FIFI & friends
- NordicAirpower
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FIFI & friends
Recently had the opportunity to visit the CAF Airsho 2012 during a business trip to the States, and as it was such an enjoyable experience I thought I would share the pics with you guys.
Star of the show naturally was FIFI, the world's only active B-29:
P-51 Mustangs:
Double Trouble Two:
Boo-Man Choo:
Gunfighter:
B-25 Devil Dog:
Yellow Rose:
Maid in the Shade:
B-17 Sentimental Journey:
Corsair:
Helldiver:
Avenger:
The "Tora Tora" act (all T-6's converted to Zero and Kate look-alikes):
The USAF Heritage flight:
The crazy J79 powered School Bus (it really sounds like an F-4 Phantom):
Was repeated after dark - School Bus in full AB down the runway:
All in all a very nice Warbird airshow, which is highly recommendable if you are in the neighbourhood (Madison, Texas).
All the best
Jan
Star of the show naturally was FIFI, the world's only active B-29:
P-51 Mustangs:
Double Trouble Two:
Boo-Man Choo:
Gunfighter:
B-25 Devil Dog:
Yellow Rose:
Maid in the Shade:
B-17 Sentimental Journey:
Corsair:
Helldiver:
Avenger:
The "Tora Tora" act (all T-6's converted to Zero and Kate look-alikes):
The USAF Heritage flight:
The crazy J79 powered School Bus (it really sounds like an F-4 Phantom):
Was repeated after dark - School Bus in full AB down the runway:
All in all a very nice Warbird airshow, which is highly recommendable if you are in the neighbourhood (Madison, Texas).
All the best
Jan
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Re: FIFI & friends
Nice set Jan, especially like the B-29 descending with Sentimental Journey in the foreground - did you get the programmed B-1?
Ian A.S.
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Thanks Ian, the B-1 never showed up - I also thought there should have been one /Jan
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Great coverage of the event, would love to see Fifi fly! Superb, pin sharp images too.
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Lovely set would love to get out there someday
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Re: FIFI & friends
FiFi en face for me. But all of them are great.
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Great shots! I've seen Fifi recently at Oshkosh but she didn't carry out a top side pass for some reason which was a disappointment. And I think that the CAF have been in trouble in the past for the mushroom cloud!
Can you provide the registration of the P-51D 'Boo-Man-Choo' please?
Can you provide the registration of the P-51D 'Boo-Man-Choo' please?
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Superb set of photo's....Love to go there one day
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Very tasty indeedy.
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Alex, P-51D 'Boo-Man-Choo' is NL51MV, should be ex. 45-11391 /Jan
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Re: FIFI & friends
Fabulous selection, Fifi and Sentimental Journey both look stunning, as does that Helldiver Great Hog shoots as well
The mushroom cloud explosion is perhaps a little unnecessary though
The mushroom cloud explosion is perhaps a little unnecessary though
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NordicAirpower wrote:Alex, P-51D 'Boo-Man-Choo' is NL51MV, should be ex. 45-11391 /Jan
Thanks for that Jan. I saw her at the Gathering of Mustangs and Legends in 2007 when she was called 'Luscious Lisa'.
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Just a remarkable set of images,what a show, this is the absolute best set of aeroplane pictures on here in ages,
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