Road Trip - Return from Thunder Over Michigan

[mrhenniger]

I have posted a number of pics taken during my return trip home from Thunder Over Michigan. I will give links to the albums directly below, but in the future if you ever need to find them I suggest you take a look through my Travelogue at...

http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/Travelogue.php

So here are the albums...

I left Thunder early before the Blue Angels display (saw them on the Friday and Saturday) so I could go a bit further west before starting the long trek east. I drove to Jackson where I found a T-33 displayed at the EAA at Jackson County Airport / Reynolds Field. This example appears to be very well maintained.

http://rides.webshots.com/album/560237190DZNDCc

After leaving Jackson, Michigan, I drove east to Detroit and crossed the border back into Ontario at Windsor. In Windsor I found Jackson Park and the replica Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire. These two attractions were mounted in place of the pylon mounted Avro Lancaster which was removed for static restoration a few years ago.

http://rides.webshots.com/album/560258369udtTWK

After overnighting in Tillsonburg with family, I continued by trek home with a stop in Toronto at the Toronto Aerospace Museum. I wanted to get some pictures of the progress made on the Lancaster. The museum was not open, but they graciously allowed me to get my pictures. Thanks T.A.M.!

http://rides.webshots.com/album/551529959ooWnTM

Not far from the Toronto Aerospace Museum is Defence Research and Development Canada. The name says it all. They are preparing to mount a CF-116 on a pedestal out front of their facility. I found the CF-116 in a parking lot waiting for a paint job before the mounting.

http://rides.webshots.com/album/560257810rqvcVD

I continued by trip east out of Toronto, but did not go far when I stopped at the Markham airport to view the aircraft on display there. Public access is not allowed to the airfield, so I could only take pictures of the latest acquisitions from a distance including a number of CF-116 fuselages.

http://community.webshots.com/album/416680669fQHtTd

After leaving the Markham airport I turned south to get to highway 401, then east again with my next destination being CFB Trenton. I heard there was a new gate guard and I found it was the brilliantly painted CT-133. I managed to get a few pictures from inside the car even though it was raining heavily.

http://rides.webshots.com/album/560257905XpcDnu

Just a short distance away from the CT-133 is the RCAF Memorial Museum. I heard the CF-100 from the grounds of CFB Trenton had been moved to the museum, so I stopped by for a few pictures. It was raining lightly and there was much lightning in the area. I figured it was not a good idea to be standing in the open beside aluminum aircraft in those conditions, so I snapped a few quick pictures and left quickly.

http://community.webshots.com/album/547437635yYOqpS

After the RCAF Memorial Museum it was back to the 401 and another easterly leg on my trip home, this time with a stop in Kingston. I had not stopped by for a few years and I wanted to confirm the locations of the CF-116 and CH-136 for the Locator. I snapped a few pictures as well. Next stop... home!

http://rides.webshots.com/album/560259259sinQQW

Enjoy!

Mike

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[Steve Nelson]

Neat pics!

My GF and I visited Trenton and the Toronto Aerospace Museum the week before Thunder (along with the Canada Aviation Museum in Ottawa.) The folks at the Toronto museum were very freindly. I chatted with the guy working on the Lanc for quite awhile..he was also heavily involved with the Arrow replica.

Here's a shot of that gaudy T-bird at Trenton in the sunshine. I was shooting quickly, afraid base security might get a little concerned...

SN

Last edited by Steve Nelson on Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:08 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[mrhenniger]

You had a much nicer day for shooting than I. Sun vs. lightning.

Base security doesn't get in your way as long as you are on the public side, which you were.

Mike

[Steve Nelson]

We had really good luck with the weather on our trip. The only rainy day was when we were at the museum in Ottawa, which is all indoors anyway. The RCAF Memorial Museum was most impressive..it'll be great when they get the new hangar finished. The especially need to get a concrete floor so they can get the dust off the Halifax. I'm not complaining..I'm just glad she's out of the weather! One of the musuem staff (a sweet elderly lady) repeatedly encouraged me to ask the Halifax workers to let me get some closeups, but I didn't want to bother the guys.

SN

[mazdaP5]

I've always wanted to do a trip like that.

[mrhenniger]

I've always wanted to do a trip like that.

If all goes well tomorrow I'll be photographing roadside warbirds in New York, Vermont and Quebec.

Mike