Reach for the sky

Between 2pm and 5.30pm yesterday, a series of aeronautical displays bridged the gap between the formal International Fleet Review earlier and the evening fireworks and light display.

Here are some photos; click on them to enlarge.

An F18 I think; very noisy, very fast

Something older, slower and quieter

A quartet of little things

An oddball pair

At 4pm the Rhapsody of the Sea departed for a cruise winding its way down harbour around the warships with the aeronautical display continuing overhead.

Rhapsody of the Sea with the Manly Ferry passing by

A Constellation

The Roulettes performed amazing acrobatics.

The Roulettes over the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House

The Roulettes with Rhapsody of the Sea passing out to the Pacific Ocean

The Roulettes back over the city

Going my way?

One Roulette went off on his own way doing loop the loops whilst the other four continued doing 'lazy' circles in the distance.

Plunging

Bottom of the loop; the other Roulettes in the background

Top of the loop; flying upside down

Spectators watching the Roulettes from Beare Park, Double Bay