Photos: 2017 Heritage Flight training at D-M AFB
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Vintage and cutting-edge aircraft flew in formation for 20th annual certification course at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, where pilots learning handling and formation techniques for air shows.
2017 Heritage Flight at DMAFB
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The F-35 Lightning II, top, flies alongside a WWII-era P-51 Mustang. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
2017 Heritage Flight at DMAFB
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Patrick Daniels, a self-described aviation enthusiast, leans in close to photograph the P-51 Mustang "Bald Eagle" in the morning light. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
2017 Heritage Flight at DMAFB
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George Castle, a former F-16 pilot, right, poses for a picture next to a P-51 Mustang as former Navy P-3 pilot Mike Thometz snaps his photo. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
2017 Heritage Flight at DMAFB
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An A-10 Thunderbolt II, top, flies alongside a P-38 Lightning. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
2017 Heritage Flight at DMAFB
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A P-38 Lightning, right, and A-10 Thunderbolt II bank away from each other. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
2017 Heritage Flight at DMAFB
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An F-35 Thunderbolt II leaves a pair of wing contrails on a hard bank during. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
2017 Heritage Flight at DMAFB
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The F-35 Lightning II's afterburner glows during a air performance demo. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
2017 Heritage Flight at DMAFB
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Spectators atop a grandstand watch an A-10 Thunderbolt II, left, and P-51 Mustang approach. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
2017 Heritage Flight at DMAFB
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The F-22 Raptor's engines leave a whirl of exhaust as it passes the contrail of a jetliner. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
2017 Heritage Flight at DMAFB
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An F-35 Lightning II screams past the base's air traffic control tower. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
2017 Heritage Flight at DMAFB
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A F-16 Fighting Falcon ground crewman wipes clean the aircraft's canopy. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
2017 Heritage Flight at DMAFB
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Congresswoman Martha McSally climbs up for a view inside the cockpit of the F-35 Lightning II. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
2017 Heritage Flight at DMAFB
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Earl Phippen, a retired C-130 pilot, uses his phone to photograph the P-51 Mustangs on the tarmac.Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
2017 Heritage Flight at DMAFB
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An F-16 Fighting Falcon, bottom, flies alongside a P-51 Mustang. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
2017 Heritage Flight at DMAFB
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A P-51 Mustang, top, flies alongside an A-10 Thunderbolt II. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
2017 Heritage Flight at DMAFB
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A P-51 Mustang, right, and A-10 Thunderbolt II bank away from their formation. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
2017 Heritage Flight at DMAFB
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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An F-16 Fighting Falcon, top, flies alongside a P-51 Mustang. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
2017 Heritage Flight at DMAFB
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Photographers and aviation fans train their cameras and eyes toward the action. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
2017 Heritage Flight at DMAFB
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Pilots and crew ready their vintage planes for flight. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
2017 Heritage Flight at DMAFB
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An A-10 Thunderbolt II, right, flies alongside the P-47 Thunderbolt I. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
2017 Heritage Flight at DMAFB
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An A-10 Thunderbolt II, left, flies in formation with a P-38 Lightning. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
2017 Heritage Flight at DMAFB
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An F-35 Lightning II pilot sets the afterburner aglow on a pass. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
2017 Heritage Flight at DMAFB
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Michael White, left, a retired tech sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, photographs planes making a pass overhead. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
2017 Heritage Flight at DMAFB
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Early morning visitors admire an F-22 Raptor on the tarmac. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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