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• Boeing TB-47B Stratojet

  

  @ Pooler, GA November 2021 First flown in 1947, the B-47 Stratojet was the result of a 1943 US Army Air Forces (USAAF) request for a jet-powered reconnaissance... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle

  

  @ Santa Rosa, CA September 2018 This aircraft has the distinction of being the first aircraft to scramble in response to the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks.  O... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• McDonnell Douglas F-4S Phantom II

  

  @ Titusville, FL September 2021 When visiting the Space Coast, I try to visit the Valiant Air Command Museum. Designed by McDonnell Aircraft and first flown in... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Consolidated Vultee BT-13A Valiant

  

  @ Half Moon Bay, CA April 2016 First flown in 1939, the Vultee BT-13 Valiant was a basic trainer aircraft used by the US Army Air Corps and US Navy. Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• North American T-28B Trojan

  

  @ Half Moon Bay, CA April 2016 This T-28 departs after a day of static display at the 2016 Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show.  The Trojan is a 1950’s era... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Piper PA-32R Turbo Saratoga SP

  

  @ San Carlos, CA Ocotber 2021 A Piper Saratoga accelerates for a dusk takeoff from San Carlos airport.  First flown in 1974, the Saratoga is a six-seat... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Pilatus PC-12

  

  @ San Carlos, CA December 2021 A PC-12 touches down at San Carlos airport during a period of reverse operations at the airport. Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP

  

  @ San Carlos, CA December 2021 I was at our local airport while they were conducting weather reverse operations, offering an opportunity to practice some slow... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Douglas DC-7B, Delta Air Lines

  

  @ Atlanta, GA November 2021 This gorgeous Delta Air Lines DC-7B was photographed at the Delta Flight Museum located adjacent to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• North American XP-82 Twin Mustang

  

  @ Titusville, FL September 2021 While on a Florida trip I stopped by the Valiant Air Command museum to see what was new and was blown away to see this Twin... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• McDonnell Douglas A-4M Skyhawk

  

  @ San Carlos, CA January 2022 Here is a McDonnell Douglas A-4M Skyhawk cockpit trainer as displayed at the Hiller Aviation Museum, with all the wear that comes... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, Royal Jordanian Airlines

  

  @ Chicago, IL November 2021 My first spotting of a Royal Jordanian airliner (through rain-spotted plexiglas) while transiting through O’ Hare airport. Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2021 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Vought F4U-1A Corsair

  

  @ Camarillo, CA August 2019 This Corsair taxies for takeoff during the 2019 Wings Over Camarillo Airshow.  Post-war, this combat veteran Corsair was used as a... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2021 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• North American F-86F Sabre

  

  @ Chino, CA May 2018 A flyby by a F-86 Sabre during the 2018 Planes of Fame Airshow, part of the fine collection at the Planes of Fame Museum. Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2021 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Enstrom 480

  

  @ San Carlos, CA October 2021 With a flash of the tail strobe, this Enstrom turns away after a flyby of the Hiller Aviation Museum. Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2021 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Ling Temco Vought A-7E Corsair II

  

  @ Merritt Island, FL September 2021 Based on the F-8 Crusader, the Corsair II was developed as a replacement for the A-4 Skyhawk, with greater range and payload. Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2021 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Airbus A320-200, Delta Air Lines

  

  @ Savannah, GA November 2021 This A320 taxies in after a dusk arrival to Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. Delta operates 56 of these aircraft in thei... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2021 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Cessna 750 Citation X – XOJet

  

  @ San Francisco, CA February 2020 A Citation X operated by XOJet (now XO) departs from Runway 10R at SFO. According to Cessna, this is currently the fastest... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2021 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Hawker Siddeley AV-8C Harrier

  

  @ Santa Rosa, CA December 2019 In 1970 Congress authorized the purchase of 114 AV-8A Harriers for the U.S. Marine Corps.  In 1983 she was modified from an A... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2021 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II

  

  @ Salinas, CA October 2021 This year’s California International Airshow Salinas featured this F-35C based at NAS Lemoore.  The F-35C variant is designed to... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2021 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY