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• Cessna 172

  

  @ Mokuleia, HI April 2022 An early model (1951) Cessna 172 on final approach to Dillingham Airfield on the North shore of Oahu. Note the straight tailfin, the... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Quest/Daher Kodiak 100

  

  @ San Carlos, CA June 2022 A robust looking visitor spotted at San Carlos Airport. This is a Kodiak 100, a STOL utility aircraft introduced in 2008 and still... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star

  

  @ Salinas, CA September 2021 Greg Colyer’s T-33 “Ace Maker” makes a photo pass at the California International Airshow Salinas.  Greg now has a fleet of three... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• North American P-51D Mustang

  

  @ Salinas, CA September 2021 One of the P-51’s on hand at the 2021 California International Airshow Salinas show was this beautiful Mustang known as “Grim... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IXe

  

  @ Prague, Czech Republic April 2019 A clipped-wing Spitfire on display in the excellent National Technical Museum in Prague. All three Czechoslovak RAF squadron... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• 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