Notes:

The diamond formation passes over the crowd (and soon over me on the Barksdale tower catwalk).

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Aircraft

92-3880 - Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

vipooh 92-3880
301 1 0 Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon
92-3880 - Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

The Thunderbirds kicking off their show in Cleveland with a formation break over the crowd!

Flex Aviation 92-3880
505 5 1 Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon
92-3880 - Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Rodrigo Ehnis Borja 92-3880
1,686 18 0 Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon

Photo location

60-0058 - Boeing B-52H Stratofortress - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Smoke and noise, the trademark of the B-52! “SKULL 52” climbing out of Barksdale

Garrett Heller 60-0058
2,010 7 0 Boeing B-52H Stratofortress
61-0012 - Boeing B-52H Stratofortress - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Buff with one of the mains locked down doing some pattern work

Garrett Heller 61-0012
2,019 13 0 Boeing B-52H Stratofortress
61-0031 - Boeing B-52H Stratofortress - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Mighty BUFF on final

Garrett Heller 61-0031
1,540 11 0 Boeing B-52H Stratofortress

Photographer

60-0038 - Boeing B-52H Stratofortress - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

"38 Special" wasn't wearing the tail code, but from what I can find, she's another 93rd BS bird (tail code BD)

Matt Barnette 60-0038
9,492 3 0 Boeing B-52H Stratofortress
N529B - Boeing B-29A Superfortress - Commemorative Air Force

It was disappointing that 'Fifi' didn't fly during the Defenders of Liberty 2011 show, but just seeing her back on the circuit was good enough

Matt Barnette N529B
3,465 0 0 Boeing B-29A Superfortress
165199 - McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet - United States - US Navy (USN)

VFA-86 "Sidewinders" static bird departing the 2011 Barksdale Defenders of Liberty Airshow

Matt Barnette 165199
2,769 0 0 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet

Registration

92-3880

Photo Date

Apr 25, 2010

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Notes

The diamond formation passes over the crowd (and soon over me on the Barksdale tower catwalk).

Camera

Canon EOS 50D | EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Show Exif data
92-3880 - Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

vipooh 92-3880
301 1 0 Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon
92-3880 - Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

The Thunderbirds kicking off their show in Cleveland with a formation break over the crowd!

Flex Aviation 92-3880
505 5 1 Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon
92-3880 - Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Rodrigo Ehnis Borja 92-3880
1,686 18 0 Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon
60-0058 - Boeing B-52H Stratofortress - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Smoke and noise, the trademark of the B-52! “SKULL 52” climbing out of Barksdale

Garrett Heller 60-0058
2,010 7 0 Boeing B-52H Stratofortress
61-0012 - Boeing B-52H Stratofortress - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Buff with one of the mains locked down doing some pattern work

Garrett Heller 61-0012
2,019 13 0 Boeing B-52H Stratofortress
61-0031 - Boeing B-52H Stratofortress - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Mighty BUFF on final

Garrett Heller 61-0031
1,540 11 0 Boeing B-52H Stratofortress
60-0038 - Boeing B-52H Stratofortress - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

"38 Special" wasn't wearing the tail code, but from what I can find, she's another 93rd BS bird (tail code BD)

Matt Barnette 60-0038
9,492 3 0 Boeing B-52H Stratofortress
N529B - Boeing B-29A Superfortress - Commemorative Air Force

It was disappointing that 'Fifi' didn't fly during the Defenders of Liberty 2011 show, but just seeing her back on the circuit was good enough

Matt Barnette N529B
3,465 0 0 Boeing B-29A Superfortress
165199 - McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet - United States - US Navy (USN)

VFA-86 "Sidewinders" static bird departing the 2011 Barksdale Defenders of Liberty Airshow

Matt Barnette 165199
2,769 0 0 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
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