some from "Round Enging Day" at Paine Field

[squirl033]

some pics from "Round Engine Day" at Paine Field

Paul Allen's Flying Heritage Collection put on another of their "free fly days" today, featuring restored warbirds with "round" (radial) engines... a P-47 from Paul's collection, and an F-8F Bearcat and F-7F Tigercat from the Historic Flight Foundation across the airfield. Again, the weather was less than optimal - it seems i'm doomed to shooting airshow pics against cloudy skies! - but with some tweaking, i managed to salvage some fairly nice shots...

silver wings on high - a sunbreak reflects off the wings of the P-47D Thunderbolt...

the feisty, stubby little F-8F Bearcat makes a pass...

the big Tigercat was actually quite fast, and very heavily armed for its day...

 

[popsphotos]

Love those old radial engines. I worked electronics (comm and nav) on DeHavilands while in the Army (long ago and far away) and truely enjoyed the thunder of them. Some of the choppers we worked on had them, also.

Pops

 

[Tony S]

That first shot just screams wow. The silver just stands out against that cloudy sky, niclely done.

 

[squirl033]

thanks, Tony... it's definitely a kick to see some of these old birds in the air again...

 

[CNelson]

Very nice shots...I'm not missing a blue sky with these.

Chuck

 

[BobH]

I agree with Chuck, they look good.

I'd like to see that first one as a Black and White, I think it would be nice.

 

[JaniceL]

These are amazing shots. Blue sky is just so boring