Warbird Information Exchange

Hi All,

We’ve posted our huge galleries of images from 2018 Airventure in Oshkosh to our SmugMug sites. 2018 was our first year shooting warbirds for EAA and EAA Warbirds Magazine so we went hog-wild snapping away at everything warbird in sight. As part of our assignment, we made it a point to photograph many of the usually less-documented aircraft - not just the ‘marquee’ birds. We also photographed many different people involved with the planes - owners, pilots, tug-drivers, maintenance guys, re-enactors, etc. Make sure you set aside some time to peruse the galleries - there’s a lot to see!

Enjoy!

My photo galleries are here:

https://www.vgbimages.com/AirShows/2018 ... Oshkosh-WI

My video galleries here:

https://www.vgbimages.com/AirShows/2018 ... re-VIDEOS/

Mrs VB’s galleries are here:

https://www.vgbphotos.com/EAA-AirVentur ... Oshkosh-WI

Some teasers from my Friday 7/27/18 galleries:



















People Teasers:


- Author Adam Makos after his P-51 ride with Wes Stowers
















Teasers from other days:

Beautiful photos! I love the Fury......oh my.

Thank you for posting them.

Excellent!!

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Ain't no sunshine when she's gone!

Awesome pics, thanks for sharing. I love the Vlado wheel chock!

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Mike in Florida
TSgt USAF Retired
Jan 86 - Sept 08
Aircrew Life Support
"Your Life Is Our Business"
(122X0, 1T1X1, 1P0X1)
NRA Life Member

I'm not generally a modern jets guy, but this is an incredible picture.

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remember the Oogahonk!
old school enthusiast of Civiltary Warbirds and Air Racers

Thanks Lon!

Hi Again everyone -

Mrs VB (Lorén) has finished her galleries of 2018 EAA Airventure and posted here:

Lorén’s Main AirVenture 2018 Link:

https://www.vgbphotos.com/EAA-AirVentur ... Oshkosh-WI

Be sure and take look even though you may have looked at my galleries - she shot from different locations all week and covered many different aircraft and angles!!

Lorén’s Friday & Saturday SmugMug Links

Friday:

https://www.vgbphotos.com/EAA-AirVentur ... Oshkosh-WI

Saturday:

https://www.vgbphotos.com/EAA-AirVentur ... Oshkosh-WI

PHOTOS to choose from:

Love the AT-17 or UC-78.
Great shot.

Reminds me I have some Sky King DVDs to watch.

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Remember the vets, the wonderful planes they flew and their sacrifices for a future many of them did not live to see.

Flying Bamboo bombers have gotten to be quite rare. Can’t reme the last time there was a fully restored and airworthy example listed for sale. I know of a complete but rough basket case if someone wants a project.

Thanks for posting the pictures. Really nice.

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Better is the enemy of Good.

Yes great photos and nice to see people in them not just aeroplanes.

I heartily agree, Mr & Ms Vagabond do post some of the very finest pix, and it's just a heck of a nice favor they do for all of us -- thank you so much, lovely work!

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Cheers,
Kurt Maurer
League City, Texas

PIC, Ford 6600 pulling Rhino batwing up and down the runway

Thank you all for the kind words and support!
We enjoy contributing to this community with our photography as an exchange for all the knowledge and information we've been privileged to glean from the site and members over the years. It's so cool to see such a variety of methods of supporting each other and the warbird community via personal stories, vintage photos, information, unbelievable levels and depths of knowledge and first-hand experience that all come together here. Thanks to Scott and all of you for everything we've learned and enjoyed through the years - Here's to many more years of the same!

Cheers,
P&L - AKA The VB's

Very nice photos.

Piloting question for anyone who cares to answer. Being myself a pilot, the photo of the BT-13 "Lucky 13" that looks to be landing?. I'm wondering if that's wise for the pilot to be looking back while so close to touchdown. Even on takeoff I would wonder the same thing as well. Nothing negative towards the pilot as I'm quite sure he's a very capable and experienced pilot, but with my experiences on takeoffs and landings, I keep my eyes forward with no exceptions other than to use my peripheral vision and very quick looks to the right and left. Not sure I'd feel too safe looking that far back while so close to the ground. But that's just me.

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[Thread title is ridiculous btw]

Possibly Vagabond could share if it is landing (looks that way) or taking off as he/Mrs. Vagabond took the photo. I agree it looks odd though it may have been a split second of a movement of position. If it is the person I believe it is (should be but not positive with the angle and blocked view from the canopy frame), the pilot is a young but accomplished pilot and co-owner/CEO of a flight school with hours in multiple types of aircraft, 300+ in different warbirds. Being young, he could twist like that a bit easier than many old guys like me...

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Always looking for P-51D parts.

Hey Mark, if you click on that specific pic, it'll open up an album with a couple before and a couple after, and its takeoff. Looks like the first notch of flap is down for the slower PT-23 as they took off for a photo flight.