Hors d'oeuvre by bmac62

Photography • Aviation • posted on Jun 19, 2009

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This photo is meant as hors d'oeuvre to wet your appetite for close-up, detailed coverage to come in the next couple of weeks. Several famous profiles here. This photo was taken in the Combat Air Museum at Forbes Field in Topeka, Kansas on Sunday, June 14, 2009. Beginning with the airplane with the big 4315 on the nose and moving counter-clockwise, we have: 1. A MiG 21 in Czechoslovakian markings 2. Rob (debbielove) photographing something cool 3. A McDonell Douglas F-4D-29-MC, Phantom II 4. A Harvard Mark IV (AT-6 Texan) in Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) markings 5. Bits and pieces of an F-84F Thunderstreak in brilliant red and white 1950s USAF markings 6. And a mystery bird in blue for all you aviation enthusiasts to identify if you can:-) This is only five of more than 400 we photographed, climbed around and gawked at like kids in a candy shop!!! ...did this 3-14 June at stops in Illinois, Ohio and Kansas. Thanks for stopping by and even if airplanes are not your thing, come along anyway and see photos taken under all sorts of conditions. Bill:) A ZOOM reveals more details.

Comments (32)

vkoontz

10:55PM | Fri, 19 June 2009

Nice pics of the various aircraft

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goodoleboy

10:57PM | Fri, 19 June 2009

Nice shot of the varied consortium of aircraft on the museum floor, Bill. I need to see more of the blue mystery plane before I can even attempt to ID it. It appears to have a short nose in front of the cockpit, and may be Canadian. I have some fotos of the AT-6 Texan in my last years files that I'll post shortly. What is that rectangle of amber film or plastic I see behind the MiG-21?

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beachzz

11:05PM | Fri, 19 June 2009

I have no idea what's what, but I love the light and reflections!!

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bimm3d

11:38PM | Fri, 19 June 2009

great photo!!!

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Sea_Dog

11:49PM | Fri, 19 June 2009

Very cool! Nice collection of war birds.

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blinkings

12:13AM | Sat, 20 June 2009

You should have called security to get that funny looking guy out of your shot. Some people are soooo inconsiderate aren't they. ;) Seriously though, I have the same problem regarding time at museums. I rush around everywhere shooting about a million things. Then when I see the photos, I don't remember even seeing half of the stuff in them! I've done that at countless places including Le Louvre, the Guggenheim..........and probably a heap of other places I dont even remember going to! I spent 5 days at Disneyland once and it still was not enough to see it all. I hope Rob ends up in lots more of your shots. Its great to see other photographers work, especially those with the amount of talent you guys have between you.

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RobyHermida

12:44AM | Sat, 20 June 2009

gorgeous!!

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Hendesse

1:29AM | Sat, 20 June 2009

Excellent and very interesting shot. Fantastic details and clarity!

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durleybeachbum

1:51AM | Sat, 20 June 2009

Like Marilyn I like all the shiny bits!

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lyron

2:02AM | Sat, 20 June 2009

Wonderful details. Great shot!!

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nikolais

6:04AM | Sat, 20 June 2009

can see a Mig-21... it's great there are museums like this

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neiwil

6:54AM | Sat, 20 June 2009

Great shot, lots to see...not so long ago Rob would have got 30 years in the Gulagh, for taking that photo.Blue jobby up front...A4 Skyhawk of the Blue Angels ??????.

skipper62

6:55AM | Sat, 20 June 2009

Great shot. The mystery aircraft appears a bit like the Blue Angels A-4 Skyhawk. Of course the best looking bird in the picture is the F-4 even if it is Air Force... Saw a few of the MIG 21s while in Nam. Good bird. The bird could perform but their pilots were limited in what they could do. A blessing for our guys.

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anahata.c

7:07AM | Sat, 20 June 2009

It's nice to see others identify and talk about what you've captured; there's a fraternity of people here who know & appreciate it. But I want you to know that, while I know nothing about planes, these shots are wonderful. I've appreciated them in other galleries too (I've loved everyone Harry has posted), and I appreciate them on 2 levels: One, for their history and importance to those who flew them; and 2, for the amazing skill & eye that you all bring to them. This is a beautiful shot, Bill, the motion of the these planes, moving from the foreground into the mid & background, is quite fine (the motion of their lines, that is); and the contrasts of light and sheen, as well as the clarity in even the back planes, is equally striking. Fine job, and I assume not easy given the lighting in these places. You're very adept to these spaces & their light. This is a beautiful capture. I'll see as many as you have to post. They're beautiful. (btw, just an aside: As a fellow midwesterner, we had the heaviest thunderstorms since Moses crossed the Red Sea. It was blasting the last few nights. Just thought I'd throw that in. You probably had them a day before we did—thanks. I appreciate your sending them, lol...)

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Rainastorm

7:21AM | Sat, 20 June 2009

What a freakin' cool looking planes. It also looks like you boys enjoyed yourselves VERY much, glad to view all your cool images! :-)

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drace68

7:40AM | Sat, 20 June 2009

The Candy Store. More, please.

PD154

8:34AM | Sat, 20 June 2009

This is a great shot Bill, I like the POV you chose!!...Thanks for the fave bud:)

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kenmo

8:38AM | Sat, 20 June 2009

Love your airplane pictures...!!!

M2A

11:09AM | Sat, 20 June 2009

Nice photo, i like the light reflected on the body of the planes.

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tennesseecowgirl

11:13AM | Sat, 20 June 2009

Can't wait to see them all...

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Autumn_Rains

12:44PM | Sat, 20 June 2009

ohh and wet the appetite it did can't wait to see more!!!

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MagikUnicorn

12:53PM | Sat, 20 June 2009

Another great collage here Bill...(Hors d'oeuvre)

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Buffalo1

1:32PM | Sat, 20 June 2009

Very well composed museum shot and Rob at work is an added treat! (I'm with neilwil, the blue plane is an A-4 Skyhawk in Blue Angels livery.)

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artaddict2

1:35PM | Sat, 20 June 2009

Like the POV Bill, some cool hardware here, great shot!

Tamarrion

2:57PM | Sat, 20 June 2009

Echoing Neilwil & Buffalo1 - the blue nose & canopy is a Blue Angels A-4. Goololeboy - are you referring to the the narrow strip on the side of the Phantom? It's a light panel for position/formation keeping.

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