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**paulh** · 08-28-2012, 12:52 PM

An illustration of an early-version Air Force One (detail from a mural)

Here's the entire mural:

Last edited by paulh; 08-28-2012 at 01:28 PM.

ve2vfd · 08-29-2012, 05:32 PM

Does this count as a plane?

Pat

SpecialK · 10-07-2012, 12:40 PM - **1 Like**

Northrop N9M at Chino Planes of Fame. It was a 1/3-scale test model.

From a previous airshow.

SpecialK · 10-07-2012, 04:52 PM

YP-59, the first US jet. It had sub-standard performance with lousy visibility and was unstable as a gun-platform. It was used as a trainer.

Steve Steele is a reenactor who comes out to airshows and events at the POF museum.

Boeing N2S-2 Kaydet.

B-29, Piccadilly Lilly still in renovation.

Last edited by SpecialK; 10-07-2012 at 05:00 PM.

vespa · 10-08-2012, 03:35 AM - **2 Likes**

Duchess · 10-08-2012, 04:45 AM

Wow, some great inspiring shots here.

Probably not the best way to view a plane but it is one with history and that is just as good a reason to photograph it I think.

Duchess · 10-08-2012, 04:49 AM

And another fave aeroplane subject...these are generally seen around where I live a lot!

Is this thread only for fixed wings? Is there another one for rotary?

**RichardS** · 10-08-2012, 11:47 PM

Originally posted by Duchess

Wow, some great inspiring shots here.

Probably not the best way to view a plane but it is one with history and that is just as good a reason to photograph it I think.

Very good reason. Not a happy ending, I guess. What's the history?

Richard.

Duchess · 10-09-2012, 04:40 AM

Hi Richard,

It is the wreck of a DC3 up near Bamaga, Cape York. It crashed there in 1945. Apparently, whilst circling to land at the Bamaga airstrip during the early hours of the morning, it struck the hill near the strip and crashed.

There are a couple of wrecks up around the airfield there as it was pretty active during the Second World War. You can still see the wreck of the Bristol Bomber and if you feel like braving the mozzies, you'll find a Kitty Hawk as well. Down in Mareeba, there is a great private military museum which has a P39 AiraCobra which was partially restored after crash landing up on Cape York and then being destroyed by the military as they blew all these aircraft's noses off, destroying any munition left in them.

I don't just photograph crashed aircraft either!

In my spare time, I volunteer in our Rural Fire brigade and specifically work with aviation. I was over near the north coast of NSW recently helping on an airbase and snuck out onto the strip early one morning to grab some photos. This was one of them!

**RichardS** · 10-13-2012, 12:10 AM

Hi Duchess,

thanks for the detailed reply. Did you know that we have a forum member from Bamaga?

The red helicopter is great. K10-D? I have a K200D with the same sensor and I sometimes think that the colours it produces can be better than my K-5.

Is the yellow plane in a previous post a crop-duster? I haven't seen any of them since my last trip up the Newell Hwy.

I'm not obsessed with crashed planes, but I'm interested. One of my brothers has survived an engine failure on takeoff and a crash (not his fault - instructor/examiner did the wrong thing and the plane was destroyed), both in twin-engined planes. My late father-in-law was awarded the RAF AFC twice in the 1930s and 1940s. You get that gong for acts of valour, etc while flying but not in direct enemy contact. I think he got both of them for avoiding civilian casualties while crashing a fighter plane. I wonder how some crashes kill people and others don't.

Richard.

Duchess · 10-16-2012, 02:30 PM

Richard, no, I didn't know there was a Bamaga Pentax lover! It's true then, we are everywhere!

The yellow aircraft is in fact an Air Tractor 802 but mostly set up for aerial fire bombing these days and I don't think it will be doing any spraying for the rest of its life. It belongs to Kennedy Air Ag, based in Gunnedah and they are contracted to the NSW RFS.

I use a K-7 these days. I think that the Air Tractor was taken with my old K10. That shot of the helicopter was during the recent S44 fires over at Grafton, so the light in the morning was really a bit different too. I had the 16-50mm on and its my love/hate lens! Sometimes I love what it does, others it drives me insane!

I've sent you a PM too.

**paulh** · 10-17-2012, 02:19 PM

A couple P&S shots taken near the CAF hangar at the Camarillo CA airport, back in '07:

vespa · 10-27-2012, 02:18 AM - **1 Like**

A few more oldies

vespa · 10-29-2012, 04:26 AM - **1 Like**

A misty morning at old warden

Piper cubs

A good day at duxford

**paulh** · 10-29-2012, 06:24 AM

Great shots Vespa! Keep em coming

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08-28-2012, 12:52 PM	#346
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,308	An illustration of an early-version Air Force One (detail from a mural) Here's the entire mural: Last edited by paulh; 08-28-2012 at 01:28 PM.

