Reno Air Race pics 15

magic452 · 09-24-11, 07:53 PM

Not everything is a racer.

Note the elevation, we're quite high here.

Ready for combat.

The Marines have landed.

They rolled this out onto the ramp and flew injured to the hospital.

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.

Small but very fast F 1 racer

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.

Learn something new everyday!

Jimbuna · 09-25-11, 06:48 AM

Great shots...thanks for sharing

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.

AVGWarhawk · 09-25-11, 08:08 AM

Nice shots. I like the early P40.

nikimcbee · 09-25-11, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Nice shots. I like the early P40.

+2

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

Looks great.

danasan · 09-25-11, 11:52 AM

Some beauties there, thanks for sharing!

White Owl · 09-25-11, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by AngusJS

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.

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Didn't know there was a two seat Skyraider.

Learn something new everyday!

Maybe a post active duty conversion.

TLAM Strike · 09-25-11, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

Maybe a post active duty conversion.

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

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Originally Posted by White Owl

I'm pretty sure that's a Hawker Sea Fury.

Sailor Steve · 09-25-11, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Didn't know there was a two seat Skyraider.

Learn something new everyday!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schroeder

Maybe a post active duty conversion.

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

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

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

09-24-11, 07:53 PM	#1
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Reno Air Race pics 15 Not everything is a racer. Note the elevation, we're quite high here. Ready for combat. The Marines have landed. They rolled this out onto the ramp and flew injured to the hospital. 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. Small but very fast F 1 racer Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l

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Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	Excellent shots. Too bad about the accident. I love that Corsair. and those F-1's must be incredibly zippy. __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

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TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	Didn't know there was a two seat Skyraider. Learn something new everyday! __________________

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,654 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Great shots...thanks for sharing That Skyraider looks awesome. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,276 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Nice shots. I like the early P40. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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White Owl Loader Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 90 Downloads: 66 Uploads: 2	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.

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	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.

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AngusJS Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 746 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Very cool. What's the plane in the next to last photo?

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MH Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,184 Downloads: 248 Uploads: 0	Looks great.

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danasan Elite Spam Hunter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Flensburg / Germany Posts: 1,141 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Some beauties there, thanks for sharing! __________________ "I invite you to go inside this submergible hole in the water where you can nicely hide from destroyers."