McChord Air Park and Museum Gallery

[Vagabond]

Hi All,

We’ve posted a gallery of images from the McChord Air Museum and Air Park, Joint Base Lewis-McChord. We had the tremendous good fortune of a lovely day to see and photograph the denizens of the Air Park, all of which appear in marvelous condition.

Also included at the end of the gallery are the 3 Planes-on-Sticks displayed near the WAANG Building on base.

Enjoy!

Gallery Link:
http://www.vgbimages.com/AirMuseums/McC ... s/n-mwzq2P

Teasers:

[APG85]

Nice collection! They look clean...

[raconnel]

Excellent photos, thanks!
That B-23 tail position sure looks cramped.

Richard

[myteaquinn]

Excellent photos. If I might ask what type of camera and lense did you use. Also I assume a photo stick for the elevated shots.

[JohnB]

B-18 and B-23...neat.
Is that the 23 that the U of W used in the 80s for re-entry research?

And I love the C-124.

[sandiego89]

Nice, thanks for posting!

Any photos up into the weapons bay on the F-106?

[Pat Carry]

Love your photos, thanks

[Chris Brame]

Love seeing the B-18 and B-23 together! I notice the effort was made to re-create the early flat-top cowlings on the Bolo.
(Just don't get me started on the fonts they used for the tail codes... )

[Vagabond]

Excellent photos. If I might ask what type of camera and lense did you use. Also I assume a photo stick for the elevated shots.

Thank you!

We used a Panasonic DMC-G85 (also sold as the Panasonic G80, G81 and G8, depending on the market) with the Panasonic 7-14mm lens (35mm equivalent 14-28mm).

Yes, we use a tall monopod for the high angle shots - I am usually the one holding the monopod over my head while Lorén composes the images on her iPad. We utilize the built-in WiFi capability of the Panasonic camera to network with the iPad and remotely control the camera on the iPad via the Panasonic Image Capture app. It's a terrific system with great flexibility and image quality. The camera and lens combination are much lighter than comparable DSLRs - which helps to make overhead shooting much easier.

Nice, thanks for posting! Any photos up into the weapons bay on the F-106?

Sorry sandiego89, no photos of the weapons bay itself.

[Scott Rose]

Great pictures. Mind if I snag some for the registry?

[myteaquinn]

Excellent photos the slight change in perspective by using the monopod makes a huge difference. Perhaps the best part is having your wife help taking the photos. You two make quite a team.

[Snake45]

Beautiful pictures of beautiful airplanes! I especially like the way they've got custom concrete pads around every airplane. Never seen anything like that before!

[Malo83]

Old Shaky looks like she's ready to go.

[Chris Brame]

Now they just need a C-133 (cough-Chanute-cough).

[Vagabond]

Hi Scott,

Yes, go ahead and use the McChord images you need for the registry and thanks for asking!

PM me if you'd prefer images sans watermark.

Cheers,
PH