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  1. Did you take all of these pictures?
  2. When is next time you'll be adding pictures?
  3. Can I send you pictures?
  4. What's with all the detail images?
  5. What camera/film do you use?
  6. What are are favorite aircraft museums?
  7. Hey, the name of a plane is wrong on your page
  8. Your picture of the A-12/YF-12 is really an SR-71
  9. Why is the A-12 on an aircraft carrier?
  10. What are your favorite planes?
  11. Why don't you have any pictures of civilian airliners?
  12. What museums are you planning on visiting some day?

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Did you take all of these pictures?

Yes.

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When is the next time you'll be adding pictures?

I currently have a backlog of pictures to add to the site (about 500).  I'll be updating a few every week. 

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Can I send you pictures?

Sure, I'm always looking for images to add to my personal collection. Please note, however, that I only post pictures on my web page that I have taken.

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What's with all the detail images?

I build plastic models of aircraft. The detail images are for model builders who may not have access to source materials for detailing their models.

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What camera/film do you use?

The older photos were taken using a 'fire-and-forget' Canon Snappy automatic 35MM camera with 400 speed Kodak film.    I now use a Canon RebelG 35mm with Kodak 800 speed film, a Nikon 885 digital camera, and a Canon G2 digital camera.

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What are your favorite aircraft museums?

In the United States:

1. U.S. Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH

2. Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, CA

3. Air & Space Museum/Garber Restoration facility in Washington, D.C. (When they get the Dulles Annex done this could be the best!)

In England:

1. Duxford Air Museum

2. RAF Museum

In Germany

1.    Luftwaffe Museum in Berlin/Gatow

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Hey, the name of a plane is wrong on your page

Let me know about it. Some of the naming I've done has been for a reason, some has been done as a best guess. Please note that for WWII aircraft my copy of Jane's Aircraft of World War II is the final authority.

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Your picture of the A-12/YF-12 is really an SR-71

No, it's not. The A-12 was an early variant of the SR-71. The YF-12 was an interceptor (!!) version of the A-12.

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Why is the A-12/SR-71 on an aircraft carrier?

The A-12 is on the aircraft carrier Intrepid, which has been converted into museum in New York City, NY. The A-12/YF-12/SR-71 variants HAVE NEVER operated from aircraft carriers and this probably is the only one that has been on one.

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What are your favorite planes?

FW-190, F-14, SR-71/YF-12, Spitfire, P-51, Curtis P-6E "Hawk", ME-262, P-38, A-10, F-104, F-4. I like a lot of aircraft. Of course, I've seen over a thousand different types.

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Why don't you have any pictures of civilian airliners?

Sorry, really don't care for them that much.

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What museums are you planning on visiting someday?

  1. Naval Air Museum in Pensacola, FL
  2. Duxford in England (again)
  3. Air & Space Dulles Annex
  4. A number of museums in Moscow.
  5. Museum of Flight at Warner Robbins Air Force Base (I accidentally lost  a ton of digital photos from there)
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