Back To the USAF Museum

[+Dave]

http://forum.combatace.com/gallery/page__module__user__user__230__do__view_album__album__427

 

Here all, some pics you all might want to look at and I kept them large so you can use them as wallpapers.

[+DWCAce]

I'm so envious of your proximity to the museum!

[Derk]

Beautiful pics. I always find it amazing to see planes that are still in operational use in a musem, like the F15 and the Tornado.

OK, they may be time expired or written of for any reason, but just the same I have the feeling that a type belongs in a museum only after it has been retired.....

 

Hou doe,

 

Derk

[+DoctorQuest]

I'm so envious of your proximity to the museum!

 

Me, too! GRRRR!

 

Thanks!

[+Piecemeal]

Great attention to detail with a lot of those pics Dave, well done bud. BTW, where is that museum?

 

That reminds me; I must dig out my old airshow photos and scan them to post on here

 

 

[+Ruggbutt]

This helo is SSGT Curtis' a/c. He flew with it till it was retired. He was very proud that they found a home for it. Edited May 11, 2010 by Ruggbutt

[+Dave]

Rugg

 

That one is famous because it was used on the raid on Son Tay during Vietnam. Its callsign was Apple One I believe.

[+DWCAce]

Piece-> it's located at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH.

[+JediMaster]

Often they will put prototypes or very early production, time-expired models in museums that are no longer fit for service.

[ezlead]

GREAT SHOTS,Dave!!

You gotta love digital cameras.

They really make great pictures.

[+Dave]

Thanks Ezlead. Been reading up a lot on ISO settings. I would love to get Sundowners and ST0RM's input since they got me started on this hobby.

[+JediMaster]

Yeah, they're great for STILL objects. For moving ones, I'm not sold.

 

Getting a picture of my daughter for the 1/2 second she's still before she starts moving again is literally impossible with the delay between pressing the button and the stupid picture actually being taken. I guess you need a pricey digital camera to eliminate that delay and get what film cameras always had?

[+DWCAce]

I'm still learning about this whole photography thing. Hopefully I'll be able to get some more exploration done before Oshkosh this summer.