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Osprey Sighting

2020/01/09 by terranovabay

A V-22 Osprey passes overhead while hiking at the St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park. From Boeing, the manufacturer of the V-22 Osprey: “The V-22 Osprey is a joint service multirole combat aircraft utilizing tiltrotor technology to combine the vertical performance of a helicopter with the speed and range of a fixed-wing aircraft. With its rotors in vertical position, it can take off, land and hover like a helicopter. Once airborne, it can convert to a turboprop airplane capable of […]

Categories: Air Show • Tags: Boeing, Osprey, St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park, V-22

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Thirty Seconds Over Vero Beach

2019/11/26 by terranovabay

A lone U.S. Navy Blue Angels Boeing F/A-18 Hornet visited Vero Beach Municipal Airport on 25 November 2019 for a business meeting in preparation for the Vero Beach Air Show on 25 & 26 April 2020 when the Blue Angels flight demonstration team will perform. The Hornet circled the airfield once before landing. The Blue Angels stayed for a few hours before departing. Looking forward to their next visit for the air show!

Categories: Air Show • Tags: Blue Angels, Boeing F/A-18 Hornet, Flight Demonstration Squadron, U.S. Navy, U.S. Navy Blue Angels, Vero Beach Air Show, Vero Beach Municipal Airport

Blue Angels Sunday Performance 2018

2018/04/29 by terranovabay

Selected photos of the U.S Navy Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron during their Sunday, 22 April 2018, afternoon performance for the Vero Beach Air Show. The skies cleared up a bit from Saturday but there was still rain and clouds in the area. Improved conditions, though, allowed the Blue Angels to do more of their high altitude flying than they were able to do on Saturday. The Blue Angels are flying Boeing F/A-18 Hornets.

Categories: Air Show • Tags: Blue Angels, Boeing F/A-18 Hornet, Flight Demonstration Squadron, U.S. Navy, Vero Beach Air Show

Blue Angels Saturday Performance 2018

2018/04/28 by terranovabay

Selected photos of the U.S Navy Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron during their Saturday, 21 April 2018, afternoon performance for the Vero Beach Air Show. The skies were very cloudy with rain in the area keeping the Blue Angels low to the ground throughout the performance which made them unable to do a lot of their signature flying pieces. The Blue Angels are flying Boeing F/A-18 Hornets. People crowded onto the Barber Bridge for a better look at the performance. […]

Categories: Air Show • Tags: Blue Angels, Boeing F/A-18 Hornet, Flight Demonstration Squadron, U.S. Navy, Vero Beach Air Show

Danger Angel

2018/04/27 by terranovabay

It was reported after the Vero Beach Air Show held on 21 & 22 April 2018 that a Blue Angel Boeing F/A-18 Hornet performing in the Saturday show sucked a bird into an engine causing $1 million worth of damage to the plane. The plane landed safely with few being aware of the incident at the time but, it is springtime, and birds are on the move in large numbers. Below are selected photos of the Saturday and Sunday Blue […]

Categories: Air Show • Tags: bird, Black Vulture, Blue Angels, Boeing F/A-18 Hornet, U.S. Navy, Vero Beach Air Show, White Ibis

Blue Angels Friday Practice

2018/04/26 by terranovabay

Selected photos of the U.S Navy Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron during their Friday, 20 April 2018, afternoon practice for the Vero Beach Air Show. The Blue Angels are flying Boeing F/A-18 Hornets.

Categories: Air Show • Tags: Blue Angels, Boeing F/A-18 Hornet, Flight Demonstration Squadron, U.S. Navy, Vero Beach Air Show

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F-16 & Curtiss P-40 Heritage Flight

2018/04/25 by terranovabay

The Vero Beach Air Show 2018 hosted the U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command F-16 Demo Team along with a Heritage Flight comprised of a Curtiss P-40. Broken into two posts, this second post shows the F-16 and Curtiss P-40 Heritage Flight. All the photos were taken during the Friday practice for the weekend show. Excerpts from the Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation web site: The U.S. Air Force Heritage Flight (HF) program presents the evolution of USAF air power […]

Categories: Air Show • Tags: Air Combat Command, Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation, Curtiss P-40, F-16, F-16 Fighting Falcon, Fighting Tigers, Heritage Flight, U.S. Air Force, Vero Beach Air Show, Viper, World War 2

Fighting Falcon Over Vero Beach

2018/04/24 by terranovabay

The Vero Beach Air Show 2018 hosted the U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command F-16 Demo Team along with a Heritage Flight comprised of a Curtiss P-40. Broken into two posts, this first post shows the F-16 flying alone. The second post highlights the Heritage Flight. All the photos were taken during the Friday practice for the weekend show. Excerpts from the Air Combat Command web site: The Air Combat Command F-16 Viper Demonstration Team at Shaw AFB, S.C., performs […]

Categories: Air Show • Tags: Air Combat Command, Curtiss P-40, F-16, F-16 Fighting Falcon, Fighting Tigers, Heritage Flight, U.S. Air Force, Vero Beach Air Show, Viper, World War 2

Blue Angels Over ORCA

2018/04/20 by terranovabay

Two of the Blue Angels on their Thursday afternoon practice session passed over the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA) as seen from the front of Audubon House. The tall trees surrounding Audubon House preventing any sighting of the Blue Angels unless they were almost directly overhead though the thunderous roar of their engines could be heard all through the woods. The Blue Angels are performing at the Vero Beach Air Show on 21 & 22 April 2018. Naturally, rain is […]

Categories: Air Show • Tags: Blue Angels, ORCA, Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, U.S. Navy, Vero Beach Air Show

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Last Plane Out

2016/11/06 by terranovabay

An elderly Convair 240 built in the late 1940s sits at Orlando-Apopka Airport easily visible from Highway 441 from where these images were taken from a passing car. Accommodating 40 or so passengers in a pressurized compartment, the Convair 240 helped usher in the modern airline industry. Then there is a friend of mine who flew across the Atlantic from New York to London in a similar plane many years ago. Think of it now as quite a feat when […]

Categories: Air Show • Tags: Convair 240, Highway 441, Last Plane Out, Nicaragua, Orlando-Apopka Airport, Pan Am, Vero Beach Municipal Airport

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Photography by Bob Montanaro

Category Archives: Air Show

Osprey Sighting

Thirty Seconds Over Vero Beach

Blue Angels Sunday Performance 2018

Blue Angels Saturday Performance 2018

Danger Angel

Blue Angels Friday Practice

F-16 & Curtiss P-40 Heritage Flight

Fighting Falcon Over Vero Beach

Blue Angels Over ORCA

Last Plane Out