Sunderland airshow 2010

[paulmurphy]

Went along to the free airshow at Sunderland on Saturday and got a few good shots and also a bit of sunburn (not used to heat up North)

The show opened with the RAF Falcons parachute display team



This was the Typhoon Eurofighter as the pilot pressed the LOUD pedal



The Harrier also made a return to the show after a long absence, quite amazing to see a jet fighter stand still in the air and then go backwards



Hope you like them

Cheers

Paul

[David Kilpatrick]

Nice shots. It was suggested we should drop in on Sunday, we were at the Sage for Jakob Dylan's concert - wonderful. It is the first time he has ever performed in the UK except in London.

David

[bakubo]

I especially like that first shot of the parachutists!

The Harrier also made a return to the show after a long absence, quite amazing to see a jet fighter stand still in the air and then go backwards

I first saw a Harrier do that in the mid-1970s when I was in the U.S. Marine Corps. The USMC was the only U.S. military service to use these British jump jets. I think that later there was a new joint British and American design around the 1980s so probably your photo is the newer one.

[aster]

Hi Paul,

The Harrier is amazing! Causing all that pull and stir on the water surface is worth watching for long moments...

The RAF Falcons seem to have created some interesting and seamless patterns while in the air! They look like a flock of same-species butterflies migrating...

Thaks for sharing,
Yildiz

[Dr. Harout]

I like them. Nice shots.

[Birma]

Three really interesting pictures Paul - the Harrier is my favourite, as Yildiz describes, with the down-draft on to the sea.

[paulmurphy]

Thanks for the comments everyone, it really is a good event (although very busy) and its free.

Here are a few more

Not all of the planes are military or in combat colours



A dutch air sea rescue team demonstrating their skills



Royal Marines absailing from the helicopter to the zodiac, whislt both were moving forwards



Will post some more when I get time to edit (v.busy with ice rink photos at present)

Cheers

Paul

[gio67]

great shots paul,
i like the helicopter rescue one the best very dramatic and so much happening in it

[Dusty]

I especially like that first shot of the parachutists!

The Harrier also made a return to the show after a long absence, quite amazing to see a jet fighter stand still in the air and then go backwards

I first saw a Harrier do that in the mid-1970s when I was in the U.S. Marine Corps. The USMC was the only U.S. military service to use these British jump jets. I think that later there was a new joint British and American design around the 1980s so probably your photo is the newer one.

We are the only service to have pilots with the cajones to sit still and lay down fire!

My friend, Col. Jack Jackson, has more time in a Harrier than anyone in the world. He was chief test pilot for McDonnell-Douglas (now Boeing) and flew it in combat missions from Vietnam to Bosnia. The original is British, the newer one joint design and awesome!

Dusty

[Greg Beetham]

Good shots Murph, I liked the wild paint job on the Hawker Hunter.
Greg