2024 Warhawk Roundup - Boise, ID

[Ivan Goriup]

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This weekend the Warhawk aviation museum in Boise, ID holds one of the best and most attended WW2 airplane 'fly-ins' anywhere'. To paraphrase (i.e.plagiarize) old Winston C, what worries me is how the few keep getting fewer, as every year there seem to be a few less of these wonderful relics of another time altogether.

It isn't as good as the 90 -280 APO, but the 100-400 keeps surprising me with just how good, effective and user-friendly it really is, especially with the 1.4 extender. I kept the 90 -280 but find that I have only used it once since purchasing the 100-400 w. extender, because that combo offers such a significantly more usable range.

All SL / with either 24-90 V.E. or 100-400 Vario - Elmar SL

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[Ivan Goriup]

.... a few more, starting with some newer A-10 'Warthogs' - from the nearby Air Force base doing a courtesy flyby.

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Edited September 7, 2024 by Ivan Goriup

[Ivan Goriup]

The last two.

Thanks for looking,

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[stuny]

These are wonderful.  what is the navy fighter?  Probably some Grumman.

[Ivan Goriup]

Thank you, Stuart - it's a Grumman F8F 'Bearcat' - the last piston engine powered fighter Grumman built and that the Navy used.

Single seater, carrier-based, light, had the best rate of climb of any WW2 U.S. fighter and fast with its R2800 engine.

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[CP93]

On 9/8/2024 at 12:50 PM, Ivan Goriup said:

Thank you, Stuart - it's a Grumman F8F 'Bearcat' - the last piston engine powered fighter Grumman built and that the Navy used.

Single seater, carrier-based, light, had the best rate of climb of any WW2 U.S. fighter and fast with its R2800 engine.

JZG

And a B-25?

[stuny]

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20 hours ago, CP93 said:

And a B-25?

Yes, a B-25.  If you ever have a chance to see one on the ground, you'll be amazed at how small it is.