An Israel Defense Forces F-16 pilot shoots a selfie while flying in formation after refueling from a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Sqdn.
Credit: Filip Modrzejewski/London
The Royal Jordanian Falcons, an aerobatic demonstration team, fly their Extra 330LXs over the Gulf of Aqaba at the northern tip of the Red Sea.
Credit: Oren Cohen/Modiin-Maccabim-Reut, Israel
An Israel Defense Forces Apache helicopter shoots flares at night.
Credit: Filip Modrzejewski/London
Four U.S. Air Force T-6 Texans from Sheppard AFB, Texas, fly in formation sporting heritage paint schemes.
Credit: Amit Agronov/Beer Sheva, Israel
A pair of Israel Defense Forces F-15s from the 106 Sqdn. climbs high above the clouds as the Sun rises.
Credit: Kris Christiaens/Temse, Belgium
The Belgian Air Component A109 Agusta Display Team uses flares during their spectacular display.
Credit: Edward Lawson/Long Beach, California
Maj. Kristin “Beo” Wolfe, commander of the U.S. Air Force F-35 Demonstration Team, makes some local weather during a high-speed pass at the 2021 California International Airshow in Salinas.
Credit: Avichai Socher/Givat Shmuel, Israel
Circling sparks illuminate an Israel Defense Forces AH-64D Apache “Saraf” as clouds and stars move through the sky in a long-exposure shot.
Credit: Dirk Grothe/Hamburg, Germany
A United Arab Emirates Air Force C-17 Globemaster fires flares during the opening display at the 2021 Dubai Airshow.
Credit: Derrick Dominguez/Las Vegas
A U.S. Marine Corps MH-53E drops off a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle as part of an exercise aboard the USS Miguel Keith expeditionary mobile base.
Credit: Edward Lawson/Long Beach, California
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels perform their delta pass, minus the lead solo, under the changing cloud cover as they approach show central during the 2022 Kaneohe Bay Air Show at Marine Corps Base Hawaii on the island of Oahu.
United Arab Emirates Air Force C-17 Globemasters shooting flares, U.S. Navy Blue Angels on a delta pass and Israel Defense Forces F-16 pilot selfies are among our editors’ favorites.