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"Paras Out for a Jolly" featured "ALBERT01" flying around San Francisco Bay at slow speeds, steep angles, and low altitudes. On June 15th, the sibling plane returned for a repeat show as ALBT1. Although, not…

What is an ICAO code? It is the standard for aircraft registration code. Every aircraft in member countries should have a unique registration code. This includes military aircraft. The standard is set by the International…

A friend reccomended this article, https://popularresistance.org/coronavirus-scientific-realities-vs-economic-fallacies/. Ignoring the Communist bias of the site, the article is overall a great review and summary of where we're at today. It keeps making me think about what happens next. I'm…

The view of the Richmond Bridge was exceptionally clear today. The picture is shot from a park up the hill. The link below has a map of the line of sight of this shot. https://photos.lewman.com/clean-air-in-sf-bay.html…

Due to the high winds blowing across California, San Francisco Bay has been nearly empty today. The LEGACY was the only sailboat braving the bay today. For comparison, here's roughly the same shot of the…

A few shots from the show today. https://photos.lewman.com/2019-sf-fleet-week-highlights.html

The official festivities begin with a parade of ships and then an air show. A few morning photos of the Parade of Ships for 2019.

A few shots of three more warships arriving in the morning. Fireboat escort and all. 

Freehand shot of the fog, aka Karl, flowing over Alcatraz Island this morning. Here's an animated gif of the flowing fog. I'll use a tripod next time.

2019 Fleet Week begins. The BlackHawk helicopters have already been to/from San Francisco, circling the Bay. And now US Warship 52 arrives with a fireboat escort. A few shots of the arrival saved in this…