RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - A ring of water vapour is created around pilot Lt. Justin Halligan (L) and Lt. Michael Witt (R) as they fly their F/A-18F Super Hornet airplane within 200mph of breaking the sound barrier while performing at New York Air Show at Jones Beach in Wantagh, New York, May 23, 2009. Picture taken May 23, 2009. REUTERS/Christopher Pasatieri (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT MILITARY IMAGES OF THE DAY)
