Fast Jet Friday!
We have an airshow at Langley AFB this weekend and I'm sitting here contemplating the weather which isn't going to be entirely cooperative. Then, I found this shot from a rain soaked 2011 NAS Oceana Airshow. The low light really brings out the afterburner flame and the high humidity creates nice vapor off the wingtips. As long as the weather is acceptable enough to fly in, I'll be there!
"FNG"...
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FNG, the call-sign painted under the canopy of this F-18. An F-18E Super Hornet of VFA-105 Gunfighters "Canyon" lifts off smartly from NAS Oceana.
FNG"FNG", the call-sign painted under the canopy of this F-18. Oh, the joy of being a Ltjg. Not the most creative call-sign. An F-18E Super Hornet of VFA-105 Gunfighters "Canyon" lifts off smartly from NAS Oceana.<br/><br/>United States Navy<br/>Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet<br/>166649 / AC-413<br/>VFA-105 Gunslingers 'Canyon', Carrier Air Wing 3, NAS Oceana, Virginia<br/><br/>To purchase a high quality print or digital download for private use, click the <strong>cart</strong> on the right, above the thumbnails. <br/><br/>For commercial use, please email me through my <a href="http://www.fly-by-photography.com/contact.html" target="_blank">contact page</a>.
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