Out of the clear blue of the Western Sky comes ..., no, not Sky King, but the War Birds of New Zealand. I haven't figured out yet what model of fighters these are, but I'll look it up some time. Meanwhile, we'll just admire the free show that they provided for us. The crowd that these fighters came to entertain is at Trusts Arena, about 1.5 miles from our home, but we got to watch nonetheless, and we didn't pay admission.
Jeanne was alone upstairs in our bedroom when she heard engines coming nearer, and fast. She called me and I grabbed my camera. There they came, circling around for their first pass over the stadium.
I couldn't believe we were right on their flight path.
Couldn't have had a better view, even at the stadium.
Now they're diving, and in another formation
The sky was constantly changing. Overcast one minute and sections of blue opening up the next.
And the four split into two pair...
Then they recombined for another pass over ...
...and finally came back over our house to give us a last look. I think that they were dipping their wings to us in farewell but I couldn't be sure...
What all these pictures lack unfortunately, is the sound of the powerful engines that changed in pitch and volume as they performed.
Sky King opened up this post and I think it only fitting that he, and Penny, close it as well. Here is an episode that I remember very well from my youth...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoXkgIsIiQE
And the four split into two pair... 
What all these pictures lack unfortunately, is the sound of the powerful engines that changed in pitch and volume as they performed.
Sky King opened up this post and I think it only fitting that he, and Penny, close it as well. Here is an episode that I remember very well from my youth...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoXkgIsIiQE
Hello: I do not remember Sky King from my youth but you were a bit older than me. I bet Fred will remember it. These pictures are great. You were so lucky to be in the flight path. Were the boys in school when they came over? I bet they would have loved to see it if they were not in school. McKenzie
ReplyDeleteNo, the boys were home. Arram was not interested, but the rest of us all watched it. I shared the pictures later with Arram, but he showed only polite attention to it. Just not a history buff, I guess. -djf
DeleteVery nice pictures! Like you said, you couldn't have had a better seat! 20+ years ago John and I saw the Blue Angels perform in Battle Creek and I got some stunning pix with my old SLR Camera. These look like World War 2 aircraft. What a treat to have seen them!
ReplyDeleteFascinating, and I remember Sky King but only because you mentioned it!
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