moose135
2014-10-24, 09:57 PM
I meant to post this sooner, but last week, the Collins Foundation Wings of Freedom (http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_schedule-wof.htm) tour stopped in at the Hickory Aviation Museum. They were supposed to arrive on Wednesday afternoon, spend the day Thursday, then head to Greenville, SC on Friday for the weekend. Poor weather delayed them until Thursday afternoon, and I took a ride out after work to shoot them.
B-17 "Nine O Nine"
http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Air-Museums/Hickory-Aviation-Museum/i-rxgS6B9/0/XL/JM_2014_10_16_HAM_Collins_B-17_001-XL.jpg
http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Air-Museums/Hickory-Aviation-Museum/i-WQ9Fp9x/0/XL/JM_2014_10_16_HAM_Collins_B-17_003-XL.jpg
B-24 "Witchcraft"
http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Air-Museums/Hickory-Aviation-Museum/i-5xtsghV/0/XL/JM_2014_10_16_HAM_Collins_B-24_001-XL.jpg
http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Air-Museums/Hickory-Aviation-Museum/i-VRmKqqn/0/XL/JM_2014_10_16_HAM_Collins_B-24_002-XL.jpg
P-51C "Betty Jane"
This aircraft is painted in the markings of WWII Ace Charles "Sandy" McCorkle. Early in the war, McCorkle flew British Spitfire fighters, loaned to the USAAF, and shot down 5 enemy aircraft, earning the "Ace" title. He then transitioned to the P-51, where he shot down another 6 enemy aircraft. McCorkle was a native of Newton, NC, only 15 miles away from the Hickory airport, site of the museum.
http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Air-Museums/Hickory-Aviation-Museum/i-NQVk8vr/0/XL/JM_2014_10_16_HAM_Collins_P-51_002-XL.jpg
http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Air-Museums/Hickory-Aviation-Museum/i-wnG3vwk/0/XL/JM_2014_10_16_HAM_Collins_P-51_004-XL.jpg
This North American FJ-3M Fury is part of the museum collection, but it was in a nice spot so I got a couple of shots. We're talking about doing a full night shot of their ramp.
http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Air-Museums/Hickory-Aviation-Museum/i-gTW8kZJ/0/XL/JM_2014_10_16_HAM_FJ-3_Fury_001-XL.jpg
B-17 "Nine O Nine"
http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Air-Museums/Hickory-Aviation-Museum/i-rxgS6B9/0/XL/JM_2014_10_16_HAM_Collins_B-17_001-XL.jpg
http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Air-Museums/Hickory-Aviation-Museum/i-WQ9Fp9x/0/XL/JM_2014_10_16_HAM_Collins_B-17_003-XL.jpg
B-24 "Witchcraft"
http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Air-Museums/Hickory-Aviation-Museum/i-5xtsghV/0/XL/JM_2014_10_16_HAM_Collins_B-24_001-XL.jpg
http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Air-Museums/Hickory-Aviation-Museum/i-VRmKqqn/0/XL/JM_2014_10_16_HAM_Collins_B-24_002-XL.jpg
P-51C "Betty Jane"
This aircraft is painted in the markings of WWII Ace Charles "Sandy" McCorkle. Early in the war, McCorkle flew British Spitfire fighters, loaned to the USAAF, and shot down 5 enemy aircraft, earning the "Ace" title. He then transitioned to the P-51, where he shot down another 6 enemy aircraft. McCorkle was a native of Newton, NC, only 15 miles away from the Hickory airport, site of the museum.
http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Air-Museums/Hickory-Aviation-Museum/i-NQVk8vr/0/XL/JM_2014_10_16_HAM_Collins_P-51_002-XL.jpg
http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Air-Museums/Hickory-Aviation-Museum/i-wnG3vwk/0/XL/JM_2014_10_16_HAM_Collins_P-51_004-XL.jpg
This North American FJ-3M Fury is part of the museum collection, but it was in a nice spot so I got a couple of shots. We're talking about doing a full night shot of their ramp.
http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Air-Museums/Hickory-Aviation-Museum/i-gTW8kZJ/0/XL/JM_2014_10_16_HAM_FJ-3_Fury_001-XL.jpg