depscribe's photos with the keyword: Oshkosh

Hasselblad Superwide, Ektachrome

This is me shooting Oshkosh 1988. In case you're interested, over my right shoulder is a Domke bag I bought at Marty Forscher's shop, and a motorized Nikon F with a 200mm Nikkor on a Strap-A-Teer (oh, that they still made them!) also gotten from Marty. Around my neck are a Nikon FTn with a 20mm Nikkor and a motorized Nikon F3 with a 35mm f2 Nikkor. Over my left shoulder on the monopod is a Hasselblad Superwide. It was a hot day, so I was traveling light. And yes, that's a big roll of gaffer tape on the strap of the Domke bag.

The military sends planes to Oshkosh for both static display and demonstration flight. It's a good recruiting tool -- and shows aviation enthusiasts how a small part of their tax money is spent. Hasselblad Superwide, Ektachrome

Among the most precise and beloved airshow pilots were "The French Connection," the husband-and-wife team of Daniel Heligoin and Montaine Mallet. Their signature was the canopy-to-canopy maneuver pictured here. They would go on to die when their planes collided during practice in 2000. Nikon F3, 500mm Reflex Nikkor, Ektachrome

Hasselblad Superwide, Ektachrome

Hasselblad Superwide held on a monopod and triggered by its self-timer, Ektachrome

Dick Rutan, who along with Jeana Yeager flew the Voyager around the world nonstop, on one tank of gas. Dick's brother is innovative airplane designer Burt Rutan. Nikon F3, 105mm f1.8 Nikkor, Ektachrome

For airplane owners and builders of every stripe, Oshkosh is the place to be, to show off not just their new planes and restored warbirds, but also restorations and replicas of airplanes from the era of the Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss, Louis Bleriot, and other greats, near-greats, and not-very greats. Nikon FA, 35mm Nikkor, Ektachrome

Nikon F3, 105mm f1.8 Nikkor, Ektachrome

Florida's Kermit Weeks had restored this scrappy British bomber, and it drew a constant crowd. There are hundreds of planes on display at Oshkosh during the fly-in. Nikon FA, 24mm Nikkor, Ektachrome

Okay, so it's just about my favorite airplane, right up there with the F-4U Corsair. Nikon FA, 200mm Nikkor, Ektachrome

The Concorde buzzes the field. This one's a British Airways plane. Nikon F3, 500mm Reflex Nikkor, Ektachrome

Here's the Concorde at a couple thousand feet. Note that the nose is now raised for high-speed flight -- though it didn't fly supersonic at the show due to federal noise regulations. Nikon F3, 500mm Reflex Nikkor, Ektachrome

The plane in front is a Lockheed P-38. This is the kind of plane that the writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery took off in in 1944, never to be seen again. (It was probably too much airplane for him, actually.) The second plane is the legendary North American P-51. Nikon FA, 200mm Nikkor, Ektachrome

A Supermarine Spitfire -- this one a rare two-seater built for training -- makes a low pass down the Oshkosh runway. Nikon F3, 500mm Reflex Nikkor, Ektachrome

The Wagners performing their aerobatic wingwalking act. Nikon F3, 200mm Nikkor, Ektachrome

Airshow favorites, Bob and Pat Wagner pose next to their biplane. They don't look like daredevils, do they? Well, they are. Nikon F3, 85mm f2 Nikkor, Ektachrome

Another picture of Bob Hoover, just because he's Bob Hoover. Nikon FA, 200mm Nikkor, Ektachrome