The Complete Set of Sid's Chicago Air and Water Show Photos!!!

From a mile north on the lakeshore, I took this photo of the
Navy Seal parachutists landing at North Avenue beach on Sunday,
August 25, 1996 at the start of the Air Show.

The Flag is brought to the beach by a U.S. Navy Seal who's
jumped out of a plane, Saturday, Aug 24, 1996. This year
Demi Moore jumped out of the plane with the Flag!

This is Saturday, August 23, 1997.
Can you see Demi Moore?!
This photo put here 9/5/97.

Solo flyer in front of Navy Pier. Photo taken from 2800 North on the lakeshore, Sunday, Aug 25, 1996.

Here's the scene at the North Avenue beach during the 1995
Air Show.

This pilot turned off his propeller at the top, then went into free fall, in 1996. This pilot did not return for the 1997 show.

Refueling maneuver by the Illinois Air National Guard KC-135, Aug 24, 1996.

Luckily I was wearing my foil-lined uchi.test.d hat! The
light rays from the Stealth Fighter were transmogrified
by the foil into a form that could be captured by my 35mm
camera! Thus, I was able to capture the First Ever
photo of a Stealth fighter!!! Yay!

Two jetskiers early Saturday Aug 24, 1996.

Another jetskier, 1996.

An airborne jetskier, Navy Pier in the background, 1996.

Jetskiers in front of Oak Street Beach, 1996.

People stream across the bridge at the 1995 Air Show.

This is the Red Baron Stearman Squadron, August 24, 1996.

The Navy Blue Angels, Saturday, Aug 24, 1996.

In formation, zoomed in by Sid.

More.

Blue Angels 1, 2, 3, and 4!

Into the sky, 1996.

Two pilots from Naperville fly upside-down towards each other, 1996.

More from the Lima Lima Flight Team of Naperville, 1996.

All photos by Sid Colton. The closeups are with my 300mm telephoto lens on my Pentax K-1000 camera. Some are computer-enlarged.

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