Nikon D90 | Nikon 18 - 200 mm VR | ISO 200 1/1600 @f5.6
Good Day. I didn’t have anything for the blog this morning that was taken within the last week or so but I was looking through my images taken a year ago and came across this P51 Mustang.
Jeanne and I had been to Maquoketa on this particular Saturday to look at the flooding and on the way back stopped by the airport. This time of year some of the old War Birds fly into Dubuque to practice their formation flying for the Oshkosh Air Show.
Nikon D90 | Nikon 18 - 200 mm VR | ISO 200 1/1600 @f5.6
There were also some t-28 trainers there and they took off right after the Mustang. This Mustang was a beautifully restored aircraft. I wish I could have gotten a closer look at it but we arrived too late.
Nikon D90 | Nikon 18 - 200 mm VR lens | ISO 200 1/1200 sec @ f5.6
Now I don’t know if they did this because they saw us sitting at the observation area with a camera or if they were just practicing. But these three T-28 Trainers took off together and did a big wide turn over the airport and flew over our heads. Just as they got to us the trailing two turned on their smoke.
The roar of those big radial engines vibrated against my chest and hurt my ears. It was a magnificent sight to see. I guess I’d like to think they did that for my photo opportunity.
Enjoy another HOT day. Looks like this pattern is with us for a while. Stay cool and thanks for stopping by. Be careful.
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