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LWW
08-16-2008, 10:49 AM
I was going through my HD files and organizing photos and decided why not share some of my favorite pictures witht he forum.

Living next to to a USAF base has it's benefits.

This is a recreation of the original wright flyer and was flown over the Huffman prairie where the Wrights did much of their testing after Kitty Hawk and was home to the world's first flight school.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/lww/Planes/WrightFlyerSml001.jpg

LWW
LWW
08-16-2008, 10:49 AM
These are from various years at an event known as the "DAWN PATROLL WWI FLY IN".

The bottom 2 are the "RED BARON" in a recreation of his dealy Fokker Eindecker and his more famous triplane ... with guard to make sure no Americanisher schweinhund spy steals it.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/lww/Planes/FrenchBiPlaneSml001.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/lww/Planes/BritishBiPlaneSml001.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/lww/Planes/EindeckerSml001.jpg

LWW
LWW
08-16-2008, 10:50 AM
A German ME262 and a Mitsubishi Zero.

If I hadn't mentioned the National USAF Museum is also located here.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/lww/Planes/ME262001Sml.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/lww/Planes/ZEROSml001.jpg

LWW
LWW
08-16-2008, 10:50 AM
WWII and Cold War planes such as an F86, F16, B1,
and Fii1 Nighthawk.http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/lww/Planes/F86SabreJetSml.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/lww/Planes/F16FalconSml001.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/lww/Planes/B1B001Sml.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/lww/Planes/F117002Sml.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/lww/Planes/F117-001Sml.jpg

LWW
LWW
08-16-2008, 10:51 AM
More recent iron such as the B2 Spirit and F22 Raptor.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/lww/Planes/B2Spirit001Sml.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/lww/Planes/F22Raptor001Sml.jpg

LWW
LWW
08-16-2008, 10:51 AM
Here is the winner of the X PRIZE, White Knight and Space Ship One on their final voyage to the Smithsonian in DC.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/lww/Planes/WhiteKnightSpaceShipOne001.jpg

LWW
LWW
08-16-2008, 10:52 AM
Here is the winner of the X PRIZE, White Knight and Space Ship One on their final voyage to the Smithsonian in DC.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/lww/Planes/WhiteKnightSpaceShipOne001.jpg

LWW
wolfdancer
08-16-2008, 12:37 PM
great photos, thanks!
I'm forwarding the link to a friend, retired from the FAA
mike60
08-16-2008, 02:40 PM
Great photos Larry, Thanks.

mike