Now a new PC that I just built not long ago. SSD, 3.7GHz chip the works, this thing can eat through RAW files in seconds. So for my last post of 2019. My best photos of the year. 2020 will have me posting again on a regular basis since I can edit as soon as each trip is finished. Wohoo!
On with the show, 90% are from base visits and such, I've thrown in a few MAKS 2019 shots as I really don't want to start a thread for just a few photos. Hope you enjoy, these are in order of the year taken... Bring on 2020!
1.
Japan in January, I could not share a photo of at least one Phantom!
1 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr2.
Japan same time, we had a great visit with some F-15s
2 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr3.
The Canyon for February.
3 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr4.
Even had a ghostly visitor!
4 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr5.
Single shot from Red Flag 19-2 in March.
6 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr6.
June brings us to JFEX, some of the many C-17s for one day invading a desert field each year. Sadly no flares.
7 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr7.
June in Northern Nevada, NAS Fallon and a dead Hornet...
8 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr8.
June again and a stop at the Canyon brought me my very first A-10 visit to the area.
9 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr9.
July brings me around to VR-1335. For two years 3 of us have hunted this spot with bears and such around. We finally found the point.
10 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr10.
VR-1335 again.
11 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr11.
August brings us to MAKS..
13 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr12.
14 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr13.
August MAKS departure day.. We only had a couple a hours but bagged a few photos.
15 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr14.
16 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr15.
October brings me to a visit on to NAF El Centro.
17 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr16.
As well as a visit to Ryan Air Attack Base Fire Department.
18 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr17.
El Centro
19 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr18.
20 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr19.
21 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr20.
October still and we moved onto MCAS Yuma.
22 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr21.
The very next day we got the highlight of my year.. A visit to not just Davis Monthan AFB. But a wander around the Boneyard! That was a massive check on my bucket list.
23 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr22.
24 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr23.
25 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr24.
26 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr25.
27 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr26.
28 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr27.
29 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr28.
30 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr29.
31 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr30.
Back to Yuma for one last day after Davis Monthan AFB.
32 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr31.
33 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr32.
Finishing off the same tour around in October with a stop at NAS Fallon.
34 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr33.
35 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr34.
36 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr35.
Last trip of the year brought me to Aviation Nation 2019. Sunday we tried out a different spot to see what it was like. Glad we did...
37 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr36.
38 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr37.
Out of order here but a few of my other best and two phone shots of the year.
39 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr38.
40 by Rod McDonough, on Flickr39.
41 by Rod McDonough, on FlickrThanks for looking.. Only posted 39 of the 134 in the Album. Feel free to have a look there as well.
Happy New Year and wish you all a aviation filled 2020!
Thanks for sharing, Rod!