Taken this past weekend. It was overcast most of the day and pretty grey. The skies cleared later in the day except for some white clouds that made for a good background....but I had to leave so only had a few minutes with good skies. Feel free to identify the aircraft....my limited knowledge begins with the Vietnam era and later.
Very nice series. I wish I could help with the ID of the planes, but on that subject I pretty much know zilch.
Lame-Duck wrote:
Very nice series. I wish I could help with the ID of the planes, but on that subject I pretty much know zilch.
Thanks, LD! Everyone around me seemed to know them all.....my memory is not so good.
ZPhoto wrote:
Taken this past weekend. It was overcast most of the day and pretty grey. The skies cleared later in the day except for some white clouds that made for a good background....but I had to leave so only had a few minutes with good skies. Feel free to identify the aircraft....my limited knowledge begins with the Vietnam era and later.
For my own benefit:
#1 - FM-2 Wildcat
#2 - TBM-3E Avenger
#3 - B-17 Flying Fortress
#4 - SB2C-5 Helldiver
#5 - B-29 Superfortress
#6 - B-25
#7 - C-45F Expeditor
As a kid I knew them all...now not so much. Wonderful machines excellent photos.
tinplater wrote:
As a kid I knew them all...now not so much. Wonderful machines excellent photos.
Thanks, tinplater!
After a little research, I came up with the IDs.
Nosaj
Loc: Sarasota, Florida
ZPhoto wrote:
Taken this past weekend. It was overcast most of the day and pretty grey. The skies cleared later in the day except for some white clouds that made for a good background.......... ..............
Nice shots - good detail and colors.
ZPhoto wrote:
For my own benefit:
#1 - FM-2 Wildcat
#2 - TBM-3E Avenger
#3 - B-17 Flying Fortress
#4 - SB2C-5 Helldiver
#5 - B-29 Superfortress
#6 - B-25
#7 - C-45F Expeditor
Correct, and nice shots! I used to fly into the Reading, PA airshow every year until they stopped having them.
The B25 bomber was made by Vautee Aircraft, Bell, CA. This is where they had the bomber olant during WW2. Dad installed bomb sights in the planes. On an average day they would built 50 too 100 planes per day at this plant.
Wonderful history there!! Great photos!
nimbushopper wrote:
Correct, and nice shots! I used to fly into the Reading, PA airshow every year until they stopped having them.
They're having them again....that's where these were taken.
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