The Official AirVenture Oshkosh 2011 Photo Thread

[mazdaP5]

Thanks for sharing the great pics everyone! Did anyone get shots of the Air Zoo Trimotor?

The trouble with shooting the trimotor is it never stays put long enough to get a shot lined up!

[John Dupre]

I was shooting it when my camera broke. I'll have to see how they look but they probably have my jamming shutter obstructing part of them.

They're really poor hammers, cameras, aren't they?

Seriously though, sorry to hear that Al. I wonder how many cameras give up the ghost at Osh? One of mine burnt out on my second visit.

I heard one of the top pros remark once that a friend at Oshkosh lost his grip on a Hasselblad in the back seat of a T-6 and it went overboard from a couple thousand feet...........

[OZFURYFAN]

Hi Gents,a huge thankyou to all who have posted pics for those of us that are unable to be there,I especially look forward to Al's night time efforts caus they are the best!! Great to see a couple of Sea Fury 308, I have a lot of memories tied to it,and it looks as good as ever,best regards & thanks,Pete

[k5083]

I was shooting it when my camera broke. I'll have to see how they look but they probably have my jamming shutter obstructing part of them.

They're really poor hammers, cameras, aren't they?

Seriously though, sorry to hear that Al. I wonder how many cameras give up the ghost at Osh? One of mine burnt out on my second visit.

None of those things that gave up the ghost were cameras. Real cameras do in fact make pretty good hammers and then go on to shoot pictures for 30 years or so. Think of these failures as a sign that you need to learn what a real camera is and get one!



August

[51fixer]

I was shooting it when my camera broke. I'll have to see how they look but they probably have my jamming shutter obstructing part of them.

They're really poor hammers, cameras, aren't they?

Seriously though, sorry to hear that Al. I wonder how many cameras give up the ghost at Osh? One of mine burnt out on my second visit.

None of those things that gave up the ghost were cameras. Real cameras do in fact make pretty good hammers and then go on to shoot pictures for 30 years or so. Think of these failures as a sign that you need to learn what a real camera is and get one!



August

Film, isn't that the ancient stuff found in the wreckage field of WWII aircraft in Italy?

[cco23i]

Thanks for sharing the great pics everyone! Did anyone get shots of the Air Zoo Trimotor?

The trouble with shooting the trimotor is it never stays put long enough to get a shot lined up!

Who's AAC trimotor is that? I like it!

Scott

[Mark D]

Okay, I must've heard wrong. Apparently there was no Grand Champion. Will be interesting to hear more. Hmmmmm......

I could be mistaken but I am pretty darn sure I heard someone announce Grand Champion WWII goes to P-51D Twilight Tear...

LOL - funny one Taigh

Mark Denest

[Steven M. Dennis]

Does any one have any pic of the t-6f n81854 its all polished with no markings on it?

Brian,

I am pretty sure I got a shot of your T-6. It was hard to look at without sunglasses.

I will have to go through all of my shots and see what I have and then I'll shoot you a PM if there's anything worth sending you a copy of.

Steve

[BrianVallero]

Thanks Steve that would be great

[kalamazookid]

Thanks for sharing the great pics everyone! Did anyone get shots of the Air Zoo Trimotor?

The trouble with shooting the trimotor is it never stays put long enough to get a shot lined up!

Who's AAC trimotor is that? I like it!

Scott

The AAC Trimotor belongs to the Kalamazoo Air Zoo. It flew throughout the 90s after a long restoration by Kal-Aero before being grounded along with the rest of the Air Zoo fleet at the end of the 2000 flying season. It flew again briefly in either 2001 or 2002 (can't remember which) before corrosion was found in the main spar. Trimotor specialist Maurice Hovious of Hove-Aire Inc. did some of the work, and then work stalled for a number of years before it was sent up to Alma, MI for completion. It flew again briefly in 2009 and was ferried back to the museum. To my knowledge, this is the first time its flown since being back with the museum. Unfortunately I don't know much about what the plans are because none of the volunteers seem to know and the museum's newsletters are basically useless unless you want to know about amusement park rides.

Here are a couple pics of it while it was up at KAMN getting work done on it:

[cco23i]

Thanks Matt, too bad there is no communication in their outfit.

Scott

[Dan K]

Whenever it gets a little too warm, there's nothing quite like a nap under the shade trees down by the antiques & classics. Scenery ain't half-bad either.









Although I'm sure WIX Cadet Bear will shortly post his annual photographic summary of Thursday's recruitment drive, a quick preview would include Maddie, seen here taking her first ride in the Grissom Cheyenne. Although I sorta botched the shot, you can tell that Maddie would make the perfect tailgunner, as she is so cute that no enemy flieger would ever fire in her direction.




Sorry, no hot dog salad pics, as you gotta' use both hands for eatin' if you're gonna' get any deviled eggs from Greenwood.

[Jollygreenslugg]

Top shots John, thank you.

Can anyone give more details of this Texan please? I quite like that scheme.

Cheers,
Matt

[JohnTerrell]

Thank you Matt! I personally have no details on the Texan, other than what could be found on the internet. I've had some interest in post-WWII warbirds in civilian colors from the 50's/60's/70's, so this one stood out to me. Here's one overall shot I got of it.

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... rtxt=6643c
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/texanreg ... 85889.html



Edit: Here are also a few more selections.

Last edited by JohnTerrell on Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:03 pm, edited 2 times in total.

[mazdaP5]

A couple of taxi videos.

A pair of Corsairs taxi by, one folds its wings.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUnEmi7eBMs

A group of Mustangs taxi out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL_LWsMRTqw