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EASTERN_DC7_N836D_OPF_0111A_24_JP_small1.jpgPleasure flight from Opan Locka down the coast and back to Opa Locka
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AMERICAN_DC3_NC17334_MIA_0611ZD_JP_small1.jpgAmerican DC3 taxiis out on this special day that saw the Lufthansa A380 come to Miami for the first time, joined by this lovely DC3 in addition to the beautiful Eastern DC7 parked behind
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EASTERN_DC7_N836D_OPF_0111A_72_JP_small1.jpgFlight from Opa Local down the coast and back on this fine day flying the beautiful DC7 with Captain Frank Moss and his son
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AIRFRANCE_CONCORDE_F-BVFB_SINSHEIM_1112z_2_JP_small.jpgSinsheim Museum, Germany
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ECUATORIANA_TH-344_UIO_0211_JP_small2.jpgAt the military museum in now closed UIO Quito airport
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EASTERN_DC7_N836D_MIA_061R_JP_small2.jpgEastern DC7 and American DC3 in front of concourse J for the inaugural Lufthansa A380 to Miami event
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SWISS_DC4_ZU-ILI_JFK_0597_JP_small.jpgKodachrome 64 slide
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CONNIE_N73544_LAX_0301_JP_small.jpgI took this photo when the group Matchbox 20 was filming a video using the airplane as a prop. I do not remember the pilot's name on the right, if you recognize him, please let me know!
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SALAIR_CONVAIR440_N357SA_MIA_0197_JP_small.jpgBeautiful Salair Convair 440 taxiis for departure. In the background are beauties such as Haiti Trans Air DC8, Million Air 707 & Tristar (the 707 would go on to have a terrible crash in Manta, Ecuador on takeoff) and another Convair in front of the Millons.

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EASTERN_DC7_N836D_MIA_0611B_JP_small.jpgThe beautifully restored Eastern DC7 lands at MIA behind the American Airlines restored DC3 and just in front of the oncoming Lufthansa A380 first flight to MIA. I was hoping for a touchdown shot but he landed way too early so this is what I got
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EVERTSAIRCARGO_DC6_ANC_0813Y_JP_small.jpgBeautiful Everts Air Cargo DC6 taxiis before coming to a stop and ending another successful cargo run from one of the Alaskan outposts. Note the second Everts DC6 parked behind
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9C_dc7joejan2011~0.jpgStanding proudly in front of this beautiful DC7 before the 45 minute flight up and down the Florida coast (Miami Beach to Palm Beach)
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LUFTHANSA_EASTERN_MIA_0611_JP_small.jpgOld meets new in Miami for the inaugural Lufthansa A380 arrival celebration
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USAF_B29_CLT_0512E_JP_small.jpgWhat a catch! I came to the airport to get the Gabon 777 leaving and completely forgot that this B-29 (and the B-24) were performing flights for the general public. I went crazy when I saw this B-29 going by and got this great shot of it, then another one when it landed
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USAF_B29_CLT_0512J_JP_small.jpgBeautiful vintage World War II B-29 landed and taxiing off the runway back to the Carolinas Aviation Museum
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IMG_2268_JP_small.jpgBeautiful view out the window of Eastern DC-7B N836D as we fly South down the coastline of Ford Lauderdale. This was an amazing flight that took us from Opa Locka Airport in Miami, up the coast to Palm Beach, then U-turn down to Biscayne Bay and then up again back t Opa Locka. Total flight time, about 45 minutes
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AW9A0623small.jpgThis was pretty neat...
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B24_CLT_0512_JP_small.jpgAmazing timing! 16 passengers on board walking away from the airplane! I just got to the airport with Andrew (my son), I get out of the car- and this is what I see! The smoke is still there as this historical B-24 broke it's nose gear and skidded down the runway until it stopped at this location
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CARGO-RAMP_MIA_0312_JP_small.jpgNorth side cargo ramp at MIA. Amazingly, this IFL Convair 440 was built in 1956!
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7862676000_BEECH18_N18R_OPF_0110_JP_small.jpgI photographed this airplane January 2010, it unfortunately crashed departing from the same airport in May 2011. The flight crew did not survive. May they rest in peace..
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DOUGLAS_DC6_N70BF_OPF_0110_JP.jpgThis vintage DC6 freighter was used to bring supplies to Haiti from Miami during the earthquake (January 2010)
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IMG_3286.jpg#2 airplane to land within minutes of #1 American DC3 and #3 Lufthansa A380, this Eastern restored DC7 just touched down and is slowing down on runway 9

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IMG_3317.jpgAs the Lufthansa A380 taxis to gate J17, airline and airport employees watch it in amazement, many of them never having seen this huge airplane before
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IMG_3356.jpgSuch a beautiful airplane... For those that don't know, this is the type of plane you would fly from say, New York to Rome back in the 50's!
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IMG_3434.jpgDC7 and A380- the only thing they both have in common is that they are both airplanes, that's about it!
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IMG_3442.jpgFather and son piloting this beautiful vintage DC7 and out of the captain's window we see the Lufthansa A380 being pushed back

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IMG_3453.jpgView from the DC7 of the Lufthansa A380 initial taxi and water canon salute. First ever departure of A380 from MIA!
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IMG_3471.jpgStarting up #3 on the DC7
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IMG_3473.jpgLucky catch! As we start engines in the DC7, the LH A380 flies by on departure to FRA!
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IMG_3480.jpgWater canon salute over, ready for taxi
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9B_dc7boarding.jpgPassengers boarding the DC7, including my good buddies Marc Hookerman (light blue shirt- former TWA data analyst), and Dave Hartman (to his right in dark jacket- he is a Delta mechanic in ATL)
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9A_dc7startup.jpgUnlike today's props and jets, back in the 50's and 60's, this is what a passenger sitting in my seat would see when the engine "fires up". The fire and some of the oil you see there are completely normal for this vintage airliner
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visiontairhaiti_cv440_opfjan10.jpgNot sure if this Convair 440 will fly again..
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easterndc7b_OPF_JAN10.jpgBeautifully restored Eastern DC-7B rests at Opa Locka Airport in South Florida
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