Photographer's Favorites of 2008
Air-to-air Photos
The B-2 Spirit Stealth bomber over the Mojave desert.
North American P-51D Mustang "Cottonmouth"
North American P-51D Mustang
"Cottonmouth"
From the rear seat of Ron Alldredge's T-34 Mentor, as the stinger in a
diamond formation.
Beech T-34 Mentors over Palm Springs Airport.
Alpha Flight breaking in front of Bravo Flight over Palm Springs.
Dan "Dripper" Kirkland's T-28 Trojan in formation with Joel "Breaker"
Knapp's L-39 Albatross over Paso Robles.
Ron Alldredge's T-34 Mentor over Palm Springs.
North American T-28 Trojans in an Echelon turn over Paso Robles.
Whee! Inverted over Paso Robles in Mark "Magic" Matye's North American
T-28 Trojan.
Dan "Dripper" Kirkland and Sherman Smoot in their T-28 Trojans over
Paso Robles.
Mark "Magic" Matye and Dan "Dripper" Kirland in their T-28 Trojans over
Pas Robles.
Terry Freedman flies the Ryan PT-22 Recruit over Upland, California.
PT-22 Recruit and a PT-17 Stearman over Upland California.
A Gobosh G700S over Upland, California.
Michael "Viper" Maloco and Werner "Mule" Holdereid over the Pacific
near Santa Barbara in the T-34 Mentor.
Michael "Viper" Maloco and Werner
"Mule" Holdereid over the Pacific near Santa Barbara in the T-34 Mentor.
Michael "Viper" Maloco and Werner
"Mule" Holdereid over the Pacific north of Ventura in the T-34 Mentor.
Mark "Magic" Matye breaks formation from Michael "Viper" Maloco over
the Pacific on their T-28 Trojans.
Chris "Meat" Kenefick in his PT-13 over the Pacific.
Chris "Meat" Kenefick in his PT-13
over the Pacific.
Stu Mcafee in the T-6 over the Pacific, near Ventura.
Cliff Parkhill in his PT-17 and Stu Mcafee in the T-6 over the Pacific.
Cliff Parkhill in his PT-17 over Ventura.
"Mr. Dickenson", Bruce Dickenson's replica of the 1930s air racer "Mr
Mulligan".
Andrew Swart in his T-28 over the Pacific.
Rebel Flight, on patrol over the Pacific.
"Mr. Dickenson", Bruce Dickenson's
replica of the 1930s air racer "Mr Mulligan".
Chris "Meat" Kenefick in his PT-13 over the Pacific. This is my wife's
favorite shot of mine from 2008.
Chris Rushing and Stu Mcafee over Moorpark for the Independence Day
flyovers.
"Sparky" in his T-6 over the San Fernando Valley.
Stu Mcafee and Chris Rushing fly the Condor T-6s over the San Fernando
Valley.
"Sparky" in his T-6 over the San Fernando Valley.
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