This is an Allegiant Airlines mcdonnell Douglas MD-83 departing Mesa Gateway Airport (IWA) in Mesa, Arizona.
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This is a QANTAS Airbus A380 landing on runway 24R at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, October 30th 2009.
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This was a fly-by at Nellis Air Force Base outside Las Vegas, Nevada during Aviation Nation 2009. From top to bottom are the Lockheed-Martin F-16, mcdonnell Douglas F-15, Lockheed-Martin F-22 and Fairchild A-10.
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This is a newly restored Convair B-36J Peacemaker on display at the Pima Air & Space Museum outside of Tucson, Arizona. It is my understanding that this particular aircraft was the last B-36 manufactured and the last B-36 to be retired from the US Air Force inventory. Congratulations to the museum's restoration crew. A job well done.
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This is a Northwest Airlines Boeing 757-200 departing Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) from runway 24. The registration on this aircraft is N521US. Note that this aircraft will soon be wearing the livery of Delta Airlines as the Northwest fleet is slowly integrated into the Delta fleet.
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This is a US Airways Boeing 757-200 landing on runway 24 at Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX). Note that the registration on this particular aircraft is N942UW, indicating that this is a former US Airways 'east' aircraft.
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This is a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III giving an aerial display during the Aviation Nation 2009 Airshow held at Nellis Air Force Base outside Las Vegas, Nevada. This particular aircraft is stationed at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, California.
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This is a Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor rolling for take-off during the Aviation Nation 2009 Airshow held at Nellis Air Force Base on November 14th & 15th. Nellis is located just outside of Las Vegas, Nevada.
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