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Mohawk

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A Grumman OV-1D Mohawk.  I have a soft spot for that aircraft, for it's unusual appearance and it's on-the fly analog photography laboratory on board.  And also for it's daring missions - there a few very good autobiographies of pilots out there who flew them and describe their experiences in great and thrilling detail.

This particular aircraft is in a sense a flying monument.  The names you can see cover most of the upper airframe.  These are the names of the 1,636 MIA american servicemen lost in SEA.   If one gets recovered, the owner and pilot Dr. Joseph Mosessa paints a small flag behind the name.  I think this is a very humbling and moving gesture.  

Oshkosh Airventure 2016.

Mamiya RZ67 Pro II,  Mamiya Sekor Z 110mm W,  on Ilford Delta Pro 100 roll film.  Yellow filter #8.

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pearwood's avatar

Had I been a fixed-wing pilot instead of rotary, this is the aircraft.