Chicago Air & Water Show Photos

I think this is an especially good photo from the Chicago Air and Water show because it gives you a strong sense of just how close the planes get to our urban landscape -- sometimes unnervingly close. If you can get a vantage point from one of the buildings lining the lakefront, the looks at the planes can be truly awesome.

Members of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly near a building as they do a maneuver near Lake Michigan on August 22, 2004. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels were one of many airplane groups that participated in the 46th annual Chicago Air and Water Show in the skies over Chicago's Lake Michigan.

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