Notes:

It was disappointing that 'Fifi' didn't fly during the Defenders of Liberty 2011 show, but just seeing her back on the circuit was good enough. Miss the bare metal, though.

Photographer

Contact photographer for terms of use.
Use this photo

Aircraft

N529B - Boeing B-29 Superfortress - Commemorative Air Force

Filip Kapera N529B
2,124 9 0 Boeing B-29 Superfortress
N529B - Boeing B-29 Superfortress - Commemorative Air Force

Commemorative Air Force Boeing B-29 Superfortress "FIFI" is departing off of runway 13 to do her demo for the World War II Weekend Airshow at Reading Regional Airport

Maryland Aviation Photography N529B
1,598 6 0 Boeing B-29 Superfortress
N529B - Boeing B-29 Superfortress - Commemorative Air Force

World War II Weekend 2023 - Fifi landing 31

Carlos R N529B
2,325 5 0 Boeing B-29 Superfortress

Photo location

60-0058 - Boeing B-52H Stratofortress - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Smoke and noise, the trademark of the B-52! “SKULL 52” climbing out of Barksdale

Garrett Heller 60-0058
2,023 8 0 Boeing B-52H Stratofortress
61-0012 - Boeing B-52H Stratofortress - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Buff with one of the mains locked down doing some pattern work

Garrett Heller 61-0012
2,023 13 0 Boeing B-52H Stratofortress
61-0031 - Boeing B-52H Stratofortress - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Mighty BUFF on final

Garrett Heller 61-0031
1,569 11 0 Boeing B-52H Stratofortress

Photographer

60-0038 - Boeing B-52H Stratofortress - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

"38 Special" wasn't wearing the tail code, but from what I can find, she's another 93rd BS bird (tail code BD)

Matt Barnette 60-0038
9,495 3 0 Boeing B-52H Stratofortress
165199 - McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet - United States - US Navy (USN)

VFA-86 "Sidewinders" static bird departing the 2011 Barksdale Defenders of Liberty Airshow

Matt Barnette 165199
2,773 0 0 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
72-0140 - McDonnell Douglas QF-4E Phantom II - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Heritage Phantom in tight formation with Lone Star Flight Museum's P-51 and A-10 West's bird

Matt Barnette 72-0140
3,703 2 0 McDonnell Douglas QF-4E Phantom II

Registration

N529B

Photo Date

May 08, 2011

Uploaded

Jun 07, 2011

Views

3,465

Likes

0

Badges

None

Notes

It was disappointing that 'Fifi' didn't fly during the Defenders of Liberty 2011 show, but just seeing her back on the circuit was good enough. Miss the bare metal, though.

Camera

Canon EOS 50D | EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Show Exif data
N529B - Boeing B-29 Superfortress - Commemorative Air Force

Filip Kapera N529B
2,124 9 0 Boeing B-29 Superfortress
N529B - Boeing B-29 Superfortress - Commemorative Air Force

Commemorative Air Force Boeing B-29 Superfortress "FIFI" is departing off of runway 13 to do her demo for the World War II Weekend Airshow at Reading Regional Airport

Maryland Aviation Photography N529B
1,598 6 0 Boeing B-29 Superfortress
N529B - Boeing B-29 Superfortress - Commemorative Air Force

World War II Weekend 2023 - Fifi landing 31

Carlos R N529B
2,325 5 0 Boeing B-29 Superfortress
60-0058 - Boeing B-52H Stratofortress - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Smoke and noise, the trademark of the B-52! “SKULL 52” climbing out of Barksdale

Garrett Heller 60-0058
2,023 8 0 Boeing B-52H Stratofortress
61-0012 - Boeing B-52H Stratofortress - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Buff with one of the mains locked down doing some pattern work

Garrett Heller 61-0012
2,023 13 0 Boeing B-52H Stratofortress
61-0031 - Boeing B-52H Stratofortress - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Mighty BUFF on final

Garrett Heller 61-0031
1,569 11 0 Boeing B-52H Stratofortress
60-0038 - Boeing B-52H Stratofortress - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

"38 Special" wasn't wearing the tail code, but from what I can find, she's another 93rd BS bird (tail code BD)

Matt Barnette 60-0038
9,495 3 0 Boeing B-52H Stratofortress
165199 - McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet - United States - US Navy (USN)

VFA-86 "Sidewinders" static bird departing the 2011 Barksdale Defenders of Liberty Airshow

Matt Barnette 165199
2,773 0 0 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
72-0140 - McDonnell Douglas QF-4E Phantom II - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Heritage Phantom in tight formation with Lone Star Flight Museum's P-51 and A-10 West's bird

Matt Barnette 72-0140
3,703 2 0 McDonnell Douglas QF-4E Phantom II
Contact photographer for terms of use.
Use this photo

Comments

Log in to comment
No comments