Photography by Ian L. Sitren

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Visiting Wildcat

A World War II FM-2 Wildcat visiting us today at the Palm Springs Air Museum. Me in the red shirt.

Navy T-45 Goshawk Trainers

There were six of them here today going past me at the Palm Springs Air Museum.

Parking An F-18

A United States Navy Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet. Another at an airshow I was just standing there.

USMC Helo Landing

One of those times at an airshow where I just happened to be right there.

Proposal

A fun time Saturday at the Palm Springs Air Museum. We had a visitor who arranged an airplane flight for his girlfriend. And also secretly asked if he could propose marriage to her when she came back in. I got him up on the wing, and as she got out of the cockpit with her back to him, she turned around to find him on his knee with the ring. That was cool.

Comm Check

That is me in the red shirt doing a comm check in the Palm Springs Air Museum T-28a Trojan.

Blue Angels Chasing The Moon

At the Naval Air Facility El Centro Airshow 2019.

The Bunny Next Door

From the Palm Springs Air Museum; the P-51 Mustang “Bunny” going out for a flyover and I was in the Museum T-28b next to it.

Day 1 of 10

I was nominated by Michael Newler to present a picture of my work for 10 days. One image, no explanations needed – and then nominate another artist to do the same. The goal is to promote positivity, our passion for creativity and the healing power of art.

Today, Monday, I nominate: John Cornicello

I would note that Michael Newler is the person who conceived of, created and for many years directed the Canon “Explorers Of Light”. The program included some of the most famous photographers of our time.

Skycrane

A Sikorsky, later Erickson, S-64E heavy lift helicopter. Two 4,050 horsepower Pratt & Whitney engines. Used in firefighting, equipped with a 2,650 gallon tank that can be filled with water in 45 seconds.