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Hi I am Clifford Martin and these are my photos.

Photography has long been one of the ways I earn a living. I am a regular contributor to several aviation related magazines and my work has appeared in local, regional, national and international publications. What you see here are small portion of the photos that I have taken.

One of the things that 'challenges' me when it comes to photography is shooting pictures of planes at air shows. There is something about getting the perfect photo of two jets crossing while they are traveling hundreds of miles per hour, that gives me a sense of accomplishment.

If you wish to contact me, you are welcome to send an email to cliffordwmartin@gmail.com

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Galleries

Vidalia Air Show 2013 , April 19-21, 2013 :

Vidalia Air Show 2013 , April 19-21, 2013

Updated: Apr 21, 2013 8:33pm PST

Thunder In The Valley 2013, March 15-16, 2013 :

Thunder In The Valley 2013, March 15-16, 2013

Updated: Apr 17, 2013 7:41pm PST

Aviation Nation 2012 - Nov. 10-11, 2012 :

Aviation Nation 2012 - Nov. 10-11, 2012

Updated: Nov 25, 2012 7:35pm PST

Moody AFB - Legacy Of Liberty, Oct. 26-28, 2012 :

Moody AFB - Legacy Of Liberty, Oct. 26-28, 2012

Updated: Nov 04, 2012 3:16pm PST

Wings Over North Georgia :

Wings Over North Georgia

Updated: Dec 25, 2012 6:34pm PST

American Heroes Air Show 2012 - Canton, GA :

American Heroes Air Show 2012 - Canton, GA

Updated: Sep 12, 2012 8:04pm PST

UPS Delivery Truck with Racing Flames :

UPS Delivery Truck with Racing Flames

Updated: Sep 09, 2012 8:59am PST

Zoo Atlanta, Fulton County Family Day 8-19-2012 :

Zoo Atlanta, Fulton County Family Day 8-19-2012

Updated: Aug 19, 2012 8:53pm PST

Crusin For A Cause @ Atlanta Motor Speedway, 6/16/2012 : I was in the area of Atlanta Motor Speedway, visiting the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation, when I heard race cars going around the track at AMS. So I decided to go across the street and see what was happening. I was allowed into the infield area and Pit Road. There was a group from SpeedTech500 at AMS, doing some race car driving training and testing. Then all of a sudden about 100 motorcycles came driving into the pits area and lining up to run around the track. I was able to find out that the motorcycles were part of a group called 'Crusin For A Cause' and were doing a charity ride to benefit Shining Light Ministries. I was allowed out to the other side of pit road, on the grass area between pit road and the race track, to photograph the motorcycle riders as they went around the track. This gallery contains those photos, as well as other photos from my visit to Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, 6/16/2012.

Crusin For A Cause @ Atlanta Motor Speedway, 6/16/2012

I was in the area of Atlanta Motor Speedway, visiting the Army Aviatio ...

Updated: Jun 18, 2012 7:36pm PST

B-17, The 'Movie' Memphis Belle visits PDK Airport, 6/9/2012 :

B-17, The 'Movie' Memphis Belle visits PDK Airport, 6/9/2012

Updated: Jun 10, 2012 7:12pm PST

PeachState Aerodrome "Vintage Day", June 2, 2012 :

PeachState Aerodrome "Vintage Day", June 2, 2012

Updated: Jun 03, 2012 9:11pm PST

EAA Ford Tri-Motor at Briscoe Field, May 26, 2012 :

EAA Ford Tri-Motor at Briscoe Field, May 26, 2012

Updated: May 27, 2012 2:10pm PST

PDK Good Neighbor Day 2012, May 12 :

PDK Good Neighbor Day 2012, May 12

Updated: May 31, 2012 8:19pm PST

Shaw AFB Air Expo 2012 - May 4-6 :

Shaw AFB Air Expo 2012 - May 4-6

Updated: May 08, 2012 7:36pm PST

Robins AFB Air Show 2012 - April 27-29 :

Robins AFB Air Show 2012 - April 27-29

Updated: May 30, 2012 6:16pm PST

Tuscaloosa Regional Air Show 2012, Mar 31 & Apr 1 :

Tuscaloosa Regional Air Show 2012, Mar 31 & Apr 1

Updated: Apr 17, 2012 4:46pm PST

Thunder In The Valley XV, March 16-18, 2012 :

Thunder In The Valley XV, March 16-18, 2012

Updated: Apr 10, 2012 8:15pm PST

Sky Soldiers Cobra Team Practice - 3/3/12 :

