COAP Exotic Wings Day 3
Sunrise at Edwards AFB
Day 3 of the Exotic Wings trip started in the dark, as all good photography adventures should. The people in the group piled all their camera gear into two vans and headed to the media gate at Edwards Air Force Base. We were lucky enough to have photography access and had a shorter line to get on base. The passes also included early access to the Flightline, and we were able to photograph a diverse collection of famous aircraft as the sun rose across the desert.
The most popular aircraft on static display was the Darkstar mockup from the film TOP GUN Maverick. There was also an assortment of vintage warbirds, NASA, and test aircraft.
The show opened with a sonic boom and culminated with the USAF Thunderbirds performing in their F-16C fighter planes.