Kirtland Air Force Base held an anniversary celebration at the Sandia Casino and Resort…not sure why, but that’s where they chose. Anyway, it was a very small showing, but because it was so close I decided to venture out for an afternoon and hopefully catch a few shots. A fly-by was done by an F-117 Stealth, as well as a paratrooper drop.
There was also a VC-22 Osprey, the tiltrotor aircraft capable of vertical take-offs and landings. Unfortunately, it was just a stationary exhibit, and I didn’t get any stand-alone pictures of it without people in the shot. These aircraft are truly amazing to see up close, and even more impressive when in flight (the same aircraft in the opening scene of the movie “Transformers”).
