Gallery: U.S. Fighters Strut Their Stuff At Air Shows

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform just off the beach at the Atlantic City (New Jersey) Airshow in August.