Category Archives: Aviation

Gene Soucy and Friend over Salinas

Among my many weaknesses are air shows. Since I’ve gotten back into photography, I find them even more fun – the sound and the sights just excite me! This photo was taken at the California International Airshow in Salinas in … Continue reading

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Carlton F. Bond at the Pearson Air Museum

Before leaving for home last night, I headed across the Columbia River from Portland for a quick visit to the Pearson Air Museum at Fort Vancouver. The air museum is situated in a lovely spot for an airfield – in … Continue reading

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Julie Clark’s T-34A Mentor

From Scott's Portfolio If you ever have a chance to see Julie Clark fly her T-34A Mentor in an airshow, you have to go! She flies a beautiful and inspiring show! This image is from a 2008 performance of hers … Continue reading

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain at Castle Air Museum

Here’s another photo from almost four years ago taken at the Castle Air Museum in Atwater, California. This time, it’s a C-47 Skytrain, the workhorse transport aircraft of WW II, the Berlin Airlift, etc. This shot was taken using my … Continue reading

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The SR-71A Blackbird at Castle Air Museum

I’ve been playing around a bit more with black and white photography – including going back and looking through my collection of earlier images for candidates for conversion to black and white. Here’s an example from the Castle Air Museum … Continue reading

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Fun at Hiller Aviation Museum!

This morning I went to the Hiller Aviation Museum at San Carlos Airport to hear Richard Luehring talk about his experiences as an RSO (Reconnaissance Systems Officer) on the SR-71. He accumulated over 2,100 flying in the SR-71. I enjoyed … Continue reading

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Harriers!

I had fun yesterday shooting the Marine Corps Harriers as they made several low passes over the Vertical Challenge Airshow sponsored by the Hiller Aviation Museum. The two Harriers were from Marine Attack Squadron 513 (VMA-513) known as the Flying … Continue reading

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Memories

Sometimes you think back to those high points in your life and the memories flood in. One of those times for me was the trip to Oshkosh that my Dad and I made in the late 1980′s. As it turned … Continue reading

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The F-22 Raptor in Action!

A friend of mine sent me this link to a demonstration flight of the F-22 Raptor at Farnborough – really an amazing flight. I’ve yet to see an F-22 in an airshow – looking forward to that one day! How … Continue reading

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Angels High

Blue Angels over Salinas – August 8, 2009. More here.

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