Westfield Airshow featuring the Thunderbirds

Westfield, MA August 27, 2005

The Westfield Airshow, is annually sponsered by The 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard. They had an estimated 100,000 people from throughout New England show up for the 2005 Westfield International Airshow on August 27, 2005. Josh and I were two of them as we arrived in Westfield at 8 AM. "The Celebration of Freedom" airshow included aerial and static displays of military aircraft at the Barnes Municipal Airport in Westfield, MA. Highlights of the show included the world famous U.S. Air Force "Thunderbirds" in the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights," and the local 104th Fighter Wing's A-10 Thunderbolt II "Warthogs". The combination of static and aerial displays of aircraft included over 30 planes ranging from the PT-17 deployed in 1935, World War II vintage planes including the P-51 Mustang, B-25 Bomber and P-47 Thunderbolt and today's high tech aircraft including the B-2 Stealth bomber and incredibly huge C-5 Galaxy. The weather was absolutely perfect for the airshow as the clear blue morning sky yielded to a more interesting cloud enchanced version for the afternoon aerial performances. The clouds added interest to the photographs we shot.

For this show Josh & I each brought our Canon gear and photographed the airshow from start to finish.

Copyright 2005 Jerry Molaver
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All photos were shot using a Canon 1D MK II with a 400mm f2.8 lens, tripod mounted on a full Wimberley.
They have all been post processed with Photoshop CS.

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Photograph taken at Westfield Thunderbird Airshow August 27, 2005 Photograph taken at Westfield Thunderbird Airshow August 27, 2005 Photograph taken at Westfield Thunderbird Airshow August 27, 2005 Photograph taken at Westfield Thunderbird Airshow August 27, 2005
Westfield Thunderbird Airshow
August 27, 2005 		Westfield Thunderbird Airshow
August 27, 2005 		Westfield Thunderbird Airshow
August 27, 2005 		Westfield Thunderbird Airshow
August 27, 2005
Photograph taken at Westfield Thunderbird Airshow August 27, 2005 Photograph taken at Westfield Thunderbird Airshow August 27, 2005 Photograph taken at Westfield Thunderbird Airshow August 27, 2005 Photograph taken at Westfield Thunderbird Airshow August 27, 2005
Westfield Thunderbird Airshow
August 27, 2005 		Westfield Thunderbird Airshow
August 27, 2005 		Westfield Thunderbird Airshow
August 27, 2005 		Westfield Thunderbird Airshow
August 27, 2005
Photograph taken at Westfield Thunderbird Airshow August 27, 2005 Photograph taken at Westfield Thunderbird Airshow August 27, 2005 Photograph taken at Westfield Thunderbird Airshow August 27, 2005 Photograph taken at Westfield Thunderbird Airshow August 27, 2005
Westfield Thunderbird Airshow
August 27, 2005 		Westfield Thunderbird Airshow
August 27, 2005 		Westfield Thunderbird Airshow
August 27, 2005 		Westfield Thunderbird Airshow
August 27, 2005
Photograph taken at Westfield Thunderbird Airshow August 27, 2005 Photograph taken at Westfield Thunderbird Airshow August 27, 2005 Photograph taken at Westfield Thunderbird Airshow August 27, 2005 Photograph taken at Westfield Thunderbird Airshow August 27, 2005
Westfield Thunderbird Airshow
August 27, 2005 		Westfield Thunderbird Airshow
August 27, 2005 		Westfield Thunderbird Airshow
August 27, 2005 		Westfield Thunderbird Airshow
August 27, 2005
Photograph taken at Westfield Thunderbird Airshow August 27, 2005
Westfield Thunderbird Airshow
August 27, 2005

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