Gallery: U.S. Fighters Strut Their Stuff At Air Shows
January 03, 2022![Blue Angel No. 6 takeoff](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/2022-12/de-gallery-2_edward_lawson-long_beach_california.jpg?itok=3ImqnYGL)
Blue Angel No. 6, flying opposing solo, stays low and fast during a maximum-performance takeoff demonstration at the 2022 Kaneohe Bay Air Show at Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
![Blue Angels diamond formation](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/2022-12/de-gallery-5_edward_lawson-long_beach_california.jpg?itok=N9g_l1dw)
The Blue Angels leave show central in their diamond formation, heading toward Oahu’s Ko’olau Mountains, during the 2022 Kaneohe Bay Air Show at Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
![Blue Angels diamond formation](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/2022-12/de-gallery-3_edward_lawson-long_beach_california.jpg?itok=CagIxOg2)
The Blue Angels, flying in their diamond formation, perform an elegant left-hand, banking turn (with burners) past the crowd during the 2022 Kaneohe Bay Airshow at Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
![Blue Angels delta pass](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/2022-12/de-gallery0-3_edward_lawson-long_beach_california.jpg?itok=j7z9vBLh)
The Blue Angels perform their delta pass, minus the lead solo, under the changing cloud cover as they approach show central during the 2022 Kaneohe Bay Air Show at Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
![Aircraft perform heritage flight](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/2022-12/de-gallery-1_james_olbrish-elpaso_texas.jpg?itok=zUm9t-YM)
Aircraft performing a heritage flight at Hill AFB, Utah, are (from top) a P-51 Mustang fighter, an F-35 Lightning II and an A-10 Thunderbolt II.
![F-35A approaches the speed of sound](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/2022-12/de-gallery-4_edward_lawson-long_beach_california.jpg?itok=jskIfgO0)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Kristin “Beo” Wolfe generates near-field shocks as her F-35A approaches the speed of sound during a high-speed pass, part of her Lightning II demonstration at the 2021 California International Airshow Salinas at Salinas Airport in the Coast Valley.
![U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/2022-12/de-gallery-6_dan_justa-philadelphia.jpeg?itok=V9q-akRb)
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform just off the beach at the Atlantic City (New Jersey) Airshow in August.
The Navy’s Blue Angels, Air Force Thunderbirds, F-35 and others please the crowds at U.S. air shows.
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