Sky Soldiers Cobra Team Practice - 3/3/12

Updated: Mar 03, 2012 10:06pm PST

PDK Airport 02/26/2012 :

PDK Airport 02/26/2012

Updated: Feb 27, 2012 5:21pm PST

Boeing 787-8 DreamLiner, Dream Tour - Huntsville, AL 1/27-1/30/2012 :

Boeing 787-8 DreamLiner, Dream Tour - Huntsville, AL 1/27-1/30/2012

Updated: Feb 10, 2012 9:27pm PST

CAF Dixie Wing - Annual Inspections :

CAF Dixie Wing - Annual Inspections

Updated: Jan 16, 2012 4:52pm PST

CAF Dixie Wing - Bell P-63A Kingcobra : The first CAF Kingcobra was found in Blythe, California. It was purchased and sponsored by Col Rufus Shackleford in 1963, at an initial cost of $12,000. This ship was latered destroyed by fire with no injuries. In 1965, a second Kingcobra was purchased and sponsored by Cols "Buck" Rogers and Dudley Johnson of Rolling Fork, Mississippi. The last FAA airworthiness certificate for our P-63 expired in 1976, and at that time the airframe had less than 370 hours logged on it. Low hours, but the years of being stored among the elements had taken its toll and the menace of corrosion began to rear its ugly head. The aircraft was grounded and stored at Harlingen, Texas, then the location of CAF Headquarters. There it remained, awaiting restoration, until it was adopted by the Missouri Wing of the CAF. It remained there until disaster struck and the Mississippi River flooded in 1995, damaging several of the Missouri Wing's aircraft and even partially submerging the airframe of this P-63. Several parts were lost in the flood, and Missouri Wing had to abandon the project to repair its other aircraft. Soon after, the Dixie Wing of the CAF was assigned the stricken P-63, and the aircraft was trucked from Missouri to Georgia in the December of 1996. Here it has remained, with serious restoration work begun in 1999 and continuing through today. As with all aircraft this age, there are no new parts mass-produced -- any part that is missing or damaged must be repaired, salvaged from another aircraft, or hand-made to the original specifications. This is a very long and arduous process, but it is fueled by dedicated volunteers who devote their spare time to get this rare warbird back in the air. Only a handful of the 3,303 Kingcobras produced from 1942 to 1945 are flying today, and we at the Dixie Wing are working hard to restore this aircraft to its former glory.

CAF Dixie Wing - Bell P-63A Kingcobra

The first CAF Kingcobra was found in Blythe, California. It was purch ...

Updated: Jan 14, 2012 6:56pm PST

Aviation Nation 2011, Nellis AFB :

Aviation Nation 2011, Nellis AFB

Updated: Dec 22, 2011 7:39pm PST

Boshears Skyfest Air Show - Oct. 16, 2011 :

Boshears Skyfest Air Show - Oct. 16, 2011

Updated: Oct 31, 2011 8:11pm PST

Great Georgia Air Show - Oct. 7-9, 2011 :

Great Georgia Air Show - Oct. 7-9, 2011

Updated: Oct 10, 2011 8:15pm PST

American Heroes Air Show, Canton - 9/10/2011 :

American Heroes Air Show, Canton - 9/10/2011

Updated: Sep 13, 2011 7:26pm PST

Peachstate Aerodrome Vintage Day - 8/27/2011 :

Peachstate Aerodrome Vintage Day - 8/27/2011

Updated: Aug 28, 2011 10:16am PST

53rd Weather Recon. Sq. - Hurricane Hunters : In 2009, a C-130J plane belonging to the 53rd Weather Recon. Sq., "Hurricane Hunt...ers" visited Falcon Field in Peachtree City, GA. This is one of the Air Force Reserve Squadron's planes that they use to gather data on Hurricanes and other weather events. As you can see in some of the photos, there was a very large crowd of people who showed up to tour the plane. The wait to walk through the plane was about an hour and half, all day long.

53rd Weather Recon. Sq. - Hurricane Hunters

In 2009, a C-130J plane belonging to the 53rd Weather Recon. Sq., "Hur ...

