Snoopy's Camel

Mike Mancil

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Two exhibits from the Naval Air Museum in Pensacola, Florida depicting WWI Europe and WWII Pacific field conditions.


D750, Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8 @ f/3.2, 1/60 sec, ISO 800, 45mm, no flash, hand held

Sopwith Camel
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D750, Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8 @ f/2.8, 1/10 sec, ISO 2000, 32mm, no flash, hand held

FM-2 Wildcat
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Mike Mancil

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Very cool! Great lighting on these, Mike. The 2nd especially really feels like a South Pacific location.
Great stuff, is that a cactus air force emblem on the second? That would put this plane at Guadalcanal.
Im not sure, see the link below for info.

That second plane looks like it has seen more than a few hours in the air. Nice set.
One of the info tags at the display said it was restored to typical operating condition in lieu of museum quality (like the Camel).

Thanks to y’all for the comments, here’s the data sheet on the FM-2... http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/aircraft-exhibits/item/?item=fm-2_pacific

Mike
 
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