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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1976 )

• Boeing 747-400, Lufthansa

  

  @ Frankfurt, Germany March 2022 It was nice to be back at a European airport and be surrounded by 747 aircraft. Lufthansa operates eight of these older 747-400... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress

  

  @ Atwater, CA April 2021 One of the many bombers on display at the Castle Air Museum is “Virgin’s Delight”, a B-17G Flying Fortress painted with the markings... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Rockwell B-1B Lancer

  

  @ Fairfield, CA May 2022 One of the highlights of attending the Wings Over Solano Airshow was seeing this Rockwell B-1B (nicknamed “Bone” by her crews) making... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Boeing B-29 Superfortress

  

  @ Fairfield, CA May 2022 Built in 1944, this B-29 served with the Strategic Air Command and saw action during the Korean War before being transferred to China... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Airbus A330-900neo, TAP Air Portugal

  

  @ San Francisco, CA March 2022 Having a window seat paid off, allowing me to capture this Airbus A330 arriving after for a long flight from Portugal. Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• North American F-86F Sabre (C5-175)

  

  @ Madrid, Spain May 2014 A colorful Sabre, part of the fine collection at the Museo del Aire, seen on a 2014 trip. This F-86 wears the livery of the ‘Patrulla... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Lisunov Li-2T

  

  @ Budapest, Hungary March 2022 On my fourth trip to Budapest I was finally able to visit the Aeropark museum located adjacent to Budapest Ferenc Liszt... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Douglas UC-67/B-23 Dragon

  

  @ Atwater, CA April 2021 The Douglas B-23 Dragon was an twin-engined bomber developed by the Douglas as a successor to the B-18 Bolo. Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Cessna O-1E Bird Dog

  

  @ Mokuleia, HI April 2022 This Bird Dog departs works hard to depart Dillingham Airfield with a glider in tow. First flown in 1949, the Cessna L-19/O-1 Bird... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Douglas B-18B Bolo

  

  @ Atwater, CA April 2021 This ungainly looking aircraft is a rare Douglas B-18 Bolo bomber, based on the DC-2 airliner. The Bolo design was essentially that of... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Boeing B-52D Stratofortress

  

  @ Atwater, CA April 2021 An iconic B-52D Stratofortress on display at the Caste Air Museum (formerly Castle AFB). Delivered to the USAF in 1957, this aircraft... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• North American P-51D Mustang

  

  @ Salinas, CA October 2021 P-51 warbird “Spam Can” performs a flyby at the 2021 California International Airshow in Salinas. This Mustang was delivered too... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Beechcraft Model D18S

  

  @ Mokuleia, HI April 2022 After decades of traveling to Hawaii, I finally made it over to Dillingham Airfield near the North Shore. Off to one side of a beaten... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Lancair IV Propjet

  

  @ Camarillo, CA August 2019 The Lancair Propjet is a four-seat, pressurized, composite kit aircraft powered by a 750-hp Walter M601E turboprop engine. The... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Lockheed P-38J Lightning “23 Skidoo”

  

  @ Camarillo, CA August 2019 The 2019 Wings Over Camarillo Airshow was fortunate to have a P-38 in attendance, courtesy of the Planes of Fame. Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Beechcraft Model D18S

  

  @ Mokuleia, HI April 2022 After decades of traveling to Hawaii, I finally made it over to Dillingham Airfield near the North Shore. Off to one side of a beaten... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Avro Vulcan B.2

  

  @ Atwater, CA April 2021 For some, a Cold War classic, for others an iconic James Bond 007 sequence. This is the Avro Vulcan, a delta... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Bell P-39Q Airacobra

  

  @ Niagara, NY August 2018 One of the main exhibits in the Niagara Aerospace Museum is this unrestored P-39Q Airacobra. This aircraft disappeared during a... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Rockwell International Aero Commander 500U/ Shrike Commander

  

  @ San Carlos, CA October 2018 First flown in 1948, the Aero Commander was a light business twin designed by a group of Douglas engineers using the A-20 Havoc... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Lockheed C-141B Starlifter

  

  @ Fairfield, CA May 2022 Travis Air Force Base’s C-141B (63-8088), better known as the Golden Bear, was just one of hundreds of C-141s operated by the Air... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY