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nikon50bigma
2013-06-05, 06:31 PM
Hey Everyone!
Is anyone planning on going to the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum's Airshow this weekend?
Saturday looks like its going to be raining :-(

wunaladreamin
2013-06-05, 09:14 PM
Blame Steve.

Kiffy
2013-06-05, 09:21 PM
I'll be there from Thursday to Sunday staying on the field the whole time with my reenactor group :cool:


Saturday looks like its going to be raining :-( If its not raining one of the days its not Reading :wink:

megatop412
2013-06-05, 09:41 PM
A lot of B-25 action this year

Kiffy
2013-06-10, 10:15 PM
Hi All,

Reading was pretty tiring this year from setting up in the rain on Thursday to the all day rain on Friday. That said, Saturday and Sunday turned out to be very nice days with the sun sticking around all day.

Here are some photos from the event:

The only benefit from the rain were the reflections.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7296/9010909751_120312eb86_c.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7433/9010913223_2f6611399b_c.jpg
Some new rockets installed on the Avenger.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7345/9012096690_f79219176e_c.jpg
A few shots that pretty much sum up the first two days.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5336/9010912107_2dbf31fe77_c.jpg
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3738/9010912615_2563b5a62e_c.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5454/9010911099_59ab66bf09_c.jpg
Panchito landing at dusk (.5 seconds).
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7322/9012099686_187cb7483a_c.jpg
The C-54 between rain showers at night.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5464/9010913763_8d48aeaca5_c.jpg

On Friday not a single warbird made a movement and only a handful of spectators passed through. It was just a cold, rainy (awful) day.
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2830/9012101228_3b8e0f8921_c.jpg

Compare Friday at noon to Saturday at noon...
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3748/9010916859_5cc5569061_c.jpg
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2875/9012102976_98b066718e_c.jpg

Yankee Warrior touching-down early Saturday morning.
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3811/9010919197_4d1482b65a_c.jpg
The Dauntless taxiing into position.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8133/9012415480_1da7688b77_c.jpg
Then finally by the afternoon the blue sky appeared.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7428/9012105972_78cb493823_c.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5445/9010921323_e0e9dfeba6_c.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5334/9012265130_34dd31b6c2_c.jpg
Fifi coming in to land with the Reading pagoda behind.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7329/9012106816_4da737a5bd_c.jpg

Sunday was the best day, it even got quite hot by the afternoon.

Georgie's Gal, a beautiful B-25 that finished an extensive restoration last year.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7361/9010923557_2c63214fbf_c.jpg
Yankee Warrior leads a line-up of three of the five B-25s that showed up at Reading this year.
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2887/9010923853_b6de8aa749_c.jpg
One of the many AT-6s that showed up at Reading (I like the contrail shadow).
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2821/9012109724_40de5d8573_c.jpg
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3698/9012111644_de0fc307e7_c.jpg
Fifi making two of many great passes that weekend.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7320/9012112820_2ffc4f05f7_c.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5443/9010927429_e986152d43_c.jpg
After the show ended the private traffic as well as the warbirds began to head home.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7347/9012113386_09b0658c92_c.jpg
The C-54 after departing World War II Weekend. Taken from the car on the ride back home.
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3832/9012114806_81972d14ba_c.jpg
Hope you enjoyed.

megatop412
2013-06-10, 11:45 PM
Great job, given those conditions. The shots you got over the weekend are awesome, I love the Spirit of Freedom night shot

727C47
2013-06-11, 05:45 AM
My wife and I were there,she was flying the B25 "Yankee Warrior", and I was flying the C47 "Yankee Doodle Dandy", our B17G "Yankee Lady" was also there, the YAF flyables all at the same place for the weekend. Great show !!!