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an update on the "most aircraft in flight in one photo"... 20 Aug 2013 | 12:22 am
an update on the "most aircraft in flight in one photo" challenge.. this photo (found by “Jimbo” - thanks) reportedly shows a 44-strong flypast over the USS Independence in 1968. attempts to find a h...
in the quest to find a photograph - taken after the Second World... 14 Aug 2013 | 08:43 pm
in the quest to find a photograph - taken after the Second World War - that contains over forty aircraft in flight, this is the highest quality photograph so far: via this forum thread. I count 49 Sea...
last week, I posted a photo challenge. one of the missions was... 13 Aug 2013 | 09:27 pm
http://www.milspotters.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?p=65929 last week, I posted a photo challenge. one of the missions was to find a post-Second World War photograph showing more than 40 aircraft in the a...
"DC-10 arrives at the Falls fire.” (via the Corona Fire... 10 Aug 2013 | 12:55 am
"DC-10 arrives at the Falls fire.” (via the Corona Fire Department ‘s Facebook page)
A Photo Challenge This famous photograph shows a flyover by US... 8 Aug 2013 | 03:19 am
A Photo Challenge This famous photograph shows a flyover by US Navy carrier planes, during the ceremonies to mark the formal surrender of Japan on September 2nd 1945 (via) What also makes this photo...
“Clay Lacy, in his DC-7 "Super Snoopy”, races a dragster during... 25 Jul 2013 | 01:46 am
“Clay Lacy, in his DC-7 "Super Snoopy”, races a dragster during the 1971 San Diego Cup airshow" (via)
Smoke-N-Thunder’s Scott Hammack ‘racing’ the Gee Bee R-2... 25 Jul 2013 | 01:07 am
Smoke-N-Thunder’s Scott Hammack ‘racing’ the Gee Bee R-2 replica, flown by Delmar Benjamin, late 1990s (huge thanks to Bill Braack for the image)
"The “Human Fly” atop a DC-8 at the Mojave 1000 (1970)" (via) 24 Jul 2013 | 11:58 pm
"The “Human Fly” atop a DC-8 at the Mojave 1000 (1970)" (via)
the "Gimli Glider" incident, 1983 (via) 24 Jul 2013 | 10:56 pm
the "Gimli Glider" incident, 1983 (via)
Boeing 747, international airspace, 2002 (photo by Javier F.... 24 Jul 2013 | 09:59 pm
Boeing 747, international airspace, 2002 (photo by Javier F. Bobadilla)
