2011 Air Advernture at Oshkosh

If you don’t already know it, there is an annual airshow held in OshKosh, Wisconsin that usually is the biggest one held in the United States.  There are two Dynolights members who attended this year.  The first to report back is John Ringquist who submitted the images below: The show featured Boeing’s new 787 aircraft…

Tuskegee Airman

During the Eden Prairie Air Expo the CAF Red Tail Squadron P-51B Mustang was on display.  Below is an image of Brad Lang, son of a Tuskegee Airman, arriving in a P51-C Mustang during an aviation event promoting the Red Tail Project. Brad is an airline pilot, an accomplished aerobatic pilot, he also volunteers for…

Aviation History

Stinson L-5 Sentinel The USA light aircraft L-5 Sentinel began life as the pre-war Stinson Model 105. The model 105 was nicknamed Voyager, built by the Stinson division of Consolidated Vultee. When World War II broke out, the Voyager was redesigned and then entered into service as a liaison aircraft. It also flew in the…

Farmers Insurance Company Zeppelin

Member John Rinquist is also an avid aviation photographer.  He recently captured this image of the “Farmers Zeppelin”.  He photographed it just after sunset from the West end of Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.  The ship is seen here resting for the night. Most people didn’t know Farmers had commissioned its own airship,…

The EA-18G Growler

Larry Grace is a both a professional and avid aviation photographer.  In fact, he is leaving on his annual trek to Osh Kosh, Wisconsin for the world famous airshow there next week. Below is one of Larry’s fine images:   The EA-18G Growler is a variant of the combat-proven F/A-18F Super Hornet Block II, and…