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Tacits Airventure Pt.2: Warbirds

PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:02 pm
by TacitBlue
Here we go again.

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3 B-17s and a B-26 (?)

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A close up of a B-17. Its grainy because my camera only has 3x zoom, so I cropped it down.

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A Spitfire. Same thing, I had to crop it down. Sorry Ozzy, this was the best shot I could get of the spit.

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Something Russian... A Yak of some kind?

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I don't know what this one is either.

Well thats it for now. I have several more warbird pics, and I'll post some of them once I get time to work on them a little- they are a tad to dark, but can be fixed.

Re: Tacits Airventure Pt.2: Warbirds

PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:16 pm
by Ben_M_K
Nice! In that last shot, looks as if there are 2 USMC Harriers, I wasn't aware they had two there...do you know anything about that?

Re: Tacits Airventure Pt.2: Warbirds

PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:02 am
by Threadkiller
Here we go again.

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3 B-17s and a B-26 (?)


thats a B-25J Mitchell dont quote me on the J part... not too sure.


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A Spitfire. Same thing, I had to crop it down. Sorry Ozzy, this was the best shot I could get of the spit.



a MkIX? looks like one... ur lucky to see one, i still havent :( its on my "things to do before i die" list


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Something Russian... A Yak of some kind?



isnt this theyak that Captain Sim's yakis based on? looks awfully familiar, i think it is a Yak 9, altho the canopy looks not original... uve got to ask ivan im sure he knows, hahaha....


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I don't know what this one is either.



thats a T-28 Talon. if u want a nice SimModel go get Pigglet's talon seris 4 FS9 and FS2002


very nice pictures tacit, u guys are getting more action that me this summer :-[

Re: Tacits Airventure Pt.2: Warbirds

PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:14 am
by ozzy72
The Spitfire is the only Tr.9 in the US, TE308. She is based in Aspen and you can go flying in her for the right fee ;)
The canopy on the Yak is definately NOT original........ odd that it is carrying a mixture of French and Russian markings as well.....

Re: Tacits Airventure Pt.2: Warbirds

PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:42 am
by C
The canopy on the Yak is definately NOT original........ odd that it is carrying a mixture of French and Russian markings as well.....


Possibly a T-33 canopy as its a 2 seater conversion. Are you sure its not a Normandie Niemen scheme Mark?

As for the Harriers, I'm sure as one was in the flying display, the other would have been a "spare" in case the other went unservicable...

Re: Tacits Airventure Pt.2: Warbirds

PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:48 am
by Hagar
Not bad for x3 zoom. Not bad at all.

isnt this theyak that Captain Sim's yakis based on? looks awfully familiar, i think it is a Yak 9, altho the canopy looks not original... uve got to ask ivan im sure he knows, hahaha....

It's a Yak 3. http://www.classicwings.com/sales.htm

thats a T-28 Talon. if u want a nice SimModel go get Pigglet's talon seris 4 FS9 and FS2002

The T-28 is the Trojan. The Talon is the T-38 twin-engined jet trainer.

PS. By including images in your quotes you're tipping the thread over the limit.

Re: Tacits Airventure Pt.2: Warbirds

PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 4:31 am
by beaky
Thanks, Tacit- already so many Airventure shots, but i wanted more!! ;D
 You're doing OK with 3x zoom; I just got one with 10x optical, and it's not worth it half the time, very hard to hold it steady enough (although I like it).

Re: Tacits Airventure Pt.2: Warbirds

PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 6:36 am
by Souichiro
The Spitfire is the only Tr.9 in the US, TE308. She is based in Aspen and you can go flying in her for the right fee ;)
The canopy on the Yak is definately NOT original........ odd that it is carrying a mixture of French and Russian markings as well.....



French Vichy Pilots Joined the Russians later to fly against the Germans. So that's maybe the ab=nswer for the French/Russian markings...

Great pics Tacit!