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• Boeing B-52F Stratofortress, Boeing 747-100SR Shuttle Carrier Aircraft

  

  @ Palmdale, CA March 2017 Two of Boeing’s biggest stand guard in the California desert. In 1988, NASA procured a surplus 747SR from Japan Airlines to be the... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Boeing B747-100SR, NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft

  

  @ Palmdale, CA March 2017 In 1988, NASA procured a surplus 747SR from Japan Airlines to be the second Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA). Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Grumman F-14D Super Tomcat

  

  @ Palmdale, CA March 2017 Who doesn’t love a Tomcat?  A wonderful blend of aesthetics and aggressiveness, this was the first American jet fighter with twin... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Republic F-105G Thunderchief (Wild Weasel)

  

  @Palmdale, CA March 2017 The Thunderchief was the largest single-seat, single-engine combat aircraft in history, weighing approximately 50,000 pounds. Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• North American F-100D Super Sabre

  

  @Palmdale, CA March 2017 A Super Sabre photographed on my second visit to this museum. Like many of the Century Series of fighters, the Super Sabre is a very... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• McDonnell F-101F Voodoo

  

  @ Palmdale, CA March 2017 Having driven down for the LA County Airshow, I decided to check out this small collection before heading home. Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Boeing 757-300, Embraer ERJ-175LR – United Airlines

  

  @ San Francisco, CA June 2018 A vivid demonstration of flying united, these two United airliners fly in formation on their final approach to SFO. Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor

  

  @ General William J. Fox Airfield, Lancaster, CA March 2018 As part of the flight demonstration, this Raptor from the Air Combat Command F-22 Demonstration... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II

  

  @ Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, Ford Island, HI May 2013 A reprocessed HDR that takes the harshness out of the bright, midday Hawaiian sun. Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor

  

  @ General William J. Fox Airfield, Lancaster, CA March 2018 Afterburners blazing and trailing a few wisps of vapor, a Raptor from the Air Combat Command F-22... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• North American T-6 Texan

  

  @ Nellis AFB, Las Vegas NV November 2007 A Texan taxies for takeoff at the 2007 Aviation Nation airshow.  Pre-war livery often included a striping on the... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Stearman Model 75/PT-17 Kaydet

  

  @Nellis AFB, Las Vegas NV November 2007 Early morning light warms the open cockpits of this Stearman before the start of the 2007 Aviation Nation airshow. Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• General Electric CF6-80C2

  

  @ Sacramento Mather Airport, Sacramento, CA October 2016 A close-up view of a modern high-bypass fan section.  This powerplant generates 59,000 lbs of thrust,... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• North American F-86F Sabre

  

  @ Nellis AFB, Las Vegas NV November 2007 My first sighting of this Sabre, part of the fine collection at the Planes of Fame Museum, was at Aviation Nation. Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat

  

  @ Chino, CA May 2018 Arguably one of the most graceful piston-engined aircraft ever designed, this rare pair of Tigercats makes a photo pass down the runway... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2018 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Embraer ERJ-175LR , United Express

  

  @ San Francisco International Airport, CA June 2018 This ERJ is one of 65 operated by SkyWest Airlines under the United Express brand. Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2018 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Boeing 737-900(ER), Alaska Airlines

  

  @ San Francisco International Airport, CA June 2018 The longest model of the Boeing 737 series, this is the largest variant of the Boeing 737 NG line and was... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2018 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Airbus A330-200, Aer Lingus

  

  @ San Francisco International Airport, CA June 2018 Beginning in April of 2014, Aer Lingus initiated regular flight service between SFO and Dublin, Ireland. Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2018 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• General Dynamics F-111C Aardvark

  

  @ Pearl Harbor, Hawaii December 2018 The Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum located in Pearl Harbor houses a very nice collection, especially this lovely F-111. Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2018 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• DeHavilland Beaver U-6A

  

  @ Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport, Santa Rosa, CA September 2018 Near the end of World War II, de Havilland Canada began to develop an aircraft that... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2018 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY