Defense Pilots Perspective 2016 Aviation Week Photo Contest Finalists
December 21, 2016
Sonoran Desert Thunder
Credit: Brian Emch, Lancaster, California
A 107th Fighter Sqdn. "Hawg" fires its guns on a strafing run at Gila Bend, Arizona, during Hawgsmoke.
Turbo Patrol
Credit: Aldo Wicki, Kerzers, Switzerland
A Swiss air force Pilatus PC-7 patrols over the World Economic Forum on a late winter afternoon.
A Winter Sky's Full Moon Looping
Credit: Aldo Wicki, Kerzers, Switzerland
A Swiss air force Pilatus PC-7 graciously loops into a rising winter full moon.
Almost There!
Credit: Antonio Biasus, Canoas, Brazil
Air refueling near Canoas AFB in Brazil.
Not So Close!
Credit: Antonio Biasus, Canoas, Brazil
Two-ship formation near Canoas AFB n Brazil.
Pilatus PC6 Swiss Air Force 1
Credit: Peter Lewis, Switzerland
Pilatus PC6, Swiss air force.
Onboard with the 'Hitman'
Credit: Stuart Sanders, Nanaimo, British Columbia
Onboard with Snowbird 5, Capt Matthew "Hitman" Hart as boss leads the formation in a low- approach down Runway 07 at the Abbotsford International Airshow.
Spartan Above the Clouds
Credit: Ognyan Stefanov, Sofia, Bulgaria
Bulgarian air force Spartan over the clouds near Graf Ignatievo AFB, Bulgaria.
Bulgarian Air Force Su-25
Credit: Ognyan Stefanov, Sofia, Bulgaria
Bulgarian air force Su-25 during a low-level training flight over Thracian plain.
Royal Canadian Air Force Buffalo
Credit: Jason Pineau, Yellowknife, Northwest Territory
A Canadian air force de Havilland Buffalo aircraft conducts training in the rain in Sechelt, British Columbia.
An A-10 'Painting'
Credit: James Haseltine, Omaha, Nebraska
An A-10C from the 190th Fighter Sqdn. rolls left high over the Utah Test and Training range during a sortie. The lakebed background and the jet almost look fake, like a painting, on Feb. 25.
'Ace Maker II' Top Cover over 'Taboo' F-22 Demo Pilot
Credit: Gregory Colyer, San Rafael, California
Taken during Chino POF Airshow .
Jayhawk Pilots
Credit: David Lau, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
U.S pilots showcasing the Jayhawk's capability at a SAR demo.
Embraer KC390 Parachute Extraction
Credit: David Branco Filho, Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil
An Embraer KC-390 prototype testing an inflight parachute extraction at Campo Grande, Brazil.
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