Sun N Fun 2014

As you know if you read this at all, I basically had a "back stage pass" to Sun n Fun this year.

So, I arrived early and took advantage of that.  Enjoy

The Blue Sky Yakrobatics' Aero L-39, Roman 86...shh...she hasn't woken up yet!!

She's awake now!!  And apparently on the run from some T-6 Texans

Speaking of Texans, here's the B-17G "Texas Raiders", a name I know Hetzel appreciates.

Rivets, morning dew, and flags.  Kind of a neat little shot.

Two legends, one photo.

This little Cessna has landed on both the North AND South poles.  Look up the Polar Pumpkin.

The world's only airworthy Helldiver

A Viper showed up to check out the birds.

Turboprop powered DC-3C-TP

One of the original Pan Am Fairchild 71s

Ah, yes, the Storch.

Fokker D.VII 80% replica

The famed Ford Trimotor.  I'll post pics from my flight on her eventually.

Is this an airshow or a car show??  Ford GT heads past the DC-3s

Not one, not two, but THREE F7F Tigercats were on hand!!!

Under the belly of a Grumman TBM-3E Avenger

Your Heritage Flight is brought to you by two Air Superiority Fighters and a video game.....

Said Video Game with weapons bays open

Hey Hey Hey, It's FAT ALBERT!!!!

The amazing P-38F Glacier Girl taxis out.  This is the Lightning that was trapped in the Greenland ice.  Discovery did a show about her retrieval, there are books about it, but...damn, she's a sexy beast.

Here we get into a couple of my Pre-public opening shots.  I liked the lighting this early in the morning, and tried to get a bit artsy with it.  Top, Blue Angel 1, bottom, a Lend-Lease painted B-25J.

S.E.5a replica

The Warbird Ramp just after sunrise

The USAF brought a Thunderbird replica to their recruiting booth.

Raptor awaiting time to play.

Side Shot of Glacier Girl

And Swamp Fox makes for the runway

This is a Piaggio P-180 Avanti.....or an alien species.  You choose.