GrauGeist's Photos - Aircraft of World War II

GrauGeist · 03-30-2009, 02:24 AM

I've been wanting to post some of my photos for a while, so when I had an opportunity to go flying yesterday, I brought my camera along and those gave me the incentive I needed to start the thread!

I haven't been up in almost 20 years, and I enjoyed every minute of it! It was cold and windy, a strong wind was coming out of the north with strong gusts. You'll see in the photos that there was a heavy haze as well. It seemed as though every time I went to release the shutter, we'd hit turbulance!

The image quality won't be anything near as good as Eric's, but they're fun shots of the ride! In case anyone's curious, the airfield we flew out of is Benton Field (O85).

Img 1: Here's our ride, a 1966 Alon A2 coupe
Img 2: On takeoff, we pass over the Sacramento river. I bet that Syscom would like the view of the Union Pacific bridge spanning the river valley. That bridge spans roughly a mile.
Img 3: The Veteran's Cemetary that's southwest of town.
Img 4: The 3 Shastas: Mount Shasta, Lake Shasta and Shasta Dam.
Img 5: We're back and puttin' her away!

evangilder · 03-30-2009, 08:16 AM

Good stuff!

Ercoupes are neat airplanes too.

rochie · 03-30-2009, 08:25 AM

nice pics

Gnomey · 03-30-2009, 04:39 PM

Nice pics, thanks for sharing.

lesofprimus · 03-30-2009, 07:23 PM

Great stuff Dave, the day looked pretty damn good to me, as any day flying is a good day......

Aaron Brooks Wolters · 03-30-2009, 09:59 PM

Excellent shots and great aircraft GrauGeist. Thanks for sharing.

GrauGeist · 03-31-2009, 04:56 AM

Thanks guys, and you're right, Dan...just going up was like a mini vacation for me. I need to get back into that habit!

Wayne Little · 04-01-2009, 08:33 AM

Nice Pics, especially No.3

timshatz · 04-01-2009, 09:59 AM

Killin' me over here. If it isn't raining in PA, it's 20mph winds and they are always right across the runway! California, Texas and Florida. If you want to fly a lot, move there.

PA, NJ and anywhere else in the North East. Hard to get over 50 hours on a bird in a year.

BTW- Nice shots. Had me salivating to be out doing the same thing.

Geedee · 04-01-2009, 10:08 AM

Excellent pics mate...nothing wrong with them at all !.
Looks like you had a great flight and those few pics...bet you took loads more !... are a great reminder of that trip.
Thanks for posting

109ROAMING · 04-01-2009, 12:29 PM

Sweet shots mate!

GrauGeist · 04-03-2009, 02:23 AM

Thanks again for the compliments guys!

I realized that the caopy is tinted so I'm sure that wasn't helping. We had the canopy open when we first took off, but it was cold to begin with, and as we got over 1,500 it was downright evil-cold so the canopy got closed right quick!

Here's a few aircraft photos I grabbed last year:

IMG 1: My visit to the Mars at Shasta Lake back in July '08.
IMG 2: Lockheed Neptune SP-2H fire bomber (N355MA), number 55, making a drop near my home last summer (2008).
IMG 3: Airforce 1 at Redding Airport during President Bush's visit last July (2008).
IMG 4: A CDF helitack (205) passing overhead after just grabbing water from the Sacramento river, on it's way to a fire that was burning through town last August (2008).

Wildcat · 04-03-2009, 09:19 AM

Great pics mate!

Thorlifter · 04-03-2009, 10:48 AM

Very nice pics. Love the fire bomber.

evangilder · 04-03-2009, 10:49 AM

That Mars shot is really, really nice!

03-30-2009, 02:24 AM	#1
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,231	GrauGeist's Photos I've been wanting to post some of my photos for a while, so when I had an opportunity to go flying yesterday, I brought my camera along and those gave me the incentive I needed to start the thread! I haven't been up in almost 20 years, and I enjoyed every minute of it! It was cold and windy, a strong wind was coming out of the north with strong gusts. You'll see in the photos that there was a heavy haze as well. It seemed as though every time I went to release the shutter, we'd hit turbulance! The image quality won't be anything near as good as Eric's, but they're fun shots of the ride! In case anyone's curious, the airfield we flew out of is Benton Field (O85). Img 1: Here's our ride, a 1966 Alon A2 coupe Img 2: On takeoff, we pass over the Sacramento river. I bet that Syscom would like the view of the Union Pacific bridge spanning the river valley. That bridge spans roughly a mile. Img 3: The Veteran's Cemetary that's southwest of town. Img 4: The 3 Shastas: Mount Shasta, Lake Shasta and Shasta Dam. Img 5: We're back and puttin' her away! Attached Images __________________ "Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future." - Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome > I Support Doug Gillis <

