There’s nothing like the excitement of an airshow. Skilled pilots maneuver jets within inches of each other in precision formation, vintage planes retake the skies, and aircraft makers show off their latest and greatest triumphs. Here we bring you 20 stunning airshow photos by Shutterstock photographers, showing aircraft from around the world and throughout history. Shutterstock subscribers can click on any photo to download it for editorial use.
#1. The RAF Red Arrows at the Royal International Air Tattoo Event, July 16, 2006, Fairford, U.K.
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#2. Turkish Stars, August 8, 2010 in Kecksemet, Hungary.
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#3. Pilot Gene Soucy flies his Grumman Ag Cat at the California Capital Airshow, September 13, 2009, Mather Airport, Sacramento, CA.
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#4. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels, flying F/A-18 Hornets on May 15, 2010 at Andrews Air Force Base, Washington, DC.
#5. Paratroopers jump out of an An-26 aircraft in low level height at an airshow in Piestany, Slovakia, May 29, 2010.
#6. An Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger jet, makes an exhibition flight at ILA Berlin Air Show, June 11, 2010, in Berlin, Germany.
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#7. The Breitling Jet Team flies August 8, 2010 in Kecskemet, Hungary.
#8. A Swissair Airbus A330-300, guarded by Tiger Jets of Patrouille Suisse, fly at an airshow July 24, 2010 in Emmen, Switzerland.
#9. A U.S. Air Force F-18F flies during an air demonstration at Langley Air Force Base, May 14, 2005 in Hampton, Virginia.
#10. A formation of 18 planes, consisting of F-5E Tigers, Pilatus PC-7s, Piaggio P.149Ds and F-18 Hornets, fly at an airshow July 24, 2010 in Emmen, Switzerland.
#11. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly F-16s during the annual Ocean City Air Show, June 15, 2010 in Ocean City, Maryland.
#12. Geico Skytypers fly World War II-era SNJ-2 planes during the annual Ocean City Air Show, June 15, 2010 in Ocean City, Maryland.
#13. Russian military jets during a military parade for Victory Day at Moscow’s Red Square, May 9, 2010.
#14. The Italian Air Force Frecce Tricolori demonstration team performing at Kecskemet airbase for the annual Hungarian airshow, August 15, 2008 in Kecskemet, Hungary.
#15. A SU-27 fighter performs aerobatic elements and ejects thermal traps at a MAKS aviation salon, August 28, 2007 in Zhukovski, Russia.
#16. Dutch Air Force helicopters participate in the Air Power Demo Royal Netherlands Air Force Days, June 20, 2009 in Volkel, Netherlands.
#17. A SNJ-5 Texan performs at the Thunder Over Michigan Airshow August 6, 2010 at the Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
#18. The Blades perform a synchronised vertical dive display at the Farnborough International Airshow, July 22, 2010, Farnborough, U.K.
#19. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels, May 16, 2010 at Andrews Air Force Base, Washington, DC.
#20.A skydiver parachutes with an American flag at an airshow May 16, 2010 at Andrews Air Force Base, Washington, DC.
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