Monk's Photo Album from the Tuscaloosa Regional Air Show

Thousands packed the airfield at Tuscaloosa Regional Air Show this past weekend to welcome the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and many other skilled pilots and their crew.

My son and I were two of those many people that converged on Northport this past Saturday. Not even the cold, relentless wind stopped us from sitting on the tarmac to watching the excitement.

I don't think there was a performance that we didn't whole-hardheartedly love. We had our favorites, sure. I really liked the U.S. Marine's MV-22 Osprey demonstration and my son was all about the F-22 Raptor and it's earth shaking jet noise. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets flying in their trademark diamond formation, maintaining 18-inch wing tip to canopy separation was something that amazed everyone in attendance.

The gray cloudy skies didn't make the best backdrop for a perfect picture but here's some of what we saw: