Gordon Osmundson Photographs'

.If you are a vintage aircraft lover you must go there and visit this fabulous page of Gordon Osmundson this photographer is great and knows how to shoot the best from those fabulous classic planesRAF Mustang, Stead Air Force Base, Reno, Nevada, 2000Open Cockpit, P51d, Stead Air Force Base, Reno, Nevada, 2000Mustang #3, Stead Air Force Base, Reno, Nevada, 1999P51d, Planes of Fame, Chino,

David Oreck Moves the Air

.via : the Airport Journals"People often ask me, 'What's the relationship between vacuum cleaners and airplanes?'" says pilot David Oreck. "My answer is, 'Well, airplanes have to be strong, light, and dependable, and that's how we build our vacuum cleaners!'"Born in Duluth, Minn., 81 years ago, David Oreck's name has been on a quality appliance of some sort in America for the past 40 years."Did I

Howard Hughes' Sikorsky

.via : www.airportjournals.comHoward Hughes' Sikorsky at Brazoria County Airport, TexasJesse Bootenhoff settles into the same seat from which legendary aviator and eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes once planned to fly around the world."For its day, when it was built, everything was first class," Bootenhoff said from the thickly padded pilot's seat in the cockpit of the amphibious Sikorsky S-43.

Aircraft nose art

.via : aviationexplorerNose art is a decorative painting or design on the fuselage of a military aircraft, usually located near the nose, and is a form of aircraft graffiti.While begun for practical reasons of identifying friendly units, the practice evolved to express the individuality often constrained by the uniformity of the military, to evoke memories of home and peacetime life, and as a

The Black sheep squadron

.Marine Attack Squadron 214 (VMA-214) is a United States Marine Corps fighter squadron consisting of AV-8B Harrier (V/STOL) jets. The squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona and is under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 13 (MAG-13) and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW).The squadron is best known as the Black Sheep of World War II fame and for one of its commanding

Nasa Pics

.The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's civilian space program. NASA was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act on July 29, 1958, replacing its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). The agency became operational on October 1, 1958. NASA has led U.S. efforts for space

Old Aircraft scans

.via : hankhancock.comlanding ground 09 western desert, may - august 1941. a Wellington which missed the "goose-necks" now had the "jacks" under.landing ground 09 western desert this WIMP missed the flightpath on landing & undercarriage collapsed - 38 squadron may-august 1941231 communications kite Percival Q6 at Abu Sueir sept 1942.western desert 1940 primitive means of refuelling a WIMP ...by

Dan Cooper

.Dan Cooper (comics), a fictional character featured in Tintin magazine between 1954 and 1977.

F-35 Lightning II

.The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a fifth-generation, single-seat, single-engine, stealth multirole fighter, that can perform close air support, tactical bombing, and air defense missions. The F-35 has three different models; one is the conventional takeoff and landing variant, the second is short takeoff and vertical-landing variant, and the third is a carrier-based variant.The F-35 is

Air America

. Air America was an American passenger and cargo airline established in 1946 and covertly owned and operated by the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) Special Activities Division from 1950 to 1976. It supplied and supported covert operations in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War.In 1951, the parent company of Air America's forerunner, Civil Air Transport (CAT), was reorganized. The owner,

Charles Barbin “Chuck” DeBellevue

. Colonel Charles Barbin “Chuck” DeBellevue (born August 15, 1945) is a retired officer in the United States Air Force. In 1972, while flying during the Vietnam War, DeBellevue became the first Air Force Weapon Systems Officer (WSO) to become a flying "Ace". He was credited with a total of six MiG kills, the most earned by any U.S. aviator during the Vietnam War and is a recipient of the Air

DC-4

.The Douglas DC-4 is a four-engined propeller-driven airliner developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It served during World War II, in the Berlin Airlift and into the 1960s in a military role. From 1945, many civil airlines operated it worldwide.The designation DC-4 was first used by Douglas Aircraft Company when developing a large, four-engined type to complement its very successful DC-3,

SR-71 Blackbird Vs Norton Commando

.The Lockheed SR-71 is an advanced, long-range, Mach 3 strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A aircraft by the Lockheed Skunk Works as a Black project. The SR-71 was unofficially named the Blackbird, and called the Habu by its crews, referring to an Okinawan species of pit viper.Clarence "Kelly" Johnson was responsible for many of the design's innovative

Robin Olds

.Robin Olds (July 14, 1922 – June 14, 2007) was an American fighter pilot and general officer in the U.S. Air Force. He was a "triple ace", with a combined total of 16 victories in World War II and the Vietnam War. He retired in 1973 as a brigadier general.The son of regular Army Capt. Robert Olds, educated at West Point, and the product of an upbringing in the early years of the U.S. Army Air

Mirage F1 by Dassault

.A couple of years ago ... i worked 6 month on the runways for those guys who were riding F1, it was great, i always loved those planes, i know they are not the best and of course they're pretty old now but i still like them a lot .The Dassault Mirage F1 is a French single-seat air-superiority fighter and attack aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation as a successor of the Mirage III

Ducati 750 Imola Vs Reggiane Re.2005

.The Ducati 750 Imola Desmois a race motorcycle built by Ducati that won the 1972 Imola 200 mile race at the hands of Paul Smart. This win is considered historic by Ducati and its fans in that it helped define Ducati's approach to racing.On March 20th, 1970, Fabio Taglioni (September 10, 1920 – July 18, 2001) made the first sketches for the layout of a new Ducati V twin. By April his drawings

Spitfire & Norton : 2 British legends

By Come ChantrelCopyright by : clavework graphycsMy father went through flight training in the RAF during the late 1940s and ended up in the cockpit of the Spitfire MK XIV. Back in those days, fighter aircrafts really meant something. A few years before the same airplane had defeated Hitler in the skies of England. The Spit was a legend and the MK XIV was its sharpest version.Meanwhile all my dad

Latecoere Flyingboats

.The Latécoère 300 series of aircraft were a group of civil and military flying boats. They were manufactured by French aircraft manufacturer Latécoère in the 1930s. A single Latécoère 300 was built; it was flown for the first time in 1931 and sank the same year. It was rebuilt and flown again in 1932, being named Croix du Sud ("Southern Cross"). The 300 was a monoplane of parasol wing

The USS Macon

USS Macon (ZRS-5) was a rigid airship built and operated by the United States Navy for scouting. It served as a flying aircraft carrier, launching Sparrowhawk biplanes. In service for less than two years, in 1935 Macon was damaged in a storm and lost off California's Big Sur coast, though most of her crew were saved.At less than 20ft (ca. 7m) shorter than Hindenburg, she and her sister, Akron,