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(09.09.2021)
Solo Türk
İzmir Air Show
Alsancak - İzmir / Turkey
*Sony Alpha 1 + Sony 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS
RAF Wittering heritage centre Harrier GR3 air frame. Photo taken during a shoot at Wittering, the aircraft staged to reenact operations from a wooded forward operations hide.
The classic kit by Revell, originally released in 1957.
This model depicts Fokker Dreidecker 1 (Fokker Dr.1, 'Triplane 1' in English), serial number 425/17.
Serial number 425/17 was one of several Fokker Dr.1s flown by Baron Manfred von Richthofen, and was the one in which he was shot down and killed near Vaux-sur-Somme, France, by British ace Arthur Roy Brown on April 21, 1918.
There is apparently not enough photographic evidence of this aircraft to be able to accurately portray its paint scheme. Manfred von Richthofen described it as a 'rotes flugzeug [red aircraft],' but that doesn't automatically mean it was wholly red.
Because of this, I didn’t try to model it according to the best educated guesses, but instead modeled it the way it has classicly been depicted.
With the exception of the addition of some 10- and 20-lb test black fishing line for rigging and control cables, I built it pretty much straight out of the box.
For painting and finishing, I used:
Revell RVL-34136 Carmine Red
Revell 36188 Matt Ochre
Tamiya TS-68 Wooden Deck Tan
Tamiya TS-6 Matte Black
Tamiya TS-26 Pure White
Tamiya X-10 Gun Metal
Testors 1146 Metallic Silver
Testors 1260T Lacquer Dullcote
Testors 1261T Lacquer Glosscote
The classic kit by Revell, originally released in 1957.
This model depicts Fokker Dreidecker 1 (Fokker Dr.1, 'Triplane 1' in English), serial number 425/17.
Serial number 425/17 was one of several Fokker Dr.1s flown by Baron Manfred von Richthofen, and was the one in which he was shot down and killed near Vaux-sur-Somme, France, by British ace Arthur Roy Brown on April 21, 1918.
There is apparently not enough photographic evidence of this aircraft to be able to accurately portray its paint scheme. Manfred von Richthofen described it as a 'rotes flugzeug [red aircraft],' but that doesn't automatically mean it was wholly red.
Because of this, I didn’t try to model it according to the best educated guesses, but instead modeled it the way it has classicly been depicted.
With the exception of the addition of some 10- and 20-lb test black fishing line for rigging and control cables, I built it pretty much straight out of the box.
For painting and finishing, I used:
Revell RVL-34136 Carmine Red
Revell 36188 Matt Ochre
Tamiya TS-68 Wooden Deck Tan
Tamiya TS-6 Matte Black
Tamiya TS-26 Pure White
Tamiya X-10 Gun Metal
Testors 1146 Metallic Silver
Testors 1260T Lacquer Dullcote
Testors 1261T Lacquer Glosscote
Looks like the Real Deal, doesn’t it? But it is not. It’s a replica put together by a local chap.
Of course, it isn’t a true-to-scale model but it seems darn close.
This beauty sits on its own concrete slab near several monuments on a spot between The Pik ‘N Pig BBQ Restaurant and the runway of the Gilliam-McConnell Airfield in Carthage NC.
If you have a plane you can fly in or if you have a car, bike, or truck, you can drive in.
It’s definitely worth a visit.
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, North American F-86 Sabre, Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. 2019 Heritage Flight Training.
A restored USAF P51 Mustang from WWII flying during the Warbirds demo at the 2025 Abbotsford International Airshow. It flew alongside an F4U Corsair and a P38 Lightning .
This P-51 D Mustang, known as Gunfighter, made a landing at the New Century AirCenter in Gardner Kansas for an upcoming weekend air show.
Gunfighter is one of the world’s most famous P-51s, having appeared on the airshow circuit and providing rides for over 35 years. The aircraft is a P-51 "D" model, serial number 44-73264. Of the approximately 15,000 P-51s produced in WWII, over 8,000 were “D” models. Today, only about 150 airworthy examples of Mustangs exist world-wide in museums, flying or under restoration.
Gunfighter was built in the Inglewood, California North American plant and accepted into the USAAF in March, 1945. That month, it was shipped to England, where it was assigned to the famous 'Mighty Eighth' Air Force. In July of 1945, after the War ended in Europe, it was returned to the U.S. and assigned to Olmstead Field in Pennsylvania. In 1947 it was transferred to the Air National Guard and it thereafter served with units in Wyoming, New Mexico, Illinois and Kentucky. In 1956 it was declared surplus and sold on the civilian market.
Today, Gunfighter is operated by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF). The CAF is the largest operator of Historic Aircraft in the world with 160 aircraft and over 9,000 members. Gunfighter is restored in the colors of the 343rd Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, USAAF. The 55th Fighter Group was the first American Air Corp unit to become operational in Europe, first to fly over Berlin and was one of the units that provided top cover over the Invasion Beaches at Normandy on "D-Day", June 6th, 1944.
Gunfighter is powered by a Packard-built Rolls-Royce Merlin engine. It is rated at 1,490 HP and has a displacement of 1650 cubic inches. Top speed is over 400 mph and ceiling is 41,000 feet. Gunfighter has been modified to include a second seat where the original radio gear and fuselage fuel tank were located. This is a perfect vantage point to enjoy the ride of a lifetime in a P-51!.
Well, the Sywell 2024 airshow certainly felt like a breath of fresh air for the UK airshow scene. Here is a quick edit of one of the highlights from the show - a restored First World War Fokker D.VII, disassembled and transported to the show by road all the way from Sweden, before re-assembly and a display with Stu Goldspink at the controls.
I finally managed to get photos of these WWII era planes that fly over our neighborhood every Memorial Day and 4th of July. Apparently, they had more time to fly overhead, not just fly by once or twice, and they move on elsewhere. That had happened a lot, so when I managed to run out with my camera they were gone.
More to come, by the way.
The F-105 Thunderchief, affectionately called the 'Thud' by pilots and crews. It was never my favorite plane, but a few weeks ago I had a chance to shoot one at the Fort Worth Aviation Museum, so I decided to show it some love. For a single seat plane, it's such a big aircraft that it's hard to get it all in frame.
Old & New Fighter Planes ✈️
Practicing for 2019 Airshow
Tucson’s Davis-Monthan AFB
Seen from my backyard.
Central Tucson
Tucson, Arizona
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I’m a fan of post-war planes portraying WWII aircraft like Buchons as Bf-109s in the Battle of Britain movie. Will probably make a regular Spitfire in Studio (don't have enough colors irl for camo).
Sepia toned in-flight shot of two classic British fighters, a Supermarine Spitfire Mk V.b and a Hawker Hurricane Mk I. Taken last year at the Yorkshire Airshow, Church Fenton, UK.
This 1938 Gloster Gladiator (K7985) belongs to the Shuttleworth Collection and is a firm crowd favourite at its flying events. This picture was taken at the Heritage Day event on 2nd September 2018 :)
The second YF-16 prototype, built in 1974, undergoing restoration. I shot this on Saturday night's photo walk event at the Ft Worth Aviation Museum. The Saharan dust storm made for a murky orange sunset which turned pink, purple and blue as the night wore on.
My husband in a Spitfire
They had just completed a 40 minute flight from Duxford where he not only experienced various rolls and loops but also was allowed to take the controls!
His pilot was Paul Bonhomme
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bonhomme
www.aircraftrestorationcompany.com/spitfire-pv202