Photo Contest Finalists: Blue Angels And Thunderbirds
February 09, 2022
Credit: Ken Hunt/Valrico, Florida
Blue Angel 1 Pulls away from the delta.
Credit: Erik Kuna/Oldsmar, Florida
Blue Angel No. 5, flown by Cdr. Ben Walborn, buzzes the tower during the 2021 Sun N’ Fun Expo.
Credit: Erik Kuna/Oldsmar, Florida
Thunderebird 5 is always doing something cool. While everyone tends to track the formations, some days I just like to focus on the solo performances. In this photo Maj. Michelle “Mace” Curran gets ready to go inverted again . . . and again . . . and again.
Credit: Erik Kuna/Oldsmar, Florida
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds streak by the crowd in a Calypso Pass.
Credit: Erik Kuna/Oldsmar, Florida
The lead solo Thunderbird 5, flown by Maj. Michelle “Mace” Curran, pulls up and away to set up for the next pass by the crowd at the Air and Space Show in Orlando, Florida.
Credit: Erik Kuna/Oldsmar, Florida
Up close and personal with lead solo Maj. Michelle “Mace” Curran of the U.S Air Force Thunderbirds.
Credit: Erik Kuna/Oldsmar, Florida
Lead solo Maj. Michelle “Mace” Curran flies above the Air and Space Show in Orlando, Florida.
Credit: Erik Kuna/Oldsmar, Florida
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds drop in behind the crowd for a pass during the Air and Space Show in Orlando, Florida.
The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are the premier aerial demonstration teams in the U.S.
