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• Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde

  

  @The Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA May 2013 The final stop of the ISAP XII symposium field trip took us to The Museum of Flight in Seattle. The “Airpark” area... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Lockheed P-38J Lightning “23 Skidoo”

  

  @ General William J. Fox Airfield, Lancaster, CA March 2017 The inaugural Los Angeles County Airshow was fortunate to have a P-38 in attendance courtesy of the... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Boeing 737-800 BBJ2

  

  @ Paine Field, Everett WA May 2013 Prior to the start of the 2013 International Society for Aviation Photography symposium in Seattle, I joined up with my good... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Lockheed C-140 JetStar

  

  @ Palmdale, CA March 2017 A very interesting history of this JetStar.  On 22nd April 1961, aviatrix Jackie Cochran piloted this JetStar from New Orleans to... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Grumman F-14D Super Tomcat

  

  @ Palmdale, CA March 2017 Developed for the U.S. Navy after the collapse of the F-111B project, the Tomcat would be the first of the Teen Series fighters,... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Lockheed Martin X-55A, Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft

  

  @ Palmdale, CA March 2017 The Lockheed Martin X-55 Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft (ACCA) is an experimental transport aircraft built to demonstrate new... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Boeing B-52F Stratofortress, Boeing 747-100SR Shuttle Carrier Aircraft

  

  @ Palmdale, CA March 2017 Two of Boeing’s biggest stand guard in the California desert. In 1988, NASA procured a surplus 747SR from Japan Airlines to be the... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Boeing B747-100SR, NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft

  

  @ Palmdale, CA March 2017 In 1988, NASA procured a surplus 747SR from Japan Airlines to be the second Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA). Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Grumman F-14D Super Tomcat

  

  @ Palmdale, CA March 2017 Who doesn’t love a Tomcat?  A wonderful blend of aesthetics and aggressiveness, this was the first American jet fighter with twin... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Republic F-105G Thunderchief (Wild Weasel)

  

  @Palmdale, CA March 2017 The Thunderchief was the largest single-seat, single-engine combat aircraft in history, weighing approximately 50,000 pounds. Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• North American F-100D Super Sabre

  

  @Palmdale, CA March 2017 A Super Sabre photographed on my second visit to this museum. Like many of the Century Series of fighters, the Super Sabre is a very... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• McDonnell F-101F Voodoo

  

  @ Palmdale, CA March 2017 Having driven down for the LA County Airshow, I decided to check out this small collection before heading home. Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Boeing 757-300, Embraer ERJ-175LR – United Airlines

  

  @ San Francisco, CA June 2018 A vivid demonstration of flying united, these two United airliners fly in formation on their final approach to SFO. Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor

  

  @ General William J. Fox Airfield, Lancaster, CA March 2018 As part of the flight demonstration, this Raptor from the Air Combat Command F-22 Demonstration... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• 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