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One rare Bird, EAA 2019
I actually took some 'Me time' and took the trek to Oshkosh Wisconsin for the 50th Annual Experimental Aviation Association airshow.
Why did I go? This warbird right here.
The North American XP-82 Twin Mustang. Just to see her flying!
Developed towards the end of WW2 to long range escort the B-29 bombers. This hybrid of the P-51 Mustang had its eight .50 caliber machine guns in the center wing section. Thus creating a very devastating onslaught!
Heres the Wki article on the Twin Mustang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North.....2_Twin_Mustang
Theres only 5 surviving F-82s left in the world, this is the only airworthy example and only 2 XP-82s were made. This aircraft underwent a 10 year 270,000 man hours to restore into flying condition.
Only the one at Wright Patterson AFB museum , Betty Jo, was the only other F-82 I've ever seen, and she's on Static display only.
Odd thing was when I got on site in the morning, the grounds were utterly PACKED with people...for Tuesday. As I left my car I took my good Nikon camera out of the bag and headed off to go to the event. Only hours later when the airshow was starting did I realised I made a HUGE Mistake. I armed the camera with my 55MM lens, not my 70-200MM lens I normally use. I literally quick hiked 1.5 miles back to my car, exchange the lens (And dump my backpack) and Double timed it back with aching feet and managed to see the Twin Mustang taxi past where my chair was. I was unable to snap a photo with everybody standing directly in front of me suddenly.
But once she was airborne, I caught this image and several others. My god it was breath taking to see this magnificent beast stretching her wings and making her public debut this very day!
Why did I go? This warbird right here.
The North American XP-82 Twin Mustang. Just to see her flying!
Developed towards the end of WW2 to long range escort the B-29 bombers. This hybrid of the P-51 Mustang had its eight .50 caliber machine guns in the center wing section. Thus creating a very devastating onslaught!
Heres the Wki article on the Twin Mustang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North.....2_Twin_Mustang
Theres only 5 surviving F-82s left in the world, this is the only airworthy example and only 2 XP-82s were made. This aircraft underwent a 10 year 270,000 man hours to restore into flying condition.
Only the one at Wright Patterson AFB museum , Betty Jo, was the only other F-82 I've ever seen, and she's on Static display only.
Odd thing was when I got on site in the morning, the grounds were utterly PACKED with people...for Tuesday. As I left my car I took my good Nikon camera out of the bag and headed off to go to the event. Only hours later when the airshow was starting did I realised I made a HUGE Mistake. I armed the camera with my 55MM lens, not my 70-200MM lens I normally use. I literally quick hiked 1.5 miles back to my car, exchange the lens (And dump my backpack) and Double timed it back with aching feet and managed to see the Twin Mustang taxi past where my chair was. I was unable to snap a photo with everybody standing directly in front of me suddenly.
But once she was airborne, I caught this image and several others. My god it was breath taking to see this magnificent beast stretching her wings and making her public debut this very day!
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Probably the same one I saw at Sun-n-Fun back in April: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/31068929/
Glad you got the pic you wanted. Looks fantastic. Amazing the shutter speed of modern cameras - propellers seem to be still or as in thie image, just slightly blurred. I have images of fire fighting CH 47s and Skycranes that look like they are just hanging in the air with the rotors not moving.
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