49th Mid America Military RC Fly In 2008: Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography

P-51, Kansas City Kitty

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:28:11 GMT

P-51, Kansas City Kitty

B-17 & P-47

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:29:01 GMT

Fun in the Rain

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:29:42 GMT

The two guys on Mark Smith's right and left are smiling because they remembered to bring their rain slickers. Mark is smiling because he is under the tent and all of them, including his Curtiss P6-E Hawk, are still dry.

Electro Jet

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:30:28 GMT

Darrel Watts showing his electric powered fan jet

F/A Hornet

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:31:15 GMT

Darrel Watts pusher Hornet

Taylorcraft

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:32:06 GMT

P-61 Black Widow

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:32:50 GMT

Northrup P-61 Black Widow

Darling

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:33:43 GMT

Spitfire

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:34:50 GMT

Jim Cianciolo's Spitfire originally built 15 to 20 years ago. Jim, how old is it?

P-51 Mustang, Marie

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:35:31 GMT

Jim Cianciolo's P-51 Mustang, Marie

SE-5

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:36:27 GMT

Steve Bradford's SE-5

The Jeff City Trailer of Airplanes

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:37:09 GMT

Fokker Eindecker

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:38:05 GMT

Pilot's Choice Award

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:38:41 GMT

John Caoile presents the Pilot's Choice Award to Larry Wells for his four B-17s with 12 foot wingspans that he brought from Sturgeon, MO

B-17 Trailer

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:39:33 GMT

Inside look at Larry Well's B-17 trailer

B-17 Trailer

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:40:25 GMT

Inside look at Larry Well's B-17 trailer

B-17 Trailer

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:41:15 GMT

Inside look from the back of Larry Well's B-17 trailer

B-17 Trailer

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:42:11 GMT

Rear view of Larry Well's B-17 trailer showing the double stacking of two of the four B-17s. Look close and you can see another B-17 in front on both levels

B-17 Trailer

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:42:51 GMT

A close up look at the bottom level of Larry's B-17 trailer. That's not a mirror or a painting, that's another B-17 in front and there is another layer above just like this. This guy likes B-17s

B-17 Nose

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:43:41 GMT

Close up of one of Larry's B-17s showing the detail of the ammo belt for the nose gun.

B-17 Top Turrent Detail

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:44:31 GMT

B-17 Waist gun Detail

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:45:15 GMT

P-51 Mustang, Marie

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:46:37 GMT

P-51 Mustang, Marie, flown by Jim Cianciolo with assitance from the umbrella man. Yes, Jim was flying in the rain.

P-51 Mustang, Marie

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:47:07 GMT

Jim Cianciolo's P-51 coming in to get out of the rain

Determination

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:49:04 GMT

Jim Cianciolo finishes up a flight in the rain. The Coppertone umbrella was put to good use

B-17

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:49:06 GMT

Larry Well's B-17 in flight. Photo by Jim Cianciolo

B-17

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:49:08 GMT

Larry Well's B-17. Photo by Jim Cianciolo

B-17

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:49:24 GMT

Larry Well's B-17 making a low pass. Photo by Jim Cianciolo

Spitfire

rcavi8tor@sbcglobal.net (Don Thun Midwest Aviation Photography) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:49:35 GMT

Jim Cianciolo's Spitfire on takeoff. Obviously a different day than the fly in. Photo by Jim Cianciolo.