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Photos: Hollister Airshow 2016

Check out these aerobatic performances from the Hollister, California, airshow.
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Photos: Hollister Airshow 2016

The seventh Hollister Airshow at Hollister Municipal Airport in San Benito County, California, offered plenty of aviation excitement this year.

The Father’s Day weekend event featured military jet fly-bys, airshow performances and aerobatic displays, highlighted by pilot Vicky Benzing in her 1940 Boeing Stearman.

Check out the photos below and see what else the 2016 Hollister Airshow had to offer.

Hollister Airshow 2016
Vicky has a pre-flight briefing with the Hollister Fire Department with her Extra 300S, Little Purple. John King at FlyerFocus.com
Hollister Airshow 2016
Vicky’s husband and crew member readies the Stearman before the performance. John King at FlyerFocus.com
Hollister Airshow 2016
Pulling the bright-red Stearman out of the hangar at Hollister Municipal Airport. John King at FlyerFocus.com
Hollister Airshow 2016
A close-up of Vicky’s Stearman before takeoff. John King at FlyerFocus.com
Hollister Airshow 2016
Four Albatros L-39s join up for a diamond fly-by. John King at FlyerFocus.com
Hollister Airshow 2016
The L-39 American Spirit lands. John King at FlyerFocus.com
Hollister Airshow 2016
The L-39 Reality Czech lands. John King at FlyerFocus.com
Hollister Airshow 2016
The L-39 Phoenix lands. John King at FlyerFocus.com
Hollister Airshow 2016
The L-39 trainers flying in formation. John King at FlyerFocus.com
Hollister Airshow 2016
The final L-39 jet lands. John King at FlyerFocus.com
Hollister Airshow 2016
Vicky Benzing takes to the air in her 1940 Stearman. John King at FlyerFocus.com
Hollister Airshow 2016
Performing in the Stearman. John King at FlyerFocus.com
Hollister Airshow 2016
Vicky does a loop during her performance. John King at FlyerFocus.com
Hollister Airshow 2016
Vicky’s aerobatic performance against the backdrop of Hollister. John King at FlyerFocus.com
Hollister Airshow 2016
Smoke on! John King at FlyerFocus.com
Hollister Airshow 2016
Vicky and Jeff Benzing after Vicky ended her performance. John King at FlyerFocus.com
Hollister Airshow 2016
The Alabama Boys, up to their goofy antics as always. John King at FlyerFocus.com
Hollister Airshow 2016
The Alabama Boys set down their plane on a moving target. John King at FlyerFocus.com
Hollister Airshow 2016
An F-14 Tomcat heads home for the weekend. John King at FlyerFocus.com
Hollister Airshow 2016
The military jet as it takes off. John King at FlyerFocus.com
Hollister Airshow 2016
Vicky Benzing spins up and shows off her Extra 300S, Little Purple. John King at FlyerFocus.com
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