Westover ARB Airshow - 2018

Westover ARB

Deployed from and back to Westover's runways in a previous life.

Streamers

Dropped from the circling aircraft to check for wind-age prior to the jumpers departing the aircraft for the opening ceremonies.

US Flag

Largest flag ever unfurled from a skydiver.

Westover's Control Tower

AH-1W Super Cobra

Amazing how far the USMC has 'stretched' this aircraft. Still in front-line service and a long ways from the G model that I was familiar with.

HC-144A Ocean Sentry

Fairly new USCG acquisition. Air Station Cape Cod has three.

HC-144A Ocean Sentry

From Air Station Cape Cod.

HC-144A Ocean Sentry

From Air Station Cape Cod.

Tail Art, MV-22 Osprey

Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204 from Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina.

KC-135R Stratotanker.

President Eisenhower 'bought' this aircraft and it is still flying. Beautiful and classic Boeing 707/720 airframe.

C-17A Globemaster III

Charleston JAB, SC.

T-6B Texan II

From NAS Whiting Field, FL. On static display and an absolutely filthy aircraft.

C-2A Greyhound

US Navy COD (carrier on board delivery) aircraft. Shares many components with the E-2C AWACS. Produced by Northrop Grumman.

E-2C Hawkeye

US Navy AWACS aircraft. Shares many components with the C-2A. Produced by Northrop Grumman.

F-16C Fighting Falcon

More commonly known as the Viper. The Vermont Air National Guard is the fist Air Guard unit scheduled to replace these aircraft with the F-35 Lightning II.

F-16C Fighting Falcon

AIM-120 on the wingtip, AIM-9 on the pylon with a travel pod and external fuel tank.

KC-10A Extender

Massive air-to-air refueling and oversized cargo hauler for the USAF. Due to be replaced by the eventual service entry of the Boeing KC-46. Manufactured by McDonnell Douglas.

Tail Section KC-10A Extender

Massive '3-holer'.

AC-130J Ghostrider

The modified M102 105MM Cannon

AC-130J Ghostrider

6-Bladed props, external fuel tank and weapons station.

PT-17 Stearman

Biplane that was used as a military trainer by the US Army Air Corps during the 1930s and it served throughout WWII. The PT-17 is widely known as the Stearman, Boeing Stearman, Boeing Model 75, or the Kaydet. At least 9,783 were built and thousands of surplus PT-17s were sold on the civil market after WWII.

PT-17 Stearman/Kaydet

The nearly 500 lb, seven cylinder 220 HP Continental R-670-5 radial engine originally pulled by a Sensenich wooden propeller. Most still-airworthy Boeing-Stearman's now have higher-performance metal propellers.

DeHavilland DH 82A T-7602 Tiger Moth

This example was built in 1935. The Tiger Moth served throughout the Commonwealth countries during WWII as a basic training aircraft that was also pressed into light combat roles. 8,868 were produced during 1931-1944 and the type was finally retired in 1959. Thousands of these eventually were made available to the civilian market, post WWII.

Submarine Spitfire Mk. IX

North American P-51D

Always a joy to see and hear fly.

C-5M Super Galaxy

Based at Westover ARB.

B-17G Yankee Lady

B-17G Yankee Lady

Couldn't get enough of her.

B-17G Flying Fortress

Yankee Lady

B-17G Yankee Lady

Submarine Spitfire Mk. IX

Pilot is taking a nap.

Submarine Spitfire Mk. IX