You thought I forgot

Yep, back to pictures from the Fly-in I went to in the end of July.

Now, I feel I need to preface the next few posts by saying this, I'm not a war monger. While I think wars are stupid and should go away, at the same time I have to admit an affinity to some of the weapons of war (ships and aircraft primarily). Partially in remembrance of people who served in wars (who saw/did/suffered horrible things for a cause they thought was right), but honestly, its mostly because I think they look cool. While I have some interest in equipment from other time periods (WW1 Dreadnoughts, Battlecruisers and such for example), my main interest is in WW2 aircraft.

One of the most recognizable fighters (although probably not from this angle) of WW2 is this plane, an F4U Corsair. This plane is known for its bent wing design, and was popularized here in the US in a late 70's TV show called "Black Sheep Squadron". Probably one of the reasons took a shine to WW2 aircraft was this TV show.

Something I like about many airplanes is that when they sit on the ground, their noses are pointing towards the sky, like they are yearning to take off right now, and get back to the glory of the "majestical roof fretted with golden fire".

Well, that's what I tried to capture. A cloud would have been handy in the upper left hand corner. Maybe a little golden fire.

(PS, is blogger being an asshole to anyone else? I couldn't get onto anyone's sites yesterday, my own included. I'm still having problems posting comments today)