Sola air show 2017

[shaggy22]

First airshow of the year for me took me to Norway more specifically the Sola air show at Stavenger airport. The show was meant to be the debut of Starfighter 637 post restoration but unfortunately had a generator leak literally 2 days before the show so it cancelled at the 11th hour. However there was still plenty of good stuff on display as hopefully you'll see in this set.

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UH-1E Huey by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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UH-1E Huey by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RNoAF Sea King Mk.34B by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RNoAF Sea King Mk.34B by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

5.
T-6 Texan Harvard by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RNoAF C-130J-30 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RNoAF C-130J-30 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Fiesler Storch by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Dakota Norway C-53D Skytrooper by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Saab Safir by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Spitfire XVIe by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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PBY5 Catalina by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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PBY5 Catalina by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Spitfire XVIe by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Alouette II by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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T-6 Texan Harvard by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RNoAF F-16A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RNoAF F-16A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RNoAF F-16A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Dakota Norway C-53D Skytrooper by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

21. Unfortunately displayed when the clouds went really low so had to cancel their display very early on
Frecce Tricolori by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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T-28B Trojan by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

23.
NSF P-51D Mustang by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

24. First time a Spitfire has been in Norwegian colours since 1944 I believe
NSF Spitfire LF IXE by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

25.
Norwegian Spitfire Foundation by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

26.
Dakota Norway C-53D Skytrooper by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Dakota Norway C-53D Skytrooper by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RNoAF Yellow Sparrows by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RNoAF Yellow Sparrows by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Harvard IV + Norseman by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Harvard IV + Norseman by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

32. Highlight of the show
Norwegian 737-800 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RNoAF C-130J-30 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RNoAF C-130J-30 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

35. Wasn't part of the show but did a nice slow flypast for us on arrival
Lufthansa Cargo 777 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RNoAF Historical Flight Vampire by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RNoAF Historical Flight Vampire by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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BAF F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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BAF F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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BAF F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

Day 2 will follow probably next week, some nice stuff in that one, B-52 for example The rest of day one is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/133563759 ... 2204640573

[MIKE JG]

Awesome shots as always Dan!

[Greg]

Happy airshow season, Dan!

[Victory103]

Great shots. We have a local Storch that I have yet to track down who owns it.

[gsnde]

Great shots!

[John Young]

I love to see your photos Dan. It's good to see what the real world aviation scene looks like from time to time.

The two RNoAF F-16As had me thinking one Mig29 at first sight because they are perfectly aligned side by side. It wasn't until I saw the title that I realised it was two aircraft and I managed to sort them out.

John

[shaggy22]

Thanks for the nice comments, here is Sundays efforts, as you can probably see the light was pretty bad most of the day, it was also a bit windy but still a very decent show.

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CHC S-92A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RNoAF AW101 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

42.
Danish F35 Draken by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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UH-1E Huey by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RNoAF Sea King Mk34B by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RNoAF Sea King Mk34B by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

46.
Blackshape Prime by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Sola Air Show 2017 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Saab Safir by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Catalina & Spitfire by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Spitfire XVIe by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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T6 Texan I by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RNoAF HS Vampires by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RNoAF HS Vampires by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RNoAF Yellow Sparrows by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RNoAF F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RNoAF F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RNoAF F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF B-52H by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF B-52H by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF B-52H by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

61.
Frecce Tricolori by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Frecce Tricolori by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

63.
Frecce Tricolori by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

64.
NSF P-51D Mustang by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

65.
NSF Spitfire LF IXE by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

66.
Icelandair 757-200 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

67.
T-6 Texan I by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

68.
C-53D Dakota Skytrooper by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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BAF F-16A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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BAF F-16A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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BAF F-16A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

The rest are here if you're interested. Comments & criticism are much appreciated as usual.
Thanks for looking