08-29-2012, 05:32 PM	#347
ve2vfd Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,433	Does this count as a plane? Pat

10-07-2012, 12:40 PM - 1 Like	#348
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,482	Northrop N9M at Chino Planes of Fame. It was a 1/3-scale test model. From a previous airshow.

10-07-2012, 04:52 PM	#349
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,482	YP-59, the first US jet. It had sub-standard performance with lousy visibility and was unstable as a gun-platform. It was used as a trainer. Steve Steele is a reenactor who comes out to airshows and events at the POF museum. Boeing N2S-2 Kaydet. B-29, Piccadilly Lilly still in renovation. Last edited by SpecialK; 10-07-2012 at 05:00 PM.

10-08-2012, 03:35 AM - 2 Likes	#350
vespa Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: gloucester uk Photos: Gallery Posts: 147

10-08-2012, 04:45 AM	#351
Duchess New Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 5	Wow, some great inspiring shots here. Probably not the best way to view a plane but it is one with history and that is just as good a reason to photograph it I think.

10-08-2012, 04:49 AM	#352
Duchess New Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 5	And another fave aeroplane subject...these are generally seen around where I live a lot! Is this thread only for fixed wings? Is there another one for rotary?

10-08-2012, 11:47 PM	#353
RichardS Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia Posts: 2,418	Originally posted by Duchess Wow, some great inspiring shots here. Probably not the best way to view a plane but it is one with history and that is just as good a reason to photograph it I think. Very good reason. Not a happy ending, I guess. What's the history? Richard.

10-09-2012, 04:40 AM	#354
Duchess New Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 5	Hi Richard, It is the wreck of a DC3 up near Bamaga, Cape York. It crashed there in 1945. Apparently, whilst circling to land at the Bamaga airstrip during the early hours of the morning, it struck the hill near the strip and crashed. There are a couple of wrecks up around the airfield there as it was pretty active during the Second World War. You can still see the wreck of the Bristol Bomber and if you feel like braving the mozzies, you'll find a Kitty Hawk as well. Down in Mareeba, there is a great private military museum which has a P39 AiraCobra which was partially restored after crash landing up on Cape York and then being destroyed by the military as they blew all these aircraft's noses off, destroying any munition left in them. I don't just photograph crashed aircraft either! In my spare time, I volunteer in our Rural Fire brigade and specifically work with aviation. I was over near the north coast of NSW recently helping on an airbase and snuck out onto the strip early one morning to grab some photos. This was one of them!

10-13-2012, 12:10 AM	#355
RichardS Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia Posts: 2,418	Hi Duchess, thanks for the detailed reply. Did you know that we have a forum member from Bamaga? The red helicopter is great. K10-D? I have a K200D with the same sensor and I sometimes think that the colours it produces can be better than my K-5. Is the yellow plane in a previous post a crop-duster? I haven't seen any of them since my last trip up the Newell Hwy. I'm not obsessed with crashed planes, but I'm interested. One of my brothers has survived an engine failure on takeoff and a crash (not his fault - instructor/examiner did the wrong thing and the plane was destroyed), both in twin-engined planes. My late father-in-law was awarded the RAF AFC twice in the 1930s and 1940s. You get that gong for acts of valour, etc while flying but not in direct enemy contact. I think he got both of them for avoiding civilian casualties while crashing a fighter plane. I wonder how some crashes kill people and others don't. Richard.

10-16-2012, 02:30 PM	#356
Duchess New Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 5	Richard, no, I didn't know there was a Bamaga Pentax lover! It's true then, we are everywhere! The yellow aircraft is in fact an Air Tractor 802 but mostly set up for aerial fire bombing these days and I don't think it will be doing any spraying for the rest of its life. It belongs to Kennedy Air Ag, based in Gunnedah and they are contracted to the NSW RFS. I use a K-7 these days. I think that the Air Tractor was taken with my old K10. That shot of the helicopter was during the recent S44 fires over at Grafton, so the light in the morning was really a bit different too. I had the 16-50mm on and its my love/hate lens! Sometimes I love what it does, others it drives me insane! I've sent you a PM too.

10-17-2012, 02:19 PM	#357
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,308	A couple P&S shots taken near the CAF hangar at the Camarillo CA airport, back in '07:

10-27-2012, 02:18 AM - 1 Like	#358
vespa Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: gloucester uk Photos: Gallery Posts: 147	A few more oldies

10-29-2012, 04:26 AM - 1 Like	#359
vespa Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: gloucester uk Photos: Gallery Posts: 147	A misty morning at old warden Piper cubs A good day at duxford

10-29-2012, 06:24 AM	#360
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,308	Great shots Vespa! Keep em coming

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