A v i a t i o n & WWII
Remembering Oshkosh | a 7 Image Story
Remembering Oshkosh | a 7 Image Story Oshkosh Air Adventure 2020 did not happen, of course, due to the pandemic. It's hard to grasp remembering Oshkosh in only the past tense. Although these images have been posted in the past, this week's posts remember some of...
The Moments During the Clicks | a 7 Image Story
The Moments During the Clicks | a 7 Image Story Many great aviation images come from fast action. Obviously air to air or ground to air images require panning skills no matter what type of aircraft. Propeller planes require really good panning skills to keep the...
Aviation | a 7 Image Story
Aviation | a 7 Image Story Picking seven aviation images from the thousands in my database was difficult. These images were primarily chosen because they represent some of my best compositions. Like these images, many of my favorite aviation images come from...
More WWII Nose Art | a 7 Image Story
More WWII Nose Art | a 7 Image Story During WWII, nose art could be found on many fighters, bombers, and sometimes on other planes like transport and observation planes. The most popular were the bombers since they had more space around the nose to paint. This...
Floatplanes & Amphibians | a 7 Image Story
Floatplanes & Amphibians | a 7 Image Story Two main types of seaplanes are floatplnes and flying boats. Floatplanes are aircraft fitted with floats instead of wheels. Flying boats are aircraft where the fuselage is partially submerged in water providing most...
Oshkosh Seaplane Base | a 7 Image Story
Oshkosh Seaplane Base | a 7 Image Story The Seaplane Base at the Oshkosh AirAdventure provides seaplanes calm waters to dock. It's nestled in a picturesque cove of Lake Winnebago. Pilots and passenger can stay the day or pitch a tent and spend the night in quiet...
More B-25 WWII Nose Art | a 7 Image Story
More B-25 WWII Nose Art | a 7 Image Story This seven image story post is a continuation of B-25 WWII Nose Art | a 7 Image Story and continues to focus on the B-25 Mitchell bomber. The most popular WWII planes for nose art were the bombers since they had more space...
Volmer VJ-22 Sportsman | a 7 Image Story
Volmer VJ-22 Sportsman | a 7 Image Story My original post about the Volmer VJ-22 Sportsman was published over 6 years ago and has become one of the most popular posts on my blog. This post includes more images of the VJ-22 along with updated narrative. So, what is...
B-25 WWII Nose Art | a 7 Image Story
B-25 WWII Nose Art | a 7 Image Story The most popular WWII planes for nose art were the bombers since they had more space around the nose to paint. This post focuses at the B-25 Mitchell. More planes with nose art are posted in my portfolios. For additional B-25...
WWII Nose Art | a 7 Image Story
WWII Nose Art | a 7 Image Story During WWII, nose art could be found on many fighters, bombers, and sometimes on other planes like transport and observation planes. The most popular were the bombers since they had more space around the nose to paint. This post only...
Fighter Jets | a 7 Image Story
Fighter Jets | a 7 Image Story Selecting only 7 images to represent fighter jets is a tall order. My criteria for the 7 images was image quality first, then type of aircraft. See my aviation portfolio for additional aircraft images. Why are the Blue Angels image...
Back to Blakesburg AAA Fly-in | a 7 Image Story
Back to Blakesburg AAA Fly-in | a 7 Image Story The Antique Airplane Association Fly-in is held annually at Antique Airfield (IA27) over the Labor Day weekend. Vintage airplane lovers and owners come together to enjoy beautiful old airplanes including some rare...
Flying to Alaska | a 7 Image Story
Flying to Alaska | a 7 Image Story Why fly to Alaska from the lower 48. Why not? After 10 years service, my company offered a sabbatical; an extra 8 weeks vacation taken at one time. Time to recharge the batteries. What better way to recharge than to fly;...
North American B-25 Mitchell | a 7 Image Story
North American B-25 Mitchell | a 7 Image Story The North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber, used by most Allied countries, saw action in every combat theater during World War II. The B-25 Mitchell replaced several squadrons of B-26 Marauders in the 22nd Bomb...
22nd BG Red Raiders 77 Years Ago | a 7 Image Story
22nd BG Red Raiders 77 Years Ago | a 7 Image Story Seventy seven years ago this month, the 22nd Bomb Group was in the midst of flying 5 squadrons of B-26 Marauder bombers from Hickam Field on Oahu, Hawaii to Brisbane Australia; a journey of nearly 5000 miles. The...
Soft Sepia Aircraft | a 7 Image Story
Soft Sepia Aircraft | a 7 Image Story Some airplanes look really nice in B&W Sepia, some don't. Weather and background also make a big difference whether a B&W will work for a given airplane at a particular location. My preferences tend to be sharp...
Chicago Air & Water | a 7 Image Story
Chicago Air & Water | a 7 Image Story Before the air show gets started, there's time for a nice Chicago skyline image. Of course, skydivers start the show displaying the American flag while the National Anthem is played. The Leap Frogs executed some amazing...
Oshkosh 2018 | a 7 Image Story
Oshkosh 2018 | a 7 Image Story Picking seven images to represent Oshkosh Air Adventure 2018 feels like mission impossible. To narrow it down a bit; for this story, it's all about warbirds! Also, "Doc", one of 1644 B-29 Superfortresses built in Witchita during WWII,...
Floatplane Weekend | a 7 Image Story
Floatplane Weekend | a 7 Image Story On the weekend before Oshkosh, a small group of some of the world’s finest pilots, ranging from military pilots to heavy iron pilots to bush pilots, get together for back to the basics float plane flying. I'm honored to just fly...
Lake City Fly-in 2018 | a 7 Image Story
Lake City Fly-in 2018 | a 7 Image Story The Lake City grassroots fly-in attracts many local planes in beautiful condition. This Piper Cub fired up after a good breakfast at the fly-in/drive-in breakfast at the 2018 Lake City Fly-in held each year on the Sunday...
TBM Avenger Gathering 2018 | a 7 Image Story
TBM Avenger Gathering 2018 | a 7 Image Story A cloudy IFR morning gave way to a nice, hazy VFR afternoon for the 3rd Annual TBM Avenger Gathering held this weekend at the Illinois Valley Regional Airport in Peru, IL. Eleven Grumman TBM Avengers beat the weather to...
Doolittle Raiders Reunion | a 7 Image Story
Doolittle Raiders Reunion | a 7 Image Story On 18 Apr 1942, 16 brave flight crews took off from the USS Hornet aircraft carrier in B-25 bombers to strike the Japanese mainland in a daring mission early in WWII. Today, only one of the 80 men on the mission,...
Ski Plane Weekend | a 7 Image Story
Ski Plane Weekend | a 7 Image Story Usually, the lakes are frozen and there’s plenty of snow for the annual Ski Plane Weekend. Some of the finest pilots from around the country take leave from their heavy iron and bush flying to gather together on this weekend to...
Nikon 1 V3 for Aviation | a 7 Image Story
Nikon 1 V3 for Aviation | a 7 Image Story My journey with the Nikon 1 series cameras and lenses started with the V1, skipped the V2, and embraced the V3. The V3 fixed several annoying V1 traits. Also, handling, auto-focus, and metering improved dramatically. About...