Warbirds Over Monroe

moose135moose135 Registered Users Posts: 1,420 Major grins
edited December 5, 2012 in Other Cool Shots
Earlier this month, the annual Warbirds Over Monroe airshow was held at a small airport outside Charlotte, NC. Four P-51s, two Corsairs, a pair of B-25s, and a gaggle of Japanese replicas used in the movie Tora, Tora, Tora were just part of the aircraft on hand.

1 - A pair of Mustangs make a formation pass

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2 - Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless dive bomber

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3 - "Zero" attacks

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4 - Torpedo bomber

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5 - With explosions and everything!

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6 - Corsairs in formation

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7 - PBY touch down

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8 - P-51 Quick Silver

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9 - P-51, aptly named "Obsession" launches.

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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,258 moderator
    edited November 27, 2012
    That must have been thrilling to be there, and of course also to shoot. #3, the Zero Attacks, is my favorite.
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  • Dr CalohandreDr Calohandre Banned Posts: 213 Major grins
    edited November 27, 2012
    Beautiful clarity and detail. I am envious of that lens!
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,325 Major grins
    edited November 27, 2012
    Great shots, John. There's none better than you at this kind of stuff.thumb.gif You sure don't see many SBDs flying around.

    Tom
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  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited November 28, 2012
    Great shots as usual John thumb.gif
    Randy
  • EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
    edited November 28, 2012
    Top Notch stuff!
    1 and 6 stand out for me.
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  • FlyNavyFlyNavy Registered Users Posts: 1,350 Major grins
    edited November 28, 2012
    Moose, can I hang out with you and carry your camera bag? Wow!
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  • moose135moose135 Registered Users Posts: 1,420 Major grins
    edited November 28, 2012
    Thank you all very much!

    Tom, I think that SBD is one of only two airworthy examples left. Eric, I really liked the way those two formation shots turned out as well - they can be tricky, with a slow shutter speed to catch some prop blur, panning along with them, and the two aircraft moving around a little in formation. John, you're welcome to hang out with me anytime - and you don't even have to carry my camera bag!
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  • NewsyNewsy Registered Users Posts: 605 Major grins
    edited November 29, 2012
    Wonderful shots. Lucky guy.
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  • mercphotomercphoto Registered Users Posts: 4,550 Major grins
    edited November 29, 2012
    A great combination of sharp images, great color and compositions, with very nice prop blur. Very well done!
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  • austinado16austinado16 Registered Users Posts: 300 Major grins
    edited December 5, 2012
    These are all great. The shot of the SBD is a real beaut. Man, canopies slid open, and rear gunner training the guns......awesome!! I'd like to see that on a wall, blown up into mural size.

    BTW, if you haven't seen it, History channel did a great story on an SBD that got tangled up with some Zero's. It's called called "Long Odds" and you can see it on Youtube.
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