FIVE 1950’s War Birds pass overhead leaving smoke trails during the 2011 SUN ‘n FUN Fly-In at Linder Airport in Lakeland Florida. These single propeller rotary engines were the last fighter planes used before the military’s transition to jets. The final time they engaged in action was during the Viet Nam war.
Patty Charles 
great shot! They look like miniatures.
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thanks. they sure didn’t sound like mini’s. no one told me to add ear plugs in the ditty bag, lol.
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I am surprised that prop war birds were used in Vietname, I would have thought Korea would have seen them out. Great Shot of History.
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I omitted in the original post the use in Viet Nam was limited.
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You caught these at the right angle to add action and plenty of space to the left for them to fly into. Your camera was fast…..no motion on the props.
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That’s really a nice capture .. congrats!
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oh, look here, this is great, really great!
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Great capture!
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Wonderful capture.
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Judging from these pictures I’d say you had a wonderful time at the show…these are all fantastic!
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Super shot! So do the pilots have some good ear plugs or do they sacrifice hearing for all this glorious flying?
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Terrific shot!
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Great shot as are all from this show, this does look a bit like miniatures.
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FANTASTIC!!!!! You captured these planes so well – great composition and ultra sharp. Not easy, I’m guessing.
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fast shutter speeds, continuous shutter relase = 800 frames, lol, the odds of getting a few good images were with me
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