Updated: Aug 26, 2011 7:45pm PST

Alpharetta Old Soldier's Day Parade - 8/6/2011 :

Alpharetta Old Soldier's Day Parade - 8/6/2011

Updated: Aug 08, 2011 8:46pm PST

Royal International Air Tattoo 2011 - RAF Fairford, England 7/14-7/18/2011 :

Royal International Air Tattoo 2011 - RAF Fairford, England 7/14-7/18/2011

Updated: Apr 18, 2012 8:18pm PST

Duxford Legends 2011 - Duxford England 7/10/2011 :

Duxford Legends 2011 - Duxford England 7/10/2011

Updated: Jul 31, 2011 11:15pm PST

London, Stonehenge and England Sightseeing, 7/9-7/19/2011 :

London, Stonehenge and England Sightseeing, 7/9-7/19/2011

Updated: Aug 18, 2011 7:42pm PST

PDK Good Neighbor Day Air Show - 6/4/2011 :

PDK Good Neighbor Day Air Show - 6/4/2011

Updated: Jun 13, 2011 7:30pm PST

Wings Over Cullman 2011 - Cullman, AL 5/21/2011 :

Wings Over Cullman 2011 - Cullman, AL 5/21/2011

Updated: May 25, 2011 7:32pm PST

Sky Soldiers Pilots : Right before the start of the Wings Over Cullman 2011 Air Show, I had a private photo session with several of the pilots of the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation's Sky Soldiers Cobra Demo Team. .

Sky Soldiers Pilots

Right before the start of the Wings Over Cullman 2011 Air Show, I had ...

Updated: May 22, 2011 5:28pm PST

MCAS Beaufort Air Show - April 29-30, 2011 :

MCAS Beaufort Air Show - April 29-30, 2011

Updated: Dec 23, 2011 8:21pm PST

Vidalia Onion Festival Air Show 2011 :

Vidalia Onion Festival Air Show 2011

Updated: May 10, 2011 8:09pm PST

Sky Soldiers Cobra Team Practice, April 9, 2011 :

Sky Soldiers Cobra Team Practice, April 9, 2011

Updated: Apr 14, 2011 7:37pm PST

Antonov An-124-100 at Atlanta Airport, Apr. 9, 2011 : An Antonov An-124-100 super cargo plane was in Atlanta to pickup a special concrete pumper truck and bring it to Japan. The pumper truck, the largest in the world, is going to be used to help at the crippled nuclear power plant in Japan. I was at Hartsfield-Jackson airport on Saturday, 4/9/2011, to photograph the Antonov jet taxi out and take-off.

Antonov An-124-100 at Atlanta Airport, Apr. 9, 2011

An Antonov An-124-100 super cargo plane was in Atlanta to pickup a spe ...

Updated: Apr 09, 2011 5:47pm PST

Tyndall AFB Gulf Coast Salute - March 25-27, 2011 :

Tyndall AFB Gulf Coast Salute - March 25-27, 2011

Updated: Apr 05, 2011 7:16pm PST

Thunder In The Valley, Columbus, GA - March 19-20, 2011 :

Thunder In The Valley, Columbus, GA - March 19-20, 2011

Updated: Apr 19, 2011 6:48pm PST

Roosevelt House Implosion - Feb. 27, 2011 : Hundreds of people watched as the Roosevelt House, a public housing high-rise, came tumbling down on Sunday morning as part of a planned implosion. The demolition was part of an ongoing effort by the Atlanta Housing Authority to replace run-down, outdated projects with new communities for low-income families. The Roosevelt House was built in the 1973, when Atlanta was leading the nation with the first public housing projects. The demolition site sits on Centennial Olympic Drive near North Avenue, right across the street from Georgia Tech's North Avenue Apartments, where about 2000 students live. This is one of the last two Atlanta public housing high-rises slated for demolition. The final one is the Palmer House. Because it sits so close to other buildings, it will not be imploded. Demolition work inside has already started.

Roosevelt House Implosion - Feb. 27, 2011

Hundreds of people watched as the Roosevelt House, a public housing hi ...

Updated: Feb 28, 2011 6:06pm PST

Nellis AFB, 17th WPS - F-15E Strike Eagle, Nov. 15, 2010 :

Nellis AFB, 17th WPS - F-15E Strike Eagle, Nov. 15, 2010

Updated: Dec 31, 2010 4:41pm PST

Aviation Nation 2010 - Nellis AFB, Nov 13-14, 2010 :

Aviation Nation 2010 - Nellis AFB, Nov 13-14, 2010

Updated: Nov 17, 2010 10:19am PST

Wings Over Atlanta 2010, Oct. 15-17, 2010 :

Wings Over Atlanta 2010, Oct. 15-17, 2010

Updated: Jan 20, 2012 6:24pm PST

Great Georgia Air Show 2010 :

Great Georgia Air Show 2010

Updated: Aug 24, 2011 8:08pm PST

Sky Country Lodge Fly-In and Air Show 2010 : Greg Koontz's annual fly-in, BBQ, and air show, located at his Sky Country Lodge in Ashville, AL.

