Selfridge A.N.G.B. 2005
This was a good show. Weather was beautiful one day, miserable the next. Typical Michigan Spring day! Spent time with some friends, and saw some great demos.
My highlight was the Collings Foundation F-4D Phantom II. The banner photo shows it on take off.
The home town boys gave us a nice treat. F-16s, C-130s, and KC-135s did multiple passes to show us tax payers what our money is being invested in.
Here is the KC-135 Stratotanker "Stinger" pass.
F-16 Fighting Falcon
The show was themed "A Salute to the Vietnam Veteran" and had a nice spread of veteran aircraft.
One of my favorites, the A-1 Skyraider a.k.a. "Sandy"
The F-16 Viper/P-51 Mustang Heritage flight
* BANDIT! * Mig-17 Fresco
The Mig-17 was the premiere dog fighter for the early part of the Vietnam war. It was later replaced by the Mig-21, but it saw plenty of action against our fighters, including the F-4 Phantom II. The Phantom below is a "D" model, belonging to the Collings Foundation. It is painted to resemble Capt. Steve Ritchie's aircraft. He was the only USAF ace of the war.
