A vintage P-51 Mustang sits on the flightline while the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team peforms during the Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., air show Nov. 11-12, 2006. More than 100,00 people attended the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lawrence Crespo)
An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle flies over the Nellis runways Nov. 12 during the air show. The Predator is based at nearby Creech Air Force Base, Nev. (Photo courtesy Dave Cibley)
An Air Force CV-22 Osprey flies over Nellis -- the first time it has made an appearance at an air show. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin Gruenwald)
The 2006 Nellis Air Force Base air show included a Korean War demonstration. Making a bombing run are an F-4U Corsair and F-8F Bearcat. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin Gruenwald)
An aerial view of the Nellis flightline shows some of the more than 100 aircraft on display, as well as the city of Las Vegas on the horizon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin Gruenwald)
The Thunderbirds performed their final show of the 2006 season at the Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., air show on Sunday, Nov. 12. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jeremy Smith)
An F-15C Eagle pilot waves to the crowd at the Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., air show Nov. 11-12. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin Gruenwald)
The Air Combat Command heritage flight was one of many demonstrations during the Nellis air show. The flight consists of (from top) an F-22 Raptor, P-51 Mustang, F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin Gruenwald)
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