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• McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II

  

  @ Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, Ford Island, HI May 2013 A reprocessed HDR that takes the harshness out of the bright, midday Hawaiian sun. Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor

  

  @ General William J. Fox Airfield, Lancaster, CA March 2018 Afterburners blazing and trailing a few wisps of vapor, a Raptor from the Air Combat Command F-22... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• North American T-6 Texan

  

  @ Nellis AFB, Las Vegas NV November 2007 A Texan taxies for takeoff at the 2007 Aviation Nation airshow.  Pre-war livery often included a striping on the... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Stearman Model 75/PT-17 Kaydet

  

  @Nellis AFB, Las Vegas NV November 2007 Early morning light warms the open cockpits of this Stearman before the start of the 2007 Aviation Nation airshow. Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• General Electric CF6-80C2

  

  @ Sacramento Mather Airport, Sacramento, CA October 2016 A close-up view of a modern high-bypass fan section.  This powerplant generates 59,000 lbs of thrust,... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• North American F-86F Sabre

  

  @ Nellis AFB, Las Vegas NV November 2007 My first sighting of this Sabre, part of the fine collection at the Planes of Fame Museum, was at Aviation Nation. Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat

  

  @ Chino, CA May 2018 Arguably one of the most graceful piston-engined aircraft ever designed, this rare pair of Tigercats makes a photo pass down the runway... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2018 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Embraer ERJ-175LR , United Express

  

  @ San Francisco International Airport, CA June 2018 This ERJ is one of 65 operated by SkyWest Airlines under the United Express brand. Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2018 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Boeing 737-900(ER), Alaska Airlines

  

  @ San Francisco International Airport, CA June 2018 The longest model of the Boeing 737 series, this is the largest variant of the Boeing 737 NG line and was... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2018 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Airbus A330-200, Aer Lingus

  

  @ San Francisco International Airport, CA June 2018 Beginning in April of 2014, Aer Lingus initiated regular flight service between SFO and Dublin, Ireland. Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2018 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• General Dynamics F-111C Aardvark

  

  @ Pearl Harbor, Hawaii December 2018 The Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum located in Pearl Harbor houses a very nice collection, especially this lovely F-111. Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2018 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• DeHavilland Beaver U-6A

  

  @ Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport, Santa Rosa, CA September 2018 Near the end of World War II, de Havilland Canada began to develop an aircraft that... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2018 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Lockheed F-104A Starfighter, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21PF

  

  @ Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, Ford Island, HI December 2018 This Hawaiian Starfighter was moved outside since my last visit here, paired up with a Cold War... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2018 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Grumman F-14D Tomcat

  

  @Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, Ford Island, HI December 2018 It has been a year since my last Tomcat post on this blog, so I’m overdue. Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2018 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• North American F-86L Sabre

  

  @ Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, Ford Island, HI December 2018 Each time I visit this museum, the aircraft are located differently from the last time. Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2018 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• General Dynamics F-111C Aardvark

  

  @ Pearl Harbor, Hawaii December 2018 The Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum located in Pearl Harbor houses a very nice collection that continues to grow. Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2018 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor

  

  @ Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Honolulu, HI December 2018 Caught this Raptor from my window seat as our United flight waited for this military traffic to... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2018 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet

  

  @ Santa Maria Airport, CA October 2018 A Naval aviator from Strike Fighter Squadron 122 (VFA-122 “Flying Eagles”) hangs out next to his Super Hornet on static... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2018 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IXe

  

  @ Chino Airport, CA May 2018 A pair of rare Spitfires on the Planes of Fame Airshow flightline.  The near aircraft is an actual veteran of the D-Day invasion,... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2018 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Canadair CT-114 Tutor (Snowbirds)

  

  @ Santa Maria Airport, CA October 2018 The organizers of the Central Coast Airfest Airshow managed to get the Snowbirds jet team for their inaugural show, no... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2018 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY