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[Harvey Melvin Richards]

I saw these coming in to land and pulled over for a shot. They belong to Draken International, a privately held company that owns and flies fighter jets. They have a base at Nellis AFB, so I assume they were headed there.

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EM123844-1 by Harvey Richards, on Flickr

 

[Andrewmap]

L-39 Albatros trainers: nice capture!

 

[StanS]

More precisely the L-39's dedicated light attack aircraft development - the L-159 ALCA.

 

[Mack]

Out shooting birds and this air ambulance flew overhead at a quick pace. Lucky shot, given small single AF spot.

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[szczepanl]

The company I work for has an Aviation club, here are some shots of our recent event where we took some employees for introductory flights at a small grass strip.

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[neelsd]

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Minden-Tahoe Airshow 2018 by DreyerPictures, on Flickr

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Minden-Tahoe Airshow 2018 by DreyerPictures, on Flickr

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Minden-Tahoe Airshow 2018 by DreyerPictures, on Flickr

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Minden-Tahoe Airshow 2018 by DreyerPictures, on Flickr

 

[dglawton]

This, of course, was not shot with an MU43! My father was a WWII and later Air National Guard pilot. This P-47 Thunderbolt (they called them Jugs), and he, were assigned to the 52nd Fighter Wing, 137th Fighter Squadron stationed in Westchester County NY in the early 1950s. That's me in the tyke suit.

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[2112]

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[Carbonman]

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Looks like it was parked in a dicey neighborhood; probably never recover the parts.

 

[szczepanl]

KLM Boeing 747 arriving at Toronto Pearson Airport.

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[BosseBe]

On the approach to Bromma Airport, Stockholm.

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[Don W]

Fisheye view of B-17 "Nine-0-Nine." It would sadly crash less than 2 weeks later.

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[Brownie]

Fisheye view of B-17 "Nine-0-Nine." It would sadly crash less than 2 weeks later. View attachment 784390

Very sad. It is the second B-17 I've seen up close and personal to have crashed. There aren't that many left.

 

[Don W]

Very sad. It is the second B-17 I've seen up close and personal to have crashed. There aren't that many left.

Agree. It must be very difficult keeping those old planes in flying condition.

 

[Bif]

Me at age 22 with one of the four C-47's rigged up for electronic recon at Osan Korea in 1960. I went on to Yokota Japan to backend crew on first RB-50's and C-130B's configured for the same kind of missions but we were not allowed to photograph those.

Taken with a YashicaMat twin lens on 120 film.

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[Brownie]

Agree. It must be very difficult keeping those old planes in flying condition.

Actually, it's no more difficult than any other airplane. They have to meet the same requirements, airframe inspections, etc. I don't think there's a single one flying that hasn't been rebuilt from the ground up. But like anything else, accidents happen. When the Liberty Belle burned up several years ago it was particularly painful because they landed in a field with an engine fire. The airplane came down on it's gear and could've been saved, but the local fire department was afraid they'd get their truck stuck in the field, so everyone just watched it burn. As a former volunteer firefighter, I find that unconscionable.

The good news is that the Liberty Belle is currently being restored (again), which is amazing in the there wasn't much left after the fire. You can find photos and videos online.

 

[szczepanl]

Brussels Airlines A330 arriving at Toronto Pearson Airport

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[wjiang]

The MiG 21MF (8008) which previous served with 2 PLM Goleniow of the Polish Airforce. It is now a promo prop for a rich businessman.

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[JDS]

I liked the light on the tailfins of these American Airlines jets from a recent flight, was less impressed with how one of these jets didn't get me to my destination...

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