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Here are several images depicting both the General Dynamics Fish and Kingfish in their penultimate configurations. The upside-down view of...
I wrote a definitive history of the Lockheed SR-71 and its predecessors (A-12, F-12, D-21) for Lockheed a number of years ago. Since then much new...
Some terrific photos in this group. Thanks to all for sharing. Here's one from my files that is not quite what it appears to be! [ATTACH] !
Now that's a serious project a/c!!! Holy Moly! I photographed the original Piaggio mock-up many years ago when it made its first NBAA appearance...
All Photoshop... Not a real photo of something that actually took place.
Temco's most successful product was the Globe Swift (Globe was absorbed by Temco). Just over 1,500 Swifts were built. Temco also built a...
I posted the previous image of friend Lewis Shaw's Temco TT-1. Took this photo a little over a year ago. The aircraft was sold and then reacquired...
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Nice shot of the Extra 300. Bet it's cooler there than it is here in Texas... Thanks for sharing...
[ATTACH] You picked a winner with the Lancair. And yours looks to be nicely equipped to boot. Fast with a good safety record. A bit off the...
375MM isn't quite finished... We're hoping to photograph it in a couple of weeks...
I agree. My friend Tom Peck owned it. I believe he has since sold it. He also has a magnificent 750 Mondial that at one time was owned by Portago....
Thanks for the kind words. As I mentioned at the beginning, I do car photography, as well, though mostly for Bob Smith Coachworks. Attached are a...
It is the Bugatti 100P. Developed during the late 1930s by Ettore Bugatti, it was to be used for record attempts and racing. The original aircraft...
Again, you are correct... Was consciously avoiding the tragedy stories behind some of these photos... In both cases, I was assigned photography...
Thanks. Yes, unfortunately my friend Scotty Wilson - who built the Bugatti Model 100P reproduction aircraft in the photo - was killed in the...
Hi all. I own an '87 328GTS. A lot of fun for an ol' guy. Also tackle photography requirements for Bob Smith's operation in Gainesville, TX. The...
I brokered an original Sopwith Camel about ten years ago. Belonged to Dick Holbert in Little Rock. One of two original Camels in the US - and one...