Lean, Mean, Fighting Machine

http://www.photography.dudley-hanks....s/airshow1.jpg

An old angle on an old plane, but it was fun getting up close and personal
with some of these fighting machines.

BTW, it pays to be tall when you want a handheld shot top-side of a fighter
jet.

Take Care,
Dudley

On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:47:11 GMT, "Dudley Hanks"
wrote:

http://www.photography.dudley-hanks....s/airshow1.jpg

An old angle on an old plane, but it was fun getting up close and personal
with some of these fighting machines.

BTW, it pays to be tall when you want a handheld shot top-side of a fighter
jet.

I see you like airshows. So do I. And I have a godaweful huge number
of photos from the tons of shows I've been to over the past 30-40
years.

Here's some from the last one I went to:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sss_mcguire_2008/show/

Steve

Dudley Hanks wrote:

http://www.photography.dudley-hanks....s/airshow1.jpg

An old angle on an old plane, but it was fun getting up close and personal
with some of these fighting machines.

BTW, it pays to be tall when you want a handheld shot top-side of a fighter
jet.

Take Care,
Dudley


Hello, Dudley:

Nice shot! I prefer the piston-engine planes of World War II vintage, though,
and have long worshipped the devastating Republic P-47 "Thunderbolt" of the
U.S. Army Air Forces (forerunner of the USAF).


Cordially,
John Turco

"John Turco" wrote in message
...
Dudley Hanks wrote:

http://www.photography.dudley-hanks....s/airshow1.jpg

An old angle on an old plane, but it was fun getting up close and
personal
with some of these fighting machines.

BTW, it pays to be tall when you want a handheld shot top-side of a
fighter
jet.

Take Care,
Dudley


Hello, Dudley:

Nice shot! I prefer the piston-engine planes of World War II vintage,
though,
and have long worshipped the devastating Republic P-47 "Thunderbolt" of
the
U.S. Army Air Forces (forerunner of the USAF).


Cordially,
John Turco

When I was much younger, my first part-time job was working for Stan
Reynolds at his museum in Wetaskiwin, Alberta. Shortly after I started, he
bought a P-51 Mustang, and if I'm not mistaken, he flew it back to
Wetaskiwin where he intended to put it on display.

I was only about 13 at the time, and after a personal tour of the plane, I
was given the task of cleaning it up. It was great, and I'll never forget
it.

Take Care,
Dudley

Dudley Hanks wrote:

"John Turco" wrote in message

edited for brevity

Nice shot! I prefer the piston-engine planes of World War II vintage,
though, and have long worshipped the devastating Republic P-47
"Thunderbolt" of the U.S. Army Air Forces (forerunner of the USAF).


When I was much younger, my first part-time job was working for Stan
Reynolds at his museum in Wetaskiwin, Alberta. Shortly after I started, he
bought a P-51 Mustang, and if I'm not mistaken, he flew it back to
Wetaskiwin where he intended to put it on display.

I was only about 13 at the time, and after a personal tour of the plane, I
was given the task of cleaning it up. It was great, and I'll never forget
it.

Take Care,
Dudley


Hello, Dudley:

No, no...no! Don't even broach the subject of that extremely overrated
P-51. This scrawny, pony-come-lately was wrongly allowed to steal my
beloved P-47's "thunder," if you'll pardon the pun. g


Cordially,
John Turco