Sky Country Lodge Fly-In and Air Show 2010

Greg Koontz's annual fly-in, BBQ, and air show, located at his Sky Cou ...

Updated: Oct 04, 2010 8:01pm PST

Kit Fox II Airplane - Russ Compton :

Kit Fox II Airplane - Russ Compton

Updated: Oct 18, 2011 4:42pm PST

American Heroes Air Show - Canton, GA. 9/11/10 :

American Heroes Air Show - Canton, GA. 9/11/10

Updated: Sep 29, 2010 7:38pm PST

Aviation Wing of the Marietta Museum Of History :

Aviation Wing of the Marietta Museum Of History

Updated: Aug 25, 2010 12:06pm PST

Sky Soldiers Cobra Rides June 12 2010 :

Sky Soldiers Cobra Rides June 12 2010

Updated: Jun 14, 2010 11:16am PST

Angelia and Michael Ranz Wedding Air Show :

Angelia and Michael Ranz Wedding Air Show

Updated: Feb 09, 2011 5:14pm PST

PDK Good Neighbor Day 2010, June 5, 2010 :

PDK Good Neighbor Day 2010, June 5, 2010

Updated: Jun 11, 2010 7:06am PST

Tuscaloosa Air Show, May 7-9, 2010 :

Tuscaloosa Air Show, May 7-9, 2010

Updated: Jun 03, 2010 11:02am PST

Vidalia Onion Festival Air Show, April 24-25, 2010 :

Vidalia Onion Festival Air Show, April 24-25, 2010

Updated: May 06, 2010 1:19pm PST

Eglin AFB 75th Anniv., April 10-11, 2010 :

Eglin AFB 75th Anniv., April 10-11, 2010

Updated: Jan 20, 2012 6:30pm PST

Maxwell AFB Thunder Over Alabama, March 27-28, 2010 :

Maxwell AFB Thunder Over Alabama, March 27-28, 2010

Updated: Apr 01, 2010 5:05am PST

Thunder In The Valley - Columbus, GA 3/20/2010 :

Thunder In The Valley - Columbus, GA 3/20/2010

Updated: Apr 08, 2010 1:07pm PST

B-17 Liberty Belle at PDK Airport 2-14-2010 :

B-17 Liberty Belle at PDK Airport 2-14-2010

Updated: Feb 15, 2010 4:08pm PST

Aviation Nation 2009, Nellis AFB, Nov. 13-15, 2009 :

Aviation Nation 2009, Nellis AFB, Nov. 13-15, 2009

Updated: Dec 18, 2012 9:00pm PST

McEntire JNGB Go Guard! Air Show, Oct 9-11, 2009 :

McEntire JNGB Go Guard! Air Show, Oct 9-11, 2009

Updated: Dec 29, 2011 8:03pm PST

Sky Country Lodge - Ashville, AL Air Show, Oct. 3, 2009 :

Sky Country Lodge - Ashville, AL Air Show, Oct. 3, 2009

Updated: Aug 20, 2011 4:12pm PST

Sky Soldiers - July 25, 2009 : I was invited by the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation, Sky Soldiers to attend and photograph their monthly meeting and practice session on July 25, 2009. The team reheased two of their air show programs, the Rescue At Dawn and the Cobra Demo Team. Team members also posed for team photographs and opened up all aspects of their hanger operations to my camera. The members of this organization are terrific and they fly several unique aircraft. They have the only remaining flyable AH-1G model Cobra and the only OV-1B model Mowhawk still flying. I enjoyed my day that I spent with the Sky Soldiers and I will be posting photos from that special day in this gallery. I took almost 2700 photos and it will take some time to process the best ones and post them here. Check back often for new photos as I add them.

Sky Soldiers - July 25, 2009

I was invited by the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation, Sky Soldiers t ...