03-30-2009, 08:16 AM	#2
evangilder "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 14,779	Good stuff! Ercoupes are neat airplanes too. __________________ http://www.vg-photo.com For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci

03-30-2009, 08:25 AM	#3
rochie Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: billingham nr middlesbrough uk Posts: 3,032	nice pics __________________ "We're not easily frightened. Also we know how hard it is for an army to cross the Channel — the last little corporal to try it came a cropper. So don't threaten or dictate to us until you're marching up Whitehall! ...and even then we won't listen!" quote from B.O.B movie

03-30-2009, 04:39 PM	#4
Gnomey "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 15,080	Nice pics, thanks for sharing. __________________ "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr

03-30-2009, 07:23 PM	#5
lesofprimus Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi Posts: 17,388	Great stuff Dave, the day looked pretty damn good to me, as any day flying is a good day...... __________________ My IL2 Video Tribute to My Grandfather: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtzN5RuNNJk

03-30-2009, 09:59 PM	#6
Aaron Brooks Wolters Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon, VA. Posts: 2,139	Excellent shots and great aircraft GrauGeist. Thanks for sharing.

03-31-2009, 04:56 AM	#7
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,231	Thanks guys, and you're right, Dan...just going up was like a mini vacation for me. I need to get back into that habit! __________________ "Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future." - Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome > I Support Doug Gillis <

04-01-2009, 08:33 AM	#8
Wayne Little Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust. Posts: 12,276	Nice Pics, especially No.3 __________________

04-01-2009, 09:59 AM	#9
timshatz Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Phila, Pa Posts: 3,415	Killin' me over here. If it isn't raining in PA, it's 20mph winds and they are always right across the runway! California, Texas and Florida. If you want to fly a lot, move there. PA, NJ and anywhere else in the North East. Hard to get over 50 hours on a bird in a year. BTW- Nice shots. Had me salivating to be out doing the same thing.

04-01-2009, 10:08 AM	#10
Geedee Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 750	Excellent pics mate...nothing wrong with them at all !. Looks like you had a great flight and those few pics...bet you took loads more !... are a great reminder of that trip. Thanks for posting __________________ Cheers Gary Not only am I a master of suspense, but I... http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/sta...ect-18113.html "I’ll never worry about meeting a FW 190 in a 51 since I was able to outturn, outdive and generally out-maneuver him at all altitudes, from 23,000 feet to the deck; I could follow him in anything and do a lot more besides.” Richard D Bishop, 11 Sept 1944, 55th FG

04-01-2009, 12:29 PM	#11
109ROAMING Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 4,754	Sweet shots mate! __________________ "When all else fails read the manual"

04-03-2009, 02:23 AM	#12
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,231	Thanks again for the compliments guys! I realized that the caopy is tinted so I'm sure that wasn't helping. We had the canopy open when we first took off, but it was cold to begin with, and as we got over 1,500 it was downright evil-cold so the canopy got closed right quick! Here's a few aircraft photos I grabbed last year: IMG 1: My visit to the Mars at Shasta Lake back in July '08. IMG 2: Lockheed Neptune SP-2H fire bomber (N355MA), number 55, making a drop near my home last summer (2008). IMG 3: Airforce 1 at Redding Airport during President Bush's visit last July (2008). IMG 4: A CDF helitack (205) passing overhead after just grabbing water from the Sacramento river, on it's way to a fire that was burning through town last August (2008). Attached Images __________________ "Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future." - Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome > I Support Doug Gillis <

04-03-2009, 09:19 AM	#13
Wildcat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queensland Posts: 4,543	Great pics mate! __________________

04-03-2009, 10:48 AM	#14
Thorlifter Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 4,308	Very nice pics. Love the fire bomber. __________________

04-03-2009, 10:49 AM	#15
evangilder "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 14,779	That Mars shot is really, really nice! __________________ http://www.vg-photo.com For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci

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