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Stewart Whisenant's avatar

This post and the previous aviation photo post are great! I'm now afflicted with a terminal case of "aero-nuttiness," a disease my father suffered from as a Navy fighter pilot, but I thought I was immune to until I read The Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club, a rip-roaring book that stirred early symptoms of the affliction which later developed into a full-blown manifestation of the illness when I was seduced by your stash of airplane porn! Yikes!

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TCinLA's avatar

It's a disease and you have been infected.:-)

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Victoria Brown's avatar

P51D is my porn for the night Tom. Whoo! Beautiful photos all.

At some point in your aviation history chronicles, would you

please include the women who pioneered women in

aviation when they ferried

aircraft around this country

during WWII? It's a rich history.👍

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Yehawes (VA)'s avatar

A very good friend delivered planes up and down the coast of CA during the war and was a courier for our foreign intelligence work after the war. When they had a veteran from each branch of service - which still had living representatives - attend a memorial celebration on the national mall a number of years back, she was their female representative. She passed away at around 99 years of age.

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Nancy Ellen's avatar

I'd love to know more about the female aviators also!

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JennSH from NC's avatar

Gorgeous photos, TC. When we lived in Battle Creek, MI three of our neighbors were pilots. They jointly owned a MiG -15. They also owned a float plane that was tied up to the dock two houses down from ours. We lived in an interesting neighborhood back then.

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TCinLA's avatar

You certainly did!

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Karen RN's avatar

I love your plane pics TC. We have this great antique aeronautics and automobile museum in Hood River. They have a Fly In every September. The museum is full of really cool planes, cars, motorcycles and other antiques. The fly in weekend is very cool with every kind of plane flying over my house coming in and taking off.

https://www.waaamuseum.org/

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TCinLA's avatar

At WAAAM you will enjoy our extensive collection of antique aircraft including the 1917 Curtiss JN-4D Jenny featuring an OX-5 90 HP engine, our Piper Cub and WACO collections, Aeronca collection, Stearman collection and many more fun aircraft.

Don't forget the cars. There are over 130 cars in the collection at last count. Whether you want to see the 1914 Detroit Electric, a Ford Model A or Model T, a Packard, a Studebaker or even a Locomobile, you are sure to find your favorite.

Sounds cool. A flyable Jenny is rare rare rare, especially with an original OX-5.

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Karen RN's avatar

It really is a cool place. The Fly in is the weekend after Labor Day every year. But the museum is open year round. If you are ever up this way you should check it out.

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TCinLA's avatar

Yes, it does look cool.

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FERN MCBRIDE (NYC)'s avatar

Glorious shots of glorious airplanes. The 1931 Pitcairn Mailwing wins my heart, probably because it is delivering mail, which isn't as it used to be, less threatening and cute, too!

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Harvey Hartenstein's avatar

All the planes are very cool. But you forgot the plane that saved Western Civilization, the plane that kept us from speaking German today........The Spitfire!!

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TCinLA's avatar

Nope, haven't forgotten it. My favorite airplane (I have multiple models of each subtype). However, I haven't been to England where Spitfires are as common as Mustangs here among restored warbirds. I only had one opportunity to ever photograph a Spitfire (alongside a Hurricane). I think there are a couple good shots from that batch and when I find them I will put them up. I think there's a total of three Spitfires here in the States.

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Carla Childress's avatar

Wonderful photos!

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SusanA's avatar

Wow! I never knew airplanes could look so beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

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Dave Conant - MO's avatar

Great stuff TC. Thanks.

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JDinTX's avatar

My husband would have loved your airplane porn. I will love it for him.

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Ted's avatar

That P-51D! Love that photo. The sound of that engine. Man made thunder!

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Gail Adams VA/FL's avatar

Indeed. Smile on face.

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Kent Anderson's avatar

Great pictures, Tom. Hope to see moar. LOL

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Arthur Viens's avatar

Love these stories, TC.

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Pete Hall from WI's avatar

Isn't that Mustang actually a TF-51D two-seater version? P. S. Having a great time reading Clean Sweep.

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TCinLA's avatar

TF-51 has a big canopy. All P-51Ds now have the fuel tank removed from the rear cockpit area and a jump seat installed.

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