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• General Motors (Grumman) FM-2 Wildcat

  

  @ Madras, OR August 2015 Mike Oliver taxies out in the Erickson Aircraft Collection’s Wildcat for a photo flight.  The tubby Grumman F4F Wildcat first flew in... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2020 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• McDonnell Douglas 500N, Honolulu Police Dept

  

  @ Kaneohe, HI October 2007 A Honolulu Police Department MD500N on static display during the 2007 Blues on the Bay Airshow. In 2017 this NOTAR (no tail rotor)... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2020 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• TIE Echelon Assault Shuttle

  

  @ Anaheim, CA January 2020 Spotted during our first trip to the remote Black Spire Outpost on Batuu is this Imperial Shuttle.  The TIE Echelon was a transport o... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2020 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Smith DSA-1 Miniplane

  

  @ Half Moon Bay, CA April 2013 Captured this diminutive aircraft departing the 2013 Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show. First flown in 1956, the Smith DSA-1... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2020 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Incom T-65B X-Wing Starfighter

  

  @ Anaheim, CA January 2020 Spotted during our first trip to the remote outpost of Batuu is this X-wing sheltered in a revetment. Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2020 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Gulfstream Aerospace G700

  

  @ San Francisco, CA October 2020 In 2019, Gulfstream unveiled the G700, its new flagship aircraft, which the company claims to be the world’s largest private... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2020 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Boeing E-3C Sentry

  

  @ Nellis AFB, NV November 2004 An E-3 on static display during the 2004 Aviation Nation airshow.  Commonly referred to as AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2020 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Boeing 747-400, United Airlines

  

  @ San Francisco International Airport, CA September 2014 This sight of a United jumbo jet at SFO will not be repeated, here or anywhere else. Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2020 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Seawind 3000

  

  @ Half Moon Bay, CA April 2016 The distinctive shape of the Seawind caught my eye during the 2016 Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show and I looked forward to... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2020 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Douglas A-26C Invader

  

  @ Vance AFB, OK December 2010 While researching this warbird for a caption, an inconsistency popped up. Several websites list this A-26 as serial 43-22523 that... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2020 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Boeing B-29 Superfortress “Enola Gay”

  

  @ Chantilly, VA September 2004 One of the centerpieces of the collection at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is the Enola Gay.  The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is ... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2020 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• McDonnell Douglas 500N, Honolulu Fire Dept

  

  @ Kaneohe, HI October 2007 This HFD MD500, “Air 1”, would later take to the air for a flight demonstration as part of the 2007 Blues on the Bay Airshow. Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2020 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Beechcraft V35B Bonanza

  

  @ Half Moon Bay, CA April 2016 A V-tail Bonanza departs the Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show. The Beechcraft Bonanza was introduced in 1947, starting with the... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2020 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Lockheed L-1649A Super Constellation Starliner

  

  @ Polk City, FL March 2009 This Lockheed L-1649A Super Constellation Starliner sits on display outside the Fantasy of Flight museum, outside of Orlando. She is... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2020 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Lockheed C-130T Hercules- Blue Angels

  

  @ Kaneohe, HI October 2007 The Blue Angels beloved support aircraft “Fat Albert” executes a jet-assisted take-off (JATO) demonstration for a flight performance... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2020 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Grumman C-1A Trader

  

  @ Santa Rosa, CA August 2011 The Wings Over Wine Country airshow is a surprisingly good airshow considering the locale and that no jet teams are present. Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2020 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Pitts Special S-2C

  

  @ Half Moon Bay, CA April 2008 A Pitts Special taxies out for a a flight during the Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show. First flown in 1944, the iconic Pitts... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2020 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Lockheed Martin F-117A Nighthawk

  

  @ Nellis AFB, NV November 2007 A stealthy F-117 rolls out after a dusk landing after a flight performance during the 2007 Aviation Nation airshow. Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2020 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• WACO Classic Aircraft YMF-5C

  

  @ Half Moon Bay, CA April 2008 WACO Classic Aircraft builds, in relatively small numbers, this three-seat biplane, the WACO Classic YMF, based upon the... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2020 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• North American SNJ-5 Texan

  

  @ San Carlos, CA June 2017 Photographed at the Hiller Aviation Museum’s Biggest Little Air Show, John Collver flies this Texan, named “War Dog”, on the West... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2020 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY