Top Gun Airborne Action

Top Gun Airborne Action

One thing is for sure. If you go to Top Gun, you had better be prepared to fly! This is not a beauty contest, these beauties must perform and at this level, the competition is amazing! Here’s just a few of some of the amazing flight shots taken by MAN photographer David Hart!

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Chip Koneig brings in a Team scale Fokker Dr.1 Triplane.

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Last year’s “Mr Top Gun” winner David Wigley drops a torpedo right on target with is amazing Westland Wyvern.

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Lonnie Johnston’s WACO YMF-5 biplane piloted by Mitch Epstein comes in for a landing.

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Gotha Bomber drops some bombs during a flyby.

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P.J. Ash built and flew this impressive Martin Baker MB.5 Part of the very happy warbird Alley gang, P.J. made sure everyone was having a good time under the tents!

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Mike Gross Sr. flew this 1/3-scale Sopwith Camel with skill and he earned a top static scale award along the way!

 

 

 

 

Updated: May 18, 2012 — 12:39 PM

2 Comments

  1. Awesome shots! Really need to attend…maybe next year. Need a ramp rat?

  2. Absolutely blown away by the quality of the planes and the expertise of the pilots!!!

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