Updated: Sep 22, 2009 1:02pm PST

PDK Good Neighbor Day Air Show, May 30, 2009 :

PDK Good Neighbor Day Air Show, May 30, 2009

Updated: Jun 04, 2009 8:31pm PST

Snowbirds Over Anderson 2009, May 13, 2009 :

Snowbirds Over Anderson 2009, May 13, 2009

Updated: Sep 30, 2009 6:23pm PST

Robins AFB Air Show, May 1-3, 2009 :

Robins AFB Air Show, May 1-3, 2009

Updated: May 06, 2009 1:55pm PST

Vidalia Onion Festival Airshow, April 25-26, 2009 :

Vidalia Onion Festival Airshow, April 25-26, 2009

Updated: Apr 29, 2009 6:54am PST

Tuscaloosa Air Show, April 3-4, 2009 :

Tuscaloosa Air Show, April 3-4, 2009

Updated: Sep 30, 2009 11:07am PST

Aeroshell Aerobatic Team :

Aeroshell Aerobatic Team

Updated: Apr 08, 2009 8:56pm PST

Tyndall AFB Gulf Coast Salute, March 28-29, 2009 :

Tyndall AFB Gulf Coast Salute, March 28-29, 2009

Updated: Aug 24, 2011 7:57pm PST

Tyndall AFB - Blue Angels Crossing Shots : These are crossing shots of the Blue Angels taken on Saturday March 28, 2009 and Sunday March 29, 2009 at the Gulf Coast Salute Air Show at Tyndall AFB in Florida. It rained hard on Saturday and the skies were dark grey and overcast. Sunday was bright and sunny, without a cloud in the sky.

Tyndall AFB - Blue Angels Crossing Shots

These are crossing shots of the Blue Angels taken on Saturday March 28 ...

Updated: Apr 02, 2009 10:30am PST

Thunder In The Valley, Columbus, GA March 21, 2009 :

Thunder In The Valley, Columbus, GA March 21, 2009

Updated: May 12, 2009 8:03pm PST

B-17 Liberty Belle at PDK Airport Feb. 14 & 15, 2009 : The B-17 named Liberty Belle was visiting the suburban Atlanta PDK airport over the weekend to raise money for the Liberty Belle Foundation and Angel Flight Atlanta. I used the event to go out an practice my photography with this plane and others as test subjects. It was also a good excuse to go out and test my brand new Nikon 200-400mm VR f/4 lens. The B-17 Liberty Belle was giving donors 30 minute airplane rides over Atlanta on Sunday. This meant about every 45-60 minutes the plane would either takeoff or land. The repeated takeoffs and landings allowed me to try different settings on my camera and try to dial in the best setting for the best pictures. Also giving rides and doing multiple takeoffs and landings, was the P-51 Mustang named Red Nose and a local Bi-plane. This gallery contains photos taken at various settings, so there may be repeat images that look the same, but there are slight differences depending upon camera settings.

B-17 Liberty Belle at PDK Airport Feb. 14 & 15, 2009

The B-17 named Liberty Belle was visiting the suburban Atlanta PDK air ...

Updated: Feb 16, 2009 7:25pm PST

VFA-106 - Gladiators - 30th Anniv. F/A-18C Hornet : These are aerial photos, taken by Lt. Steven "Vito" Vitrella, of the Navy VFA-106 Gladiators squadron. The plane is the special F/A-18C 30th Anniversary Hornet used by the Tactical Demo Team for air show demonstrations. The plane is being piloted by Lt. Joe "Sharky" Capalbo on the trip back to NAS Oceana from the Robins AFB Air Show. The photos were taken using a Canon Powershot SD1000 on May 5, 2009.

VFA-106 - Gladiators - 30th Anniv. F/A-18C Hornet

These are aerial photos, taken by Lt. Steven "Vito" Vitrella, of the N ...

Updated: May 07, 2009 7:31pm PST

Aviation Nation 2008, Nellis AFB, Las Vegas Nov. 8-9, 2008 :

Aviation Nation 2008, Nellis AFB, Las Vegas Nov. 8-9, 2008

Updated: Jan 20, 2012 4:06pm PST

Wings Over Marietta, Dobbins ARB, Oct. 18-19, 2008 :

Wings Over Marietta, Dobbins ARB, Oct. 18-19, 2008

Updated: Feb 17, 2012 8:53pm PST

SEMA 2008, Las Vegas Nov. 3-7, 2008 :

SEMA 2008, Las Vegas Nov. 3-7, 2008

Updated: Nov 14, 2008 6:42pm PST

North Georgia Transportation Expo, Sept. 14-15, 2008 :

North Georgia Transportation Expo, Sept. 14-15, 2008

Updated: Sep 14, 2008 6:00pm PST

Quebec Air Show, June 13-15 2008 : The 2008 Quebec Air Show was held in celebration of Quebec's 400th Anniversary. This was a very special air show, bringing together for the first time, four national jet teams to perform, as well as several other outstanding air show acts. The host jet team was the Canadian Air Force Snowbirds. Also there was the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, U.S. Navy Blue Angels, and the British Royal Air Force Red Arrows.

