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magic452
09-24-11, 07:53 PM
Not everything is a racer.
http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt296/Magic452/OldSlow.jpg


Note the elevation, we're quite high here.
http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt296/Magic452/OldBiplane.jpg


http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt296/Magic452/WhiteF1.jpg

Ready for combat.
http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt296/Magic452/A1E.jpg


http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt296/Magic452/P40.jpg


http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt296/Magic452/P46.jpg

The Marines have landed.
http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt296/Magic452/Marines.jpg

They rolled this out onto the ramp and flew injured to the hospital.
http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt296/Magic452/Huey.jpg

View from the infield at Pylon 8, really close to the action. Not open to the public. That is not a telephoto shot, it's 1 to 1.
http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt296/Magic452/Pyalon8.jpg

Small but very fast F 1 racer
http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt296/Magic452/RedF11.jpg


http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt296/Magic452/yellowF1.jpg


http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt296/Magic452/RedRacer.jpg

http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt296/Magic452/RedPBY.jpg

Magic
Sledgehammer427
09-24-11, 09:26 PM
Excellent shots. Too bad about the accident. I love that Corsair.
and those F-1's must be incredibly zippy.
White Owl
09-24-11, 09:39 PM
Man, I have got to get back to Reno one of these years. It is the best airshow around.

Sure the warbirds in the Unlimited races are the big attraction, but I really love those little Formula Ones too. Those planes are designed and built in garages and personal hangars, just for love of flying and racing. Love 'em.
TLAM Strike
09-24-11, 09:42 PM
Didn't know there was a two seat Skyraider. :hmmm:

Learn something new everyday! :yeah:
Jimbuna
09-25-11, 06:48 AM
Great shots...thanks for sharing :up:

That Skyraider looks awesome.
Oberon
09-25-11, 06:56 AM
Wow, that Skyraider is very impressive indeed! Lovely picture there. Good to see that the Huey was put to good use too after the tragic accident. She's a good workhorse, and still helping to save lives. :up:
AVGWarhawk
09-25-11, 08:08 AM
Nice shots. I like the early P40. :DL
nikimcbee
09-25-11, 10:23 AM
Nice shots. I like the early P40. :DL


+2
http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt296/Magic452/P46.jpg
AngusJS
09-25-11, 10:40 AM
Very cool. What's the plane in the next to last photo?
MH
09-25-11, 10:52 AM
http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt296/Magic452/RedRacer.jpg



Looks great.
danasan
09-25-11, 11:52 AM
Some beauties there, thanks for sharing!
White Owl
09-25-11, 12:35 PM
Very cool. What's the plane in the next to last photo?

I'm pretty sure that's a Hawker Sea Fury.
Schroeder
09-25-11, 01:01 PM
Great pictures, thanks for sharing.

Didn't know there was a two seat Skyraider. :hmmm:

Learn something new everyday! :yeah:
Maybe a post active duty conversion.:hmm2:
TLAM Strike
09-25-11, 01:10 PM
Maybe a post active duty conversion.:hmm2: It appears there were a few models with more than one seat for AEW or ECM duties.

I'm pretty sure that's a Hawker Sea Fury.
:yep::yep::yep:
Sailor Steve
09-25-11, 01:45 PM
Didn't know there was a two seat Skyraider. :hmmm:

Learn something new everyday! :yeah:

Maybe a post active duty conversion.:hmm2:

It appears there were a few models with more than one seat for AEW or ECM duties.


:yep::yep::yep:
Actually that's the A-1E (originally AD-5), and it has four seats, not two. Out of a total of 3180 Skyraiders, 212 were AD-5s and a further 239 were AD-5N night attack variants.
http://www.vectorsite.net/ava1spad.html