Unusual visitor flying over the house yesterday

An Apache Railway train cruises south through aptly named Pig Farm, Arizona, in the beautiful last light of a March 2005 day. Heading up the train is a former Canadian Pacific Alco C-424 no. 97, leading another C-424 and an Alco C-420.

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Apache Trail

The incredible display but the Army Air Corps Apache gunship was a real highlight of RIAT 2019.

Another Apache at Prestwick 22/4/21.

Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico.

Westland-built Apache AH.1 ZJ224 served with 656 Squadron Army Air Corps in Afghanistan. On 15th January 2007, it was one of two Apache helicopters that carried troops on their stub wings into Jugroom Fort, Helmand Province. The aircraft is on display in the Army Flying Museum at Middle Wallop.

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Westland WAH-64D Apache Helicopter ZJ226 Army Air Corps (British Army) Based at Wattisham Suffolk UK

Photo taken 30th July 2020 at Wattisham operational Army Airfield Suffolk UK

Wattisham airfield was opened in 1939 and used by the RAF as a Bomber base flying Bristol Blenheim Bombers in 1942 it was handed over to the USAAF for the rest of WWII and P-38 Lightning’s and the P-51 Mustang’s use to fly from the base

After WWII the base was handed back to the RAF and other aircraft to have been stationed at Wattisham include Meteors, Hawker Hunters including the Black Arrows formation team, English Electric Lightnings, Gloster Javelin and the McDonnell Douglas Phantoms In 1993 the base was handed over to the Army

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Wattisham, Suffolk, UK

Round and around they went, at about 2500ft. They were still at after dark,

Moving cars to storage

Cape Royal Road, Walhalla Plateau, Grand Canyon National Park

The 1:35 Apache model with the Lego-brick-gridded scale drawings and some of the reference photos used for the build.

I haven't been doing much building over the last year, just working intermittently of one project. Having built a Chinook and a Merlin in dark green, I had to have a go at that other lean green machine of the UK air war in Afghanistan: the Apache Longbow, at 1:35 scale...

Rock-solid Chevy pickup circa 1959.

absolutely no photo retouchement - custom parts and wear openhouse 2017 - canon 5d mkII - 40mm f2.8 pancake

Taken at Duxford Air Festival 2019

The Apache plume, Fallugia paradoxa, belongs to the rose family, Rosaceae. The plant blooms with small white flowers then explode into purple plumes with fine hairs on them. It is native to the southwest that includes far west Texas.

Winding roads, Arizona, March 1995.

When souls entwine these surely are words of wisdom

An Army Apache prepares to depart from Cardington, after unusually landing at the airfield the previous day

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Airshow at Manston - we didn't go in but positioned ourselves on the bank by the A299. Great view from there.

The Army Helicopter Display Team and their wall of fire

Best viewed in large

A Chevrolet Apache Panel Truck at the Street Mag Show Hamburg.

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I saw this extensive wall in an overgrown, almost hidden alleyway. This was so creepy, I took the photos thru the car window.

Cosford Air show 2019

Winding roads, Arizona, March 1995.