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• Lockheed F-104A Starfighter

  

  @ Pacific Aviation Museum, Ford Island, HI August 2016 This Hawaiian Starfighter was moved inside since my last visit here.  This was the first aircraft to... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2017 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Boeing Stearman 75 Kaydet (N2S-3)

  

  @ Hollister Municipal Airport, Hollister, CA June 2016 On the display line at Hollister was this beautiful Stearman with a matching tug. Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2017 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Convair F-106A Delta Dart

  

  @ Pacific Coast Air Museum, Santa Rosa, CA July 2012 The fastest single-engined jet ever (1,544 mph in 1959), the Delta Dart was a Cold War interceptor... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2017 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Supermarine Mk IXE Spitfire

  

  @ Military Aviation Museum, Virginia Beach, VA May 2012 The classic Spitfire first flew in 1936 and was pivotal in the air defense of Great Britain. Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2017 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Boeing B-52H Stratofortress

  

  @Edwards Air Force Base, Mojave, CA October 2009 The Open House Airshow at Edwards AFB is always worthwhile due to the availability of test aircraft based there. Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2017 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA 2.111

  

  @ Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addison, TX May 2015 Manufactured in 1950, this CASA 2.111 was a medium bomber derived from the WWII German Heinkel He 111 and... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2017 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Scaled Composites Model 348 White Knight Two

  

  @ Edwards AFB, Mojave, CA October 2009 The Open House Airshow at Edwards AFB is always worthwhile due to the possible appearance of some unique aircraft based... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2017 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet- Blue Angels

  

  @ Marine Corp Base Hawaii, Kaneohe, HI October 2015 Taken during the Kaneohe Bay Airshow, the Blue Angels delta passes overhead.  First formed in 1946, the... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2017 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• McDonnell Douglas MD-87

  

  @Madras Municipal Airport, Madras, OR August 2015 Surplus MD-87’s lined up awaiting conversion into Erickson Air Tanker firefighting aircraft. Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2017 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Hawker Hawk

  

  @ Military Aviation Museum, Virginia Beach, VA May 2012 The graceful lines of this 1930’s biplane fighter are evident from this angle. Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2017 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2c

  

  @ Imperial War Museum, London, UK June 2003 Taken during my first trip with a digital camera, if only I had known then what I know now…  The Royal Aircraft... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2017 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Bombardier Challenger 300

  

  @ San Jose International Airport, CA November 2015 The Challenger 300 is a super-mid-sized jet capable of traveling transcontinental distances. Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2017 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Dassault Falcon 20F

  

  @Valiant Air Command, Titusville, FL September 2014 First flown in 1963, the Falcon was the forerunner for a family of business jets built by Dassault Aviation. Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2017 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Scaled Composites Model 316- SpaceShipOne (Replica)

  

  @Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos, CA February 2017 This replica is the newest exhibit at the Hiller Aviation Museum. Launching from Mojave, CA, SpaceShipOne... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2017 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Fouga CM.170 Magister

  

  @Madras Municipal Airport, OR August 2015 A French Magister, a French jet trainer from the early 1950’s, arrives for the Airshow of the Cascades Airshow in... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2017 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Airbus A330-200, Hawaiian Airlines

  

  @ San Francisco International Airport, CA October 2016 No surprise where this airliner is headed as it begins its takeoff at SFO for a flight to a tropical... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2017 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• McDonnell Douglas MD-82, American Airlines

  

  @San Jose International Airport, San Jose, CA November 2015 This MD-82, gleaming in its natural metal livery, on final approach to SJC.  American Airlines... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2017 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Boeing 777-300(ER), Air New Zealand

  

  @ San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, CA February 2017 Recently we were privileged to get a tour of the old SFO control tower prior to... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2017 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Lufthansa Airbus A380-800

  

  @ San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, CA February 2017 Recently we were privileged to get a tour of the old SFO control tower prior to... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2017 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY

• Saab 35 Draken

  

  @ Musée de l’air et de l’espace, Le Bourget, France December 2016 Backlit by the setting Paris sun, this Draken was an aircraft added to the collection since... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2017 PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIETY