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NMUSAF X&Y

Warbirds, Replicas and Nostalgic photos in here please.
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iainpeden
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NMUSAF X&Y

Post by iainpeden » Sat Sep 24, 2022 9:05 am

My birthday present to me! 10 Days on the east coast USA - Udvar-Hazy, AMC Museum at Dover, Pax River and Dayton.

All for less than a Spitfire flight would have cost me.

An immense museum that is not the easiest to take photos in (to say the least). Recently some of the galleries have been upgraded to include incandescent and LED lighting which tend to give ultra-bright spots to confuse the camera, at times my phone was coping better than my DSLR.

I thought I’d start with some unique a/c – reading the (excellent) placards one can only wonder at the bravery of the test pilots and the vision of the engineers in the 50s and 60s.

ImageIMG_7082 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

ImageIMG_7080 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

ImageIMG_7079 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

ImageIMG_7077 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

ImageIMG_7017 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

ImageIMG_7016 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

ImageIMG_7015 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

ImageIMG_7014 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

ImageIMG_7013 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

ImageIMG_7012 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

ImageIMG_7011 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

ImageIMG_7010 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

ImageIMG_7009 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

ImageIMG_7005 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

ImageIMG_7004 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

ImageIMG_7003 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

ImageIMG_7002 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

Image20220919_122808 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

Image20220919_121327 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

Image20220919_121304 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

Image20220919_115100 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

Image20220919_113108 by Iain Peden, on Flickr


That’s it for now. If anybody can PM me how to multiple drops of the BB code I’d be grateful as doing 500+ individually will be irritating.

To come (don’t rush me)
WW1/WW2
Korea/Vietnam/Cold War
All the President’s Men.

Pax River USN Testers

AMC Museum at Dover Udvar-Hazy

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daggerfan
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Re: NMUSAF X&Y

Post by daggerfan » Sat Sep 24, 2022 9:46 am

A lovely selection. Some amazing aircraft there. Always liked the X-3 since an uncle gave me a model of it when I was a kid. I look forward to your other posts, in your own good time! Thanks for these.

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Re: NMUSAF X&Y

Post by Mustang531 » Sat Sep 24, 2022 11:08 am

Thanks for sharing these, some great shots there and look forward to seeing more. I too built a kit of the X-3 Stiletto, think it was produced by Revell.

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Re: NMUSAF X&Y

Post by KeBul » Sat Sep 24, 2022 11:10 am

Some amazing types in this series.

Lighting looks like a nightmare, so good work on the photography.

Thanks for sharing.

Kev

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Re: NMUSAF X&Y

Post by paddyboy » Sun Sep 25, 2022 3:52 am

Some absolutely amazing ‘frames in the mix there :thumbs:

Kudos to you for tangling with that lighting :thumb:

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Re: NMUSAF X&Y

Post by iainpeden » Sun Sep 25, 2022 8:37 am

paddyboy wrote:
Sun Sep 25, 2022 3:52 am
Some absolutely amazing ‘frames in the mix there :thumbs:

Kudos to you for tangling with that lighting :thumb:

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Thanks Paddy,
I used my legs and monopod to form a tripod and trusted to the p setting.
Only 2 F-5s, that one with the forward facing wings and the prototype painted as a shoski tiger and hanging too high. But I did get a nice one at Pax River.
The Revell Stilletto kit was one on my early models and I think was scaled to fit the box along with other x- planes

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Re: NMUSAF X&Y

Post by F3 » Sun Sep 25, 2022 10:00 am

Some weird and wonderful airframes there. And must compliment you on your choice of present!

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Re: NMUSAF X&Y

Post by SonyShooter1955 » Sun Sep 25, 2022 5:21 pm

Went there 10 years ago , an amazing collection in rather subdued lighting.

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