Zeberdee asked me to post some shots of places of interest in Florida. These are some of the best I can find right now. Taken several years ago with my old Canon SureShot. They're more holiday snaps really. It's a pity that reasonably priced digital cameras weren't available at the time.
This is Kermit Weeks' "Fantasy of Flight".
http://www.fantasyofflight.com/It was very interesting but had only been open to the public for a few weeks when I visited & there's far more there now. The white tubes are part of the hangar air conditioning.
Mr. Weeks had personally flown the Sunderland from the UK shortly before I visited.
A Corsair in the "Fightertown" section of the museum with one of the simulators on the right.
I have no idea what this is. Anyone?
I always try to do something new when on holiday. These were taken at Kissimmee Airport on a previous visit when I took the opportunity of a ride in an airship. A wonderful experience but I don't think they still operate. The big advantage of an airship is that you can open the cabin windows & lean out to take photos.
This is our airship, named after Shamu the orca at Sea World.
Epcot Center with the famous "Spaceship Earth" silver ball.
Overhead shot of Tom Reilly's "Flying Tigers" warbird restoration museum at the airport. Tom gave us a personal tour of the facility.
http://www.warbirdmuseum.com/
Some of these aircraft are being restored for different customers. It's amazing what's packed inside the hangar. There are brand new parts for the B-17 everywhere you look, including complete fuselage sections. Unfortunately the few shots I took inside didn't come out. When I was there you could have a flight in various types including the P-51D Mustang. Unfortunately I was running out of cash.
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