NickPeterman
2016-04-11, 04:33 PM
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/1609/26117092745_a2985f66d0_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/FMSVLv)IMG_9771 (https://flic.kr/p/FMSVLv) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1480/26050745041_ce18cbbc2e_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/FG1SUz)IMG_9797 (https://flic.kr/p/FG1SUz) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1576/26050744871_7ef30f4e80_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/FG1SRD)IMG_9878 (https://flic.kr/p/FG1SRD) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1495/26024563422_3c75dd2143_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/FDGG2m)IMG_9919 (https://flic.kr/p/FDGG2m) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1671/26024563282_1651a909ca_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/FDGFYW)IMG_9967-copy (https://flic.kr/p/FDGFYW) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1540/25512324524_3774ff9628_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ESrkfd)IMG_0121 (https://flic.kr/p/ESrkfd) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
And lastly, the chase plane that followed her back from Arizona.
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1578/25514466363_edfb9b1ae2_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ESCiWt)IMG_0200 (https://flic.kr/p/ESCiWt) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
Now for the other goodies, a quick jaunt through the Dynamic storage area
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1464/25514469253_a459d28b35_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ESCjNi)IMG_9999 (https://flic.kr/p/ESCjNi) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1503/26050743511_9817113bcc_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/FG1Ssc)IMG_0011 (https://flic.kr/p/FG1Ssc) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/53263228@N04/), 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/1442/26091151296_3483e5fd1d_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/FKzYh9)IMG_0029 (https://flic.kr/p/FKzYh9) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1467/25512325404_1f2348c77c_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ESrkvo)IMG_0036 (https://flic.kr/p/ESrkvo) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
A bit of an odd bird, this is an ex-Japanese Coast Guard aircraft
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1607/26050742381_a978f1a285_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/FG1S7H)IMG_0048 (https://flic.kr/p/FG1S7H) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
And one of the many unmarked Dynamic aircraft doing... well you never really know what!
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1540/25844245110_dd97116202_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/FnLvEW)IMG_9679 (https://flic.kr/p/FnLvEW) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
Thanks for checking 'em out.
Nick
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/1609/26117092745_a2985f66d0_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/FMSVLv)IMG_9771 (https://flic.kr/p/FMSVLv) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1480/26050745041_ce18cbbc2e_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/FG1SUz)IMG_9797 (https://flic.kr/p/FG1SUz) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1576/26050744871_7ef30f4e80_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/FG1SRD)IMG_9878 (https://flic.kr/p/FG1SRD) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1495/26024563422_3c75dd2143_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/FDGG2m)IMG_9919 (https://flic.kr/p/FDGG2m) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1671/26024563282_1651a909ca_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/FDGFYW)IMG_9967-copy (https://flic.kr/p/FDGFYW) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1540/25512324524_3774ff9628_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ESrkfd)IMG_0121 (https://flic.kr/p/ESrkfd) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
And lastly, the chase plane that followed her back from Arizona.
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1578/25514466363_edfb9b1ae2_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ESCiWt)IMG_0200 (https://flic.kr/p/ESCiWt) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
Now for the other goodies, a quick jaunt through the Dynamic storage area
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1464/25514469253_a459d28b35_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ESCjNi)IMG_9999 (https://flic.kr/p/ESCjNi) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1503/26050743511_9817113bcc_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/FG1Ssc)IMG_0011 (https://flic.kr/p/FG1Ssc) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/53263228@N04/), 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/1442/26091151296_3483e5fd1d_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/FKzYh9)IMG_0029 (https://flic.kr/p/FKzYh9) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1467/25512325404_1f2348c77c_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ESrkvo)IMG_0036 (https://flic.kr/p/ESrkvo) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
A bit of an odd bird, this is an ex-Japanese Coast Guard aircraft
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1607/26050742381_a978f1a285_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/FG1S7H)IMG_0048 (https://flic.kr/p/FG1S7H) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
And one of the many unmarked Dynamic aircraft doing... well you never really know what!
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1540/25844245110_dd97116202_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/FnLvEW)IMG_9679 (https://flic.kr/p/FnLvEW) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
Thanks for checking 'em out.
Nick