Historical fly by of Boeing aircraft.

Thses aircraft were participating in the 2008 Andrews Air Force Base

Armed Forces Day. One of these aircraft is rated the best fighter ever

made. Do you know which one it is?

Nice selection of aircraft in formation.For you question i`m guessing the P-51 mustang?

 

 

Cheers.

All of these aircraft are the best of their eras, from WWII to present. It is a wonderfully captured image. My only suggestion is removing that dust speck on your sensor right behind the F-22's starboard horizontal stabilizer, and the P-51's starboard wing.

I don't know what the best fighter was, but anyone with even a smattering of aviation knowledge would with fondness elect the P-51D in the photo. Indeed Goring declared victory for the Allies when he learned that the P-51 was escorting bombers all the way to Berlin.

 

The F-4 was never much of an airplane (IMO), merely loud, smoky and could carry the ordinance. The F-15 just looks so damned good and is a great air superiority bird (not the E version shown, however). The F-22 is no doubt an airman's dream for tactical advantage.

 

Another single engine fighther should be in this shot: the F-16.

 

And another twin engine fighter should be included: the P-38.

 

( Note that the P-51 was built by North American; the F-4/15 by McDonnel-Douglas and the F-22 by Lockheed-Martin/Boeing. These are not all "Boeing" products, IOW).

 

This photo is good, but not critically sharp and seems a little under-saturated.

I admire your aviation shots. What I don't understand about this shot is why the jets would not be doing mach 0.9 while the P51 would be puttering along at mach 0.3 ? Could you really fly the plane and jets safely in formation like this? I am not an aviation fanatic and so I just wonder about it.

 

cheers