Quebec Air Show, June 13-15 2008

The 2008 Quebec Air Show was held in celebration of Quebec's 400th Ann ...

Updated: Nov 19, 2011 10:07pm PST

Quebec Air Show 2008 - Static Displays :

Quebec Air Show 2008 - Static Displays

Updated: Jul 01, 2008 1:26pm PST

VMFA-142 Flying Gator's Last Flight, 5/31/2008 : I was told that 5/31/08 was the final day that VMFA-142 would be flying. VMFA-142 was moving to Cadre status at a ceremony to be held late on Saturday, May 31, 2008. The last three planes to fly took off from NAS Atlanta/Dobbins ARB field at a little after 3 p.m. in the afternoon. They flew for about an hour, out of my camera range, and then came back and landed. The planes were piloted by the current CO and two prior COs of the Flying Gators. This photo gallery contains photos of the ceremonial last flight on 5/31/08. I also contains photos taken on 6/17/08 of the last maintenance flight of plane 200 in the Flying Gator's paint and logos, as well as some photos of the CO and other officers of VMFA-142. VMFA-142 will be missed from NAS Atlanta and the entire Metro Atlanta area.

VMFA-142 Flying Gator's Last Flight, 5/31/2008

I was told that 5/31/08 was the final day that VMFA-142 would be flyin ...

Updated: Jun 23, 2008 5:49am PST

Snowbirds over Anderson, S.C. May 7, 2008 :

Snowbirds over Anderson, S.C. May 7, 2008

Updated: May 10, 2008 7:20pm PST

Vidalia Onion Festival Air Show - April 25 & 26, 2008 :

Vidalia Onion Festival Air Show - April 25 & 26, 2008

Updated: Jun 20, 2008 5:01am PST

Great Tennessee Air Show, April 11&12, 2008 : This was my first air show of the 2008 season and it was held in Smyrna, Tenn. I was able to attend the Blue Angels practice show on Friday and the public show on Saturday. The weather was horrible but the show was great.

Great Tennessee Air Show, April 11&12, 2008

This was my first air show of the 2008 season and it was held in Smyrn ...

Updated: Apr 18, 2008 8:49pm PST

Moody AFB Airfest 2007, Oct. 2007 :

Moody AFB Airfest 2007, Oct. 2007

Updated: May 28, 2008 7:24pm PST

Aviation Nation 2007 - Nellis AFB, Las Vegas Nov. 2007 :

Aviation Nation 2007 - Nellis AFB, Las Vegas Nov. 2007

Updated: Apr 18, 2008 7:06am PST

Frontier Hotel Implosion - Las Vegas, Nov. 2007 :

Frontier Hotel Implosion - Las Vegas, Nov. 2007

Updated: Apr 17, 2008 9:20pm PST

Angels Over Atlanta 2006, NAS Atlanta :

Angels Over Atlanta 2006, NAS Atlanta

Updated: May 10, 2008 2:06am PST

Blue Angels 1986 at NAS Atlanta : The 1986 Blue Angels season was their 40th Anniversary season and the last year that they flew the McDonnell Douglas A-4F Skyhawk II. Also in 1986, LCDR Donnie Cochran, joined the Blue Angels as the first African-American Naval Aviator to be selected. He would return to lead the team in 1993. The photographs seen in this gallery were taken with an old manual 35m film camera. I recently was able to convert some of the negatives to digital files and have posted some of the photos taken at their NAS Atlanta stop.

Blue Angels 1986 at NAS Atlanta

The 1986 Blue Angels season was their 40th Anniversary season and the ...

Updated: Jan 10, 2010 12:09pm PST

HotWire Harry and Sheriff Roscoe :

HotWire Harry and Sheriff Roscoe

Updated: May 31, 2011 5:19pm PST

Jasper :

Jasper

Updated: Mar 08, 2013 6:23am PST

Lens Test - PDK Airport 1/22/11 :

Lens Test - PDK Airport 1/22/11

Updated: Jan 22, 2011 9:58pm PST