Chicago Air Show 2001: Thunderbirds Among Buildings
|
The weather was pretty windy on the Sunday when I took these photos, but at least the rain of the previous day was mostly absent. At the bottom of the shot you can see Chicago's Navy Pier, which is where a great many of America's troopships departed for Europe and World War Two. I still haven't come to terms with how it's possible to board a ship for Europe in the middle of the United States! |
|
|
Here the Thunderbirds fly in from the West past the top of the Sears Tower, the tallest building in the United States. |
|
|
Here are the lead solo aircraft flying past the John Hancock Tower, which to me is a much more elegant building than the Sears Tower. |
|
|
The full team blasts past the John Hancock tower, with the lead solos breaking away from the main group. |
|
|
Just when you thought they wouldn't dare fly any lower over a Metropolitan area, here they are doing just that! |
|
|
Past the ugly old Sears Tower one more time... |
|