Beech ... for Sig (junge1) by auntietk
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For those of you who don't care ... this is a plane. LOL!
However, for my good friend Sig, who DOES care:
The Beech C-45 was the Army Air Force version of the Beech Aircraft Corporation's Model B-18S commercial transport. The popular "Beech 18" also appeared as the AT-7 and AT-11 bombing and navigation trainers (Navy designation SNB-1/SNB-2), and the F-2 photo-reconnaissance type. More than 4,000 variants were built during World War II. In the early 1950s, surviving C-45s were rebuilt by Beech and designated C-45G or C-45H.
This aircraft began life as a Navy SNB-2, was rebuilt as an SNB-5 in 1952, and redesignated UC-45J in 1962. Expeditors were tested at Edwards in the late 1940s and served there as a support aircraft in the early 1950s.
This particular plane is on loan to Edwards AFB from the USAF Museum.
Taken April 15, 2011.
Comments (27)
hipps13
Tax Day was me first thought then a smile cool capture warm hugs, Linda Kaye
PHELINAS
Really impressing! bravo Tara
prutzworks
cool pov & interesting info
wysiwig
Actually a pretty good looking plane. Very cool POV.
faroutsider
"Taken April 15, 2011" - did you put it on the roof of your vehicle, pull it behind, or fly it home? Surely Edwards AFB were not too happy?! Another great shot of outdated, but beautiful, technology.
jayfar
Its plain to see its a plane Tara!! Lol. Lovely shot and great info.
Briney
And a nice piece of metal too!
awjay
nice one
fallen21
Beautiful shot.
bugatti
lovely ... makes you want to fly ...
durleybeachbum
I can't get awfully excited about planes, BUT this one has some nostagia value as it is not a jet!
cfulton
I recall flying in something similar... Super prop crop and POV, Clive
Faemike55
Wonderful capture, Tara. nice bit of history
bmac62
Oooooo, can I borrow this for the weekend? :) This is one very nicely postworked airplane...didn't this begin life as three separate images? This is all that I like...sharp, crisp, clear with a great POV.
jophoto
Nicely done!
gonzojr
That is so lovely. Great lighting, perfect time of day
bobrgallegos
Awesome POV and history of this plane which was a major workhorse during WWII. Very nicely done!
helanker
Very nice shot of this little plane, Tara :)
junge1
I love the angle of this aircraft, looks really cool and I love the write-up. Thanks Tara! You are slowly becoming an expert. I can just visualize you digging through reference material and consulting with your expert advisor, Bill. Thanks again Tara and more from me when Icome back!!
makron
Fantastic capture and POV
beachzz
This is...a very big plane!! lol And perfect for Sig!!
Osper
Nice job! Nice detaail!!
MrsRatbag
Ooh, a big shiny piece of metal! LOL! Wonderful capture of a very large part of a thing, how uncharacteristic of you!
jocko500
this is wonderful shot for a very good person
Chipka
Ah yes! This is a beauty, from the early days, just after metal taught itself to fly. This is really super and I love the POV. It has that kind of "beauty shot" quality I've grown accustomed to from science fiction television, when you see the Galactica or the Enterprise or even the Serenity for the first time and you're marveling at how beautiful or ugly the ship in question happens to be, and then as you get that lovely beauty pass, with sweeping (or just odd) music, capturing the mood of the ship itself (the Serenity always had quirky country-tinged music, but what do you expect from a Firefly class cargo hauler with a nice dinette set in the galley? And you know, on the Serenity they had ex military, a real Companion...and all sorts of renegades. Heck, they even had themselves a preacher, but nobody really knew why.) Anyway, all rambling aside, this is a super shot and a fantastic dedication too. I'm more of a jet-plane, FTL-capable starship (or battlestar) kind of guy, but I can't ignore a good piece of piston-driven, flying stuff that goes "buzz" like a giant wasp whenever it's hauling itself from one place to another. This rocks and it's perfect as a dedication too!
RodS
Lovely shot of this old classic, Tara. It's as if she's looking at the sky, and thinking "I belong there.." It harkens back to a day when her radio had strange, glowing things called 'tubes' inside, and navigation was by the lay of the land, or position of the stars.
Crabbycabby
Great pov.