F-22 Raptor Fighter Jet 6-2-2015

Watching the F-22 Raptor demonstration flight at the 2015 Great New England Air Show at Westover Air Force Base was an incredible display of raw modern jet power. Tracking the aircraft through high-G vertical climbs tested tracking focus as it banked hard across broken cloud cover and climbed straight upward into the afternoon sky.

This shot catches the Raptor in a steep diagonal climb, firing afterburners with orange combustion glow visible inside the dual exhaust nozzles. Crisp daylight outlines the sharp geometric edges of the stealth jet against scattered white clouds and patches of soft summer sky over the airfield tarmac below.