Just Plane Porn

[BAC]

I'll get this started.  More to follow as time allows.

[Pathfinder]

USAF Museum? I remember as a kid standing next to one of the B-36's spare tires they had there - thing was as tall as a freaking house!

Some of my fav's - I think the last one is one of the coolest air-to-air shots I've ever seen.

[BAC]

Cool pictures.  Yes, they still have the huge B-36 tire there.  I especially liked going to the hangar that has all the x-planes.

[tombogan03884]

BAC, Are you a Professional photographer, ? The photo's you take are AWESOME ! I always liked the more colorful pre WW II paint schemes, even if they WERE to make wreckage easier to find  

Path, When I was in the Marines the OV 10's used to fly support for troop lifts, 16 CH 47's would fly over with an escort of 4 Bronco's and 1 or 2 pair of Cobra's, they'd pound the crap out of the LZ then the Troop carriers would go in while they circled to provide on call CAS. Our Barracks was right across the bay from one of the exercise areas at night it was REALLY cool to watch, back then night vision was provided by a high flying CH 53 dropping flares, then the Cobras and Bronco's would go in with Mini guns and rockets, quite the light show. I was glad they were on our side  
Also, the Hiller Museum in Redwood Ca. has a Mohawk and some other Recon planes, along with an ORIGINAL Glenn Curtis Aeroplane, Living in that area was NOT all bad.

[BAC]

Tom, thanks for the kind words.  No, I am not a professional photographer, but I do work with a lot of them.  I also occasionally get to work with some Pulitzer Prize-winning photographers.  It must be rubbing off!

Here are some more from the museum.  Screw work!

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[tombogan03884]

 That P-26 Peashooter in the first photo is SWEET, It was one of the first all metal monoplane Fighters, The last ones in service were with the Philippine AF, They had some of the most colorful paint jobs of any warplane.

[BAC]

That P-26 Peashooter in the first photo is SWEET, It was one of the first all metal monoplane Fighters, The last ones in service were with the Philippine AF, They had some of the most colorful paint jobs of any warplane.

You mean, like this?

[tombogan03884]

YEAH 

[BAC]

Some more.  Different angles and weird lighting.

[Pathfinder]

Path, When I was in the Marines the OV 10's used to fly support for troop lifts, 16 CH 47's would fly over with an escort of 4 Bronco's and 1 or 2 pair of Cobra's, they'd pound the crap out of the LZ then the Troop carriers would go in while they circled to provide on call CAS. Our Barracks was right across the bay from one of the exercise areas at night it was REALLY cool to watch, back then night vision was provided by a high flying CH 53 dropping flares, then the Cobras and Bronco's would go in with Mini guns and rockets, quite the light show. I was glad they were on our side 
Also, the Hiller Museum in Redwood Ca. has a Mohawk and some other Recon planes, along with an ORIGINAL Glenn Curtis Aeroplane, Living in that area was NOT all bad.

I would give my left nut for a ride in a Bronco (I already have kids, so . . . ). I have this thing for weird aircraft, the little behind the scenes ones like the OV-10, OV-1, O-2, seaplanes, stuff like that. Because they are not the flash and sizzle planes like the big combat jets, it is tough to find any videos of them in action.

My understanding is that there are damned few OV-10s in museums or private hands - the Feds gave tons of them away, and kept a few for themselves. I think the ATF has some,

Mohawks seem to be more common - there was a guy in Racine, WI who had one, but when I lived back there never got to see it.