Road Trips past

[den]

all the moderately interesting photos of my Darwin Road Trip are here

Comments

[torakiyoshi.livejournal.com]

Cool. The Devil's Marbles are aweseome.

Saw the B-52, eh? Ever seen a B1? The US used B1-Bs in Iraq in the late 90's. I've had the supreme privilege of going inside one of the four B1-A prototypes ever made, while it was being refurbished for permantent display at Lowry AFB in Denver, CO. It was parked half-in and half-out of the largest hangar on the base, and with the wings in collapsed mode it nearly touched the sides. All the fighters were sitting under its wings. (Got to sit in a couple of those, too... way cool!)

Have the best

-=TK, amateur plane geek

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

I want a B1-B as a private plane.

It won't ever happen. I just want one.

[torakiyoshi.livejournal.com]

Hehe. I'd be happy with a B1, a B52, or an SR71. *Grins*

Have the best

-=TK, dreaming small

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

I'm not greedy. A B52 is too big. SR71 would be cool but not much luggage space.

B1-B... nice. And a Beech Starship. Which reminds me: http://www.save-concorde.co.uk/

[damienps.livejournal.com]

I'd like one of a these aircraft FG1D Corsair, P-38 Lightning, de Haviland Mosquito, Bristol Beaufighter or a North American OV-10 Bronco. My all time want would be CAC Boomerang.

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

This Boomerang? (http://dewhitton.livejournal.com/651191.html)

[damienps.livejournal.com]

Yes, one of those.

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

It would have to be THAT Boomerang. It's the only one flying. 8(

[damienps.livejournal.com]

I'm been adding some comments to your Duxford trip as I recognised that you had mislabelled one plane and found some identities for some of the American Hangar planes.

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

thanks!

[damienps.livejournal.com]

I forgot to add if you go to look at the Corgi model, I suspect that they may be the same exact plane.

[gatorofages.livejournal.com]

Neat photos -

Was the Bustard a wild one ?

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

Yep! He was just standing beside the road with his ladies. I didn't have a long enough zoom to take their photos.

[gatorofages.livejournal.com]

Very cool!