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• Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet

  

  @ Camarillo, CA August 2019 A F/A-18E Super Hornet of the VFA-97 “Warhawks”, based at NAS Lemoore, trails wingtip vortices as the aircraft lines up for landing... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Bell AH-1F Cobra

  

  @ Camarillo Airport, CA August 2019 This civilian Cobra, operated by the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation, was one of the performers at the Wings Over Camarill... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Boeing 737-800, TUI Fly Deutschland

  

  @ Frankfurt, Germany March 2019 Frankfurt Airport is the 4th busiest in Europe, making it a great place to see foreign carriers in action. Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Douglas C-47B Skytrain

  

  @ Chino, CA May 2019 This C-47, seen here at the Planes of Fame Airshow, saw service with the United States Army Air Force, Royal Air Force, Force Arienne Belge... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Lockheed NF-104A Starfighter

  

  @ Grass Valley, CA July 2019 This Starfighter guards the main entrance of the Nevada County Airport in Grass Valley. Three aircraft were modified from existing... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Hawker Sea Fury T20

  

  @ Chino, CA May 2019 “Dreadnought” is considered the ultimate Hawker Sea Fury racer, winning at Reno in 1983 and coming in Second Place in 2006. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Airbus A321-200, Lufthansa

  

  @ Frankfurt, Germany March 2019 First flown in 1984, the Airbus A320 family pioneered the use of digital fly-by-wire flight control systems, as well as... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Grumman E-2C Hawkeye

  

  @ San Diego, CA April 2014 First flown in 1960, the Hawkeye carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft was the first designed specifically... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Boeing 747-400M, KLM Airlines

  

  @ San Francisco, CA April 2019 A KLM jumbo taxies by the new SFO control tower.  This will be a rare sight after the airline replaces their remaining ten... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• PZL-Mielec LIM-6 (MiG-17F) “Fresco-C”

  

  @ Tillamook, OR July 2019 A Polish built MiG-17 on display at the Tillamook Air Museum.  First flown in 1950, the MiG-17 was an advanced development of the... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• North American RA-5C Vigilante

  

  @ USS Midway Museum, San Diego, CA April 2014 While visiting San Diego for a recent wedding, I took the opportunity to visit two of their major aerospace... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Douglas A-1D Skyraider (AD-4NA)

  

  @ Chino, CA May 2019 This Skyraider demonstrates wing folding after a flight demonstration packing a full combat load of ordnance during the renowned Planes of... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Boeing 727-200, Olympic Airways

  

  @ Hillsboro, OR July 2019 One of the stranger sights of a recent trip to Oregon was this intact 727 parked in the woods.  The aircraft’s owner, Bruce Campbell,... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Convair VC-131D Samaritan

  

  @ Chino, CA May 2019 The Convair C-131 Samaritan was an American military transport produced from 1954 to 1956 by Convair.  First flown in 1949, it was the... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Aero Spacelines 377MG Mini-Guppy

  

  @ Tillamook, OR July 2019 The centerpiece of the Tillamook Air Museum (author’s opinion) was this Mini-Guppy.  I knew of the Pregnant Guppy, and had experience... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Stinson L-5G Sentinel

  

  @ Half Moon Bay, CA April 2019 Pilot Jan Johnson taxies out in her 1945 Stinson after a day on static display at the Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show in Half... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Douglas A4-B Skyhawk

  

  @ Tillamook, OR July 2019 A tired looking Scooter on guard duty at the Tillamook Air Museum, complete with makeshift damper weights. Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Boeing 747-400ER, Qantas

  

  @ San Francisco International Airport, CA April 2019 Time is running out for seeing Qantas 747’s in use.  Seven remain in the Qantas fleet, slated to be replace... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Rolls Royce RB211- United Boeing 757-300

  

  @ Northern CA May 2019 The United 757-300 that brought us from Denver to SFO is powered by two of these Rolls Royce RB211-535E4B turbofan engines rated at 42,54... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Boeing 777-300(ER), Cathay Pacific

  

  @ San Francisco International Airport, CA April 2019 This Cathay Pacific 777 taxies towards SFO runway 28L for a long flight to Hong Kong. Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY