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Looking forward to seeing the B-24 “Diamond Lil” of the  tomorrow for the first time since 1994 at KPNS!  Also looking f...
03/25/2023

Looking forward to seeing the B-24 “Diamond Lil” of the tomorrow for the first time since 1994 at KPNS! Also looking forward to some av photog with and after several years!

05/26/2020

Prestwick undated. Scanned from my father's print. Copyright Jim Cain.

04/28/2020

On Aug. 23, 1954, a plane took off from the Lockheed plant in Burbank, Calif., for a flight that would have great impact on the military. It was the first flight of the C-130 Hercules prototype.

Great article!
04/26/2020

Great article!

The Four Horsemen won official recognition from the USAF as an aerial demonstration team and from 1956 to 1960 they performed their routine of tight formation flying and sharp turns throughout the United States

The original Herc
03/03/2020

The original Herc

Lockheed C-130A Hercules at Sheppard AFB, TX c1970. These very early versions were known as the "Roman Nose" 130s. This one was assigned to the maintenance school and is probably beer cans by now. Photo replaced on 16 Jan 2018 with a larger, better copy.

Love this pic featuring the 1349.  Neal and Scott, I know you both have a lot of hours on this bird!  Thank you for shar...
02/20/2020

Love this pic featuring the 1349. Neal and Scott, I know you both have a lot of hours on this bird! Thank you for sharing Rick Conley!

Crew that accompanied the ship Manhatten in 1969 as it traversed the northwest passage across Canada to see if it was feasible to move oil from Alaska to the east coast of the US.

How how I would have loved to capture some pics of this bird!  Neal Denton and Stephen Cochrane, too bad y'all didnt get...
02/11/2020

How how I would have loved to capture some pics of this bird! Neal Denton and Stephen Cochrane, too bad y'all didnt get to work on this bird.

Continental Air Services received the first production L-100. This aircraft (Lockheed company number 4101) was delivered in November 1965. (Photo: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics archives)

American Eagle  ERJ-175 taking off on a rainy day from RWY 08 at PNS. @ Pensacola International Airport
02/03/2020

American Eagle ERJ-175 taking off on a rainy day from RWY 08 at PNS.
@ Pensacola International Airport

Happy Throwback Thursday with one of my first attempts at panning when just starting out in photography.  The Candler Fi...
01/30/2020

Happy Throwback Thursday with one of my first attempts at panning when just starting out in photography. The Candler Field Express. DC-3 taking off at the Atlanta Warbird Weekend that was hosted by at PDK in 2016. The struggle was real (well still is).

I will never forget the shock and feeling of my heart dropping as I witnessed this tragedy while outside for PE at Duned...
01/28/2020

I will never forget the shock and feeling of my heart dropping as I witnessed this tragedy while outside for PE at Dunedin Middle School when I lived in Clearwater, FL.

Today, we remember the seven astronauts who lost their lives when the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after takeoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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