Reno Air Races 2015: Airshows and More

It was an exciting time at this year's Reno Air Races. Take a look at all the race and airshow highlights.

A closer look at what a 900+ mph closure look like. (Photography by John King, FlyerFocus.com)

A closer look at Tora! Tora! Tora! (Photography by John King, FlyerFocus.com)

Hawker Sea Fury races toward Home Pylon (Photography by John King, FlyerFocus.com)

Hawker Sea Fury takes off for Sunday's Gold Unlimited Race (Photography by John King, FlyerFocus.com)

A little afternoon fun: Friday's T6 Texan Race (Photography by John King, FlyerFocus.com)

B-25 fly-by (Photography by John King, FlyerFocus.com)

Breitling crowd-pleases at the Reno Air Races (Photography by John King, FlyerFocus.com)

Breitling Jets crossing at 900+ mph closure (Photography by John King, FlyerFocus.com)

Breitling's aerobatic performance (Photography by John King, FlyerFocus.com)

Hawker Sea Fury approching Home Pylon in the Gold Unlimited Race (Photography by John King, FlyerFocus.com)

NBC covered the Reno Air Races this year from a Hughes 369D (Photography by John King__, FlyerFocus.com)

In a surprise upset, here's Rare Bear challenging last year's winner, Voodoo, for second position. Voodoo maydays shortly thereafter and Rare Bear takes second. (Photography by John King__, FlyerFocus.com__)

Dreadnought (Photography by John King__, FlyerFocus.com__)

Rare Bear (Photography by John King__, FlyerFocus.com__)

Jet Class Racing: A pair of L-39 Albatros make their way from the Valley of Speed to Home Pylon. (Photography by John King__, FlyerFocus.com__)

Just a few feet over the hot desert floor, Mark Pracy (66) and Vicky Benzing (13) vie for position. (Photography by John King__, FlyerFocus.com__)

Last year's Unlimited Gold Winner, piloted by Steve Hinton, takes off for Sunday's Unlimited Gold Race. (Photography by John King__, FlyerFocus.com__)

Last year's Unlimited Gold Winner, Voodoo, pulls up and off the course to 'mayday' out of the race. (Photography by John King__, FlyerFocus.com__)

Looking back at the grandstands from the desert, here's the start of Saturday's T-6 Texan Race. (Photography by John King__, FlyerFocus.com__)

More Tora! Tora! Tora! (Photography by John King__, FlyerFocus.com__)

Not your father's Mustang, P-51D Grim Reaper wins in the Silver Unlimited Race. (Photography by John King)

Pearl Harbor under attack! Well, minus the harbor and the aircraft carriers. Tora! Tora! Tora! simulation dazzles the fans in between races. (Photography by John King)

Rare Bear takes off in the Gold Unlimited Race to ultimately place second. (Photography by John King)

Sawbones takeoff, Sunday's Unlimited Gold Race (Photography by John King)

Vicky Benzing's opening turn at East Pylon in Saturday's Jet Class Race (Photography by John King)

T-6 Texans leaving the Valley of Speed for Home Pylon (Photography by John King)

Sunday's Jet Class finish (Photography by John King__, FlyerFocus.com__)

Still unaware of its own fate, Strega takes off for Sunday's Gold Unlimited Race in which she will ultimately emerge victorious. (Photography by John King__, FlyerFocus.com__)

Sport Class Lineup: 'Gentlemen and ladies, we have a race!' (Photography by John King__, FlyerFocus.com__) Read more about the 2015 Reno Air Races here.

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