Northwest 747

The airline, and the aircraft are both now a thing of the past. This an NWA Boeing 747, soon after rotating at Atlanta, 2010. It become the property of Delta before they finally retired their Jumbo Jet fleet in 2017.

United Boeing 747

A sight that is long since gone - a United Airlines Boeing 747-400 in the Tulip livery at the gate in Hong Kong. Both the aircraft and the livery are gong. I love this perspective, accentuating the famous "hump" of the jumbo jet. 2008

F-18's at Ellington Field

A couple of fighter jets tussle in the skies above Houston during the airshow in 2014.

Marine Helicopter

The Marines put on quite a show at the New Orleans Airshow, Belle Chase, 2011. The helicopter is seen here in a maneuver designed to mimic that which might have been seen in Vietnam.

Red Bull Skydivers

Red Bull skydivers seem to evade a chase plan (don' think they jumped out this one?) at the Belle Chase Airshow in New Orleans, 2011

B2 Stealth Bomber

This is the B2 Stealth Bomber, a welcome guest at the Belle Chase New Orleans Airshow in 2011. It wasn't on static display, but instead appeared for a brief fly by or two.

Fat Albert Vapor Trails

Love this image of Fat Albert, the Blue Angels' support C130 rises up into the Louisiana sky in 2011. The vapors on the propellers blades really make this image. Great to capture it.

Fat Albert C-130

Fat Albert is the C-130 support aircraft that always accompanies the Blue Angels. Flying its own demonstration maneuvers, it is seen here in a deep dive as it approaches touchdown at Belle Chase, New Orleans Airshow, 2011

Taxiing Blue Angel

Blue Angels no. 2, taxiing before the demonstration flight at the New Orleans airshow in Belle Chase, 2011. Would absolutely love to see these guys fly at their home base in Pensacola.

Delta Split

So this is called the 'Delta Split', when the six Blue Angels fly in formation and split apart infront of the crowd at the airfield. This taken at Belle Chase in New Orleans, 2011

Singapore 777

A Boeing 777-200 on short final at Houston IAH, inbound from Moscow for Singapore Airways. This service is now replaced with an A350 and operates from Manchester instead. 2013.

KLM 747

KLM 747 on short final at Houston IAH.

NASA's Boeing 747

NASA's Boeing 747 Space Shuttle carrier on display at the Houston airshow, at Ellington Field, 2012. The Jumbo was in transition to the NASA Space Center for permanent display and, as such, she had flown her last trip by this point.

747 Jet Engines

A close up look at the turbofan engines on NASA's Boeing 747 Space Shuttle carrier during the Houston Airshow at Ellington Field, 2012. The blades have propelled this jumbo many miles in support of America's space program, but she is now retired.

NASA 747 Turbofans

The starboard engines of NASA's retired Space Shuttle carrier at Ellington Field, Houston, 2012. Aside from traveling as a passenger, this as close as I've ever come to a Boeing 747 - and it was quite an experience.

Screaming across Houston

Blue Angels on the move as the scream past the the crowd in a tight formation at Ellington Field, 2014. Without the help of a long lens, I was still able to enjoy taking photos of the jets, as the trailing smoke charted their path across the Texas sky.

Diving

No long lens for me on this trip, but it did give me the opportunity to get some of the shots of the Blue Angels flight demonstration with their smoke on. Creating some very nice images in the sky over Houston, with a trajectory almost like a rollercoaster. 2014.

Roller Coaster

Like a rollercoaster in the sky- the smoke from these Blue Angels F-18 paints a stomach churning picture high above the Houston skies during a steep dive at Ellington Field, Houston, 2014.

Coming out of a Dive

Blue Angels strutting their stuff at Ellington Field, Houston, 2014. With the smoke on, the trajectory of these F-18 Super Hornets remained visible for several moments, creating these amazing sculptures in the sky.

New Orleans Blue Angels

The US Navy Blue Angels, flying in a very tight formation over New Orleans in 2011.

Blue Angels and the Moon

No photoshop for this one. I spotted that the Blue Angels' fly past brought them overhead in-line with the Moon and decide to try and get the shot. Panning several times as the continued their demonstration, I eventually succeeded!Ellington Field, Houston, 2014.