Both days up in South Dakota for the Open House, which being seldom held (last time back in 2009), was a rare chance to catch some B-1B Role Demo action. This, along with the Dyess 30th Anniversary show in May, made it a good year to see Bones at their two home stations. Up at Ellsworth, the Saturday was a scorcher, while after a night of some (real) thunder, the Sunday had some cloud, so just a few top-up shots from that day. A good quality static line up included the DM EC-130H minus the 'U.S. Air Force' on the forward fuselage (removed for 'discreet ops' according to the crew). Then speaking with the Minot Buff crew, hopefully some good news are the plans for an Open House there next year (August or September), which again hasn't happened since 2009. Very sad news though was the tragic events at the Chicago Air and Water show on the Saturday, which resulted in the Golden Knights team cancelling their Sunday show here, and heading home early that morning. Some shots from the weekend...
Cheers, Kevin
