KVBW: Bridgewater, VA-3/23/16: A Presidential Constellation
Hey Guys,
As ever, I am perpetually behind in my editing, so several weeks late I am finally done with some photos I was very excited about. The original Air Force One, a VC-121A, had been in the hands of civilians for several decades, most recently in storage at the Avra Valley airport near Marana. She was purchased by Dynamic Aviation, a unique little outfit out of Bridgewater VA, who undertook an on-site return to airworthiness in Arizona. She arrived in Virginia on 23 March, after an oil leak pushed her back by a day. Despite my misgivings about the light around the early afternoon, I made the trek down to Bridgewater Air Park for the arrival. Strong winds almost forced an arrival at nearby Shenandoah Valley Airport, but in the end we lucked out and she arrived as planned. I was also lucky enough to get a Dynamic Aviation employee to walk me through their storage area to see all the aircraft, and photograph some (all aircraft in current military markings were off limits). So here are some photos of the highlights.
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1609/...985f66d0_o.jpgIMG_9771 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1480/...18cbbc2e_o.jpgIMG_9797 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1576/...f30f4e80_o.jpgIMG_9878 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1495/...75dd2143_o.jpgIMG_9919 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1671/...51a909ca_o.jpgIMG_9967-copy by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1540/...74ff9628_o.jpgIMG_0121 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
And lastly, the chase plane that followed her back from Arizona.
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1578/...fb9b1ae2_o.jpgIMG_0200 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
Now for the other goodies, a quick jaunt through the Dynamic storage area
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1464/...59d28b35_o.jpgIMG_9999 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1503/...17113bcc_o.jpgIMG_0011 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
I was super excited by this little bird, an honest to goodness U-21A Ute in it's original US Army markings!
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1442/...83e5fd1d_o.jpgIMG_0029 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1467/...2348c77c_o.jpgIMG_0036 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
A bit of an odd bird, this is an ex-Japanese Coast Guard aircraft
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1607/...78f1a285_o.jpgIMG_0048 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
And one of the many unmarked Dynamic aircraft doing... well you never really know what!
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1540/...97116202_o.jpgIMG_9679 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
Thanks for checking 'em out.
Nick
