Under the B-24 wing

While trying to stay out of the 100 degree heat, I found shade under the wing of the B-24 "Witchcraft" and discovered this view of the other two planes, the B-17 Nine O Nine and the P-51 Betty Jane are visible.  This image was taken with my 10mm fisheye lens with an exposure of 1/250 seconds at f/8, ISO 100.

Betty Jane

Betty Jane is a P-51 Mustang that was on hand at the Marana Regional Airport the weekend of April 20-22, 2012 along with B-24 Witchcraft (visible in the background at right) and B-17 Nine O Nine.  This image was taken with my 10mm fisheye lens with an exposure of 1/400 seconds at f/8, ISO 100.

Heritage Flight

The Heritage Flight was practicing out of Davis-Monthan AFB last weekend and we had a front row seat while playing softball at Freedom Park on Sunday morning. Here, an F-4, P-51, F-15 and A-10 fly over the field in formation. This image was taken at 300mm focal length with an exposure of 1/400 seconds at f/9, ISO 100.

Cripes A'Mighty

This P-51 Mustang is called "Cripes A'Mighty" sits under an old WWI biplane in the Commemorative Air Force Museum. This image was taken at 18mm focal length with an exposure of 1/50 seconds at f/4, ISO 400.

413334 on final

The 2nd Mustang in the flight approaches the runway for its landing. This one is un-named. This image was taken at 300mm focal length with an exposure of 1/400 seconds at f/10, ISO 400.

Six Shooter on final

Six Shooter on final, gear down and locked. The Catalina Mountains make a pretty backdrop as the plane approaches the runway. This image was taken at 300mm focal length with an exposure of 1/400 seconds at f/11, ISO 400.

Six Shooter

The nose art on this P-51 Mustang tells us its name is "Six Shooter". After flying formation with another P-51, an F-15 and an F-22, the flight broke off and made individual high speed passes over the runway before looping around and landing. This image was made at 300mm focal length with an exposure of 1/200 seconds at f/8, ISO 200.

Heritage flight

This formation includes two P-51 Mustangs flying with an F-15 Fighting Eagle and a F-22 Raptor. That spans about 60 years of fighter technology. This image was taken at 300mm focal length with an exposure of 1/200 seconds at f/10, ISO 200.