Buckeye Arizona Air Fair and Fireworks

Buckeye Arizona, on the far west side of the Phoenix valley, once again hosted the air fair in February 2024.  On this particular day, there was also a fireworks demonstration.

The air fair featured a number of trick and even commedic prop engine aircraft.

One intriguing and exciting feature was a P-51 prop aircraft made famous in World War II along side an A-10 out of Tucson's Davis Monthan Air Force Base.

Following the air show, came the fireworks.   I've seen many fireworks shows.  This one, folks, was the best.   Coming back to the car, we took a golf cart back and shared it with a family from Oregon.  The father said to me the same thing, "best fireworks show ever."

There were common fireworks launches we've all seen, but there was also a night time parachute and fireworks of a lit up plane! Look at the photo below and look to the upper right.  See the plane?

Until My Next Adventure,

See you on down the road,

Jim Patterson

For images from the Buckeye Air Fair and Fireworks, click HERE

Buckeye Arizona AirFair 19 Feb 2023 and 20 Feb 2022

 

Buckeye, a city west of Phoenix, hosts a yearly air show each year in February.   Here I share with you images I captured from both 2022 and 2023.

I captured images with both the Canon EOS R6 and Canon EOS R6 Mark II.   

Before the main show, there was an air race of smaller yellow planes that were highly maneuverable.  

After the air races, they opened the show with parachutists.

A variety of planes made an appearance.  The vast majority were propeller planes.  

One interesting plane had both propellers and a jet engine and was made with two aircraft, surplus from the old Soviet air force.

The 2024 air fair will run from 16 to 18 February.  I will be there with camera, of course! 

Until My Next Adventure,

See you on down the road,

Jim Patterson

Here are all of my images from the 2022 and 2023 Buckeye AirFairs!