I learned to shoot aircraft in the air as a military liaison officer with the Soviet forces in Germany. We used Nikon F and F2 cameras with Nikon lenses. Very good kit for the time.
East Germany
Paris,
Farnborough
and Moscow Air Shows
Central Coast Airshows
Firefighting aircraft flying from Santa Maria Airport
Russian Knights aerial demonstration team aircraft
Shot in 2001 at the Zhukovskiy (Moscow) Air Show