Wings Over Houston 2014 (Image Heavy)

Howdy Folks,

Another year, Another Wings Over Houston. A lot has been said about the good, bad, and ugly about this year's show elsewhere on the web... and it's all true to some extent. The fact that the aircraft that flew, and what they did while flying, varied so much from day to day is a shame, but what can you do? Lots of firsts for me in terms of good photos, so lets dive in.

First up, this glorious beast on static display courtesy of NASA

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5606/...203fd141_b.jpgIMG_9648_filtered by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr


And another NASA oddity, the WB-57F

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Nice AM light on the warbird ramp

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A small sampler of the warbirds in attendance

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The always-impressive MV-22B demo

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A "pretend" Val

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https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7561/...371ee4e3_b.jpgIMG_3753_filtered by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr


https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3956/...44921317_b.jpgIMG_3795_filtered by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr


https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7483/...7363ac48_b.jpgIMG_3814_filtered by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr


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My first Lockheed P2V Harpoon

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https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7537/...68ecba27_b.jpgIMG_4007_filtered by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr


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I was very excited to get a good crack at this A6M Zero

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7552/...2fa5f6f0_b.jpgIMG_4092_filtered by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr

My first T-33

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Randy Ball's MiG-17 Demo is always a blast

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The big draw for me, an airworthy F-100F Super Saber

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The Spad put in quite the show

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3937/...908b0c47_b.jpgIMG_4283_filtered by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr


As did the Scooter

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https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8119/...b8f1c8e2_b.jpgIMG_4411_filtered by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr


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Having seen the Thunderbirds the previous weekend, seeing the Blues was interesting

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https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5605/...3fcf21fc_b.jpgIMG_4626_filtered by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr


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https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7487/...72fc4168_b.jpgIMG_4797_filtered by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr


https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7572/...b85a2d32_b.jpgIMG_4839_filtered by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr


https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7534/...34bd9c00_b.jpgIMG_4901_filtered by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr


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And I'll end with my last shot of the day, the Hun resting on the hot ramp after the show was over

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8671/...8fc1b1e1_b.jpgIMG_9742_filtered by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr



Cheers!

Nick

That a really amazing variety of planes you captured and the shots look amazing.
How does the Blue Angles show compare the Thunderbirds?

Nice shots Nick, thanks for sharing! That looks like a heck of a show with quite a variety of aircraft on display.

Thank you both!

Max, I preferred the Blues show as a spectator, but the Tbirds show gave me more chances at formation passes from off-airport at Alliance, so I may have preferred it from a photo standpoint.

Killer stuff Nick!


Rich B

Thank you Rich! (Sorry I just saw this :) )