Military Aircraft: airshows, operational, whatever, lets see what you have!

[Roo]

Hi Simon.
Very nice series of the Hawks, do they ever give a thumbs up to you for climbing all that way to look down on them? ;D Probably not, guess they are a bit busy in a confined place! :

Cheers, Graham.

Thanks! Rare for the hawk crews as thats a trainee and a IP, one of which will be praying for his life at 250" / 450-knots. The frontline crews, particularly the rear navigators quite often do, USAF Eagle crews are probably the most frequent, but the best are probably the C130 Hercules crews who hang out windows, open backs etc. Mind you they are a lot slower!

Sometimes the even fall out the back ;D

Great shots Simon. I would love to get to that location someday

I really liked Glenn's air to air shot and Keith's B25. Like Graham, I'm glad I don't have to polish it

 

[KeithBreazeal]

Thanks for the nice comments on the B-25 photo

More stuff to polish...

B-17 sentimental Journey Chino 2014 sat 0395 © Keith Breazeal by Keith Breazeal Photography, on Flickr

 

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Beautiful aircraft, beautiful picture. Nicely done, Keith.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Keith.
Another lovely picture, these warbirds are kept in stunning condition.
I just tried to polish the dirt off that port engine cowling with my thumb, it won't come off!

Cheers, Graham.

Thanks for the nice comments on the B-25 photo

More stuff to polish...

B-17 sentimental Journey Chino 2014 sat 0395 © Keith Breazeal by Keith Breazeal Photography, on Flickr

 

[Roo]

I just tried to polish the dirt off that port engine cowling with my thumb, it won't come off!

Cheers, Graham.

gold ;D

 

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I just tried to polish the dirt off that port engine cowling with my thumb, it won't come off!

;D

 

[TexPhoto]

Another C-17 flyby today.


SE9A1036lr by RexPhoto91, on Flickr

 

[KeithBreazeal]

Grumman TBM Avenger

TBM tight & Low 8087 Nevada County AirFest 2013 © Keith Breazeal by Keith Breazeal Photography, on Flickr

 

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Another C-17 flyby today.

Well done. Very nice shot of the aircraft with gear and high lift devices extended.

 

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Grumman TBM Avenger

I just love those old birds. 8)

 

[dhr90]

Grumman TBM Avenger

I just love those old birds. 8)

Me too. I saw my first Corsair and other similar WW2 American planes just last year at Duxford, was really great to see!

I can never get over just how bloated some of them look though, like that Grumman TBM Avenger.

 

[Viper28]

18/03/15 - not my most successful day in Mid-Wales, light sucked and the plane I really wanted didn't show but I got a few keepers
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[Valvebounce]

Hi Viper.
Some very nice shots as per usual.
I really like this shot, having the buildings adds a sense of scale, humanity, well it adds something for which I cannot find an adequate description! : Regardless, I really like it, did I say that already!

Cheers, Graham.

18/03/15 - not my most successful day in Mid-Wales, light sucked and the plane I really wanted didn't show but I got a few keepers
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18/03/15 - not my most successful day in Mid-Wales, light sucked and the plane I really wanted didn't show but I got a few keepers

Beautiful shots, Simon. 8) Well done.

 

[JumboShrimp]

Convair XC-99 at Kelly AFB, TX August 1997. Aircraft currently believed to be at Davis-Monthan AFB in further state of disrepair and/or dismantled. Apologies for quality of pix; subject was shot on negative film, printed, and then scanned to what we have here. Also could not get a decent head shot of the old gal due to security fencing and other nonsense in the area.

 

[Roo]

Some F/A-18A shots from last weekend's Australian Grand Prix demos. Seen 'em a million times but never get tired of them

 

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Very nice series, Roo. I especially like the last picture.

 

[Viper28]

Hi Viper.
Some very nice shots as per usual.
I really like this shot, having the buildings adds a sense of scale, humanity, well it adds something for which I cannot find an adequate description! : Regardless, I really like it, did I say that already!

Cheers, Graham.

Thanks very much I know what you mean about having some sort of reference in the background. This was the shot a couple of frames before:

 

[Viper28]

Very nice series, Roo. I especially like the last picture.

+1 - never tire of Hornets, just a bit surprised that are using a old "legacy" model rather than their new shiny Super Hornets

 

[Roo]

Very nice series, Roo. I especially like the last picture.

+1 - never tire of Hornets, just a bit surprised that are using a old "legacy" model rather than their new shiny Super Hornets

Thanks guys. It would be great to get one of the Supers but I think it's mainly for logistical reasons we get the classic Hornets down here. The A models are based at Williamtown, which is a fair bit closer to Melbourne than Amberley, and there are a lot more of them available. For some reason the RAAF prefer to call them the classic Hornet rather than the legacy model.

I would love to get to the Mach Loop one day