2008 Dayton Air Show

July 22nd, 2008 | Category: Photography

This past weekend, I took a trip to Dayton, Ohio for the annual airshow held at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.  The main draw this year was the demonstration of the F-22 Raptor.  The speed and agility displayed by this plane was really special even though the pilot wasn’t allowed to show its full capabilities.   Aside from the F-22, there were many other interesting planes and helicopters on display, including the C-17, C-130, P-3, Apache Longbow, A-10, Huey, CH-47, V-22, F-16, and many more.  While oogling at all the technology (some of it new, some of it really really old), I managed to take a few photos which I’ve included here in abridged form.

Edit: Somehow I missed the emergency landing in the middle of the show?  The plane must have (and should have) landed on a runway far from spectators because I certainly didn’t see it.

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