waiting anxiously for the next pass (ADL)

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12. Patriots getting ready for their queue to enter the airshow box (ADL)

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13. Alpha Jet served as the aerial platform for the Patriots Jet Team air-to-air shoot at the end of the weekend. (ADL)

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14. Brian finding the best position for the HD camera in the Alpha Jet for the Patriots Jet Team air-to-air shoot after the Beal Airshow. (ADL)

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15. T-28 taxing out after the 2009 USAF Beale Airshow. (ADL)

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16. T-6 taxi out for departure (ADL)

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17. T-38 taxiing out with pilots waving to the final airshow fans (ADL)

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18. Static display helicopters depart after the Beale Airshow has come to an end (ADL)

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Hope to see you there next time…

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