Nellis AFB: USAF 50th Anniversay

On April 26 and 27 at Nellis AFB, the United States Air Force celebrated its 50th Anniversary. It was the most impressive collection of modern day and vintage military aircraft I have ever seen in North America. Five military demonstration teams took part in the airshow, one being the Snowbirds. Below are some of the photographs I took of the Snowbirds at Nellis AFB.

	A horizontal pass in big diamond formation		Snowbirds in wedge formation
	Big diamond bottom side silhouette		A new formation for the 1997 season
	Snowbird #3 taxis in front of the crowd		Snowbirds 9-plane take off with the mountains of Nellis in the background

Pitt Meadows AirFair

The Pitt Meadows show took place on Saturday, July 20. It was a small show but it was nice to have the Snowbirds return to the Fraser Valley before the big show in Abbotsford 3 weeks later.

	Snowbird #2 taxis by the crowd		Big diamond top side silhouette
	The Snowbirds taxi back after their performance		The nine display aircraft and two spares at Pitt Meadows

Abbotsford International Airshow

The Abbotsford Airshow took place on August 8-10. The Snowbirds again headlined the show along with a U-2 Dragon Lady and a full scale Avro Arrow replica.

	Snowbirds in big diamond formation		Double diamond formation
	Snowbirds parked with other flying display aircraft		The Snowbirds arrive at Abbotsford, Thursday, August 7
	Double diamond formation

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