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Rich-King Makeup Beach Wedding 2011, pouring a toast

nobody@flickr.com (divemasterking2000) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:41:25 -0800

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Jody Beach Bride Bridal Shoot 2011, beach wedding gown

nobody@flickr.com (divemasterking2000) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:21:20 -0700

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Jody Bridal Beach Bride 2011, longing for him from the lighthouse

nobody@flickr.com (divemasterking2000) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:11:35 -0700

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Jody Beach Bridal Shoot 2011, gown inside the lighthouse tower

nobody@flickr.com (divemasterking2000) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:11:38 -0700

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Pensacola Oct 2011, hairy man and sexy wife beach private time

nobody@flickr.com (divemasterking2000) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 07:28:36 -0700

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Skydive NAS Pensacola Airshow 2010, MD and Don in free-fall

nobody@flickr.com (divemasterking2000) — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:17:09 -0700

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Hangar Bay Gala 2010, jeweled and engaged!

nobody@flickr.com (divemasterking2000) — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:32:26 -0800

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Skydiving Pensacola Airshow 2009, Colors heading out to sea

nobody@flickr.com (divemasterking2000) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:15:33 -0800

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Diving Pensacola 2009, jellyfish macro

nobody@flickr.com (divemasterking2000) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:00:05 -0700

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Biker Life Feb 2009, Jim, Harley biker, ready for a winter ride

nobody@flickr.com (divemasterking2000) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:01:52 -0800

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Jim, a true American biker, doesn't own a car. We don't see him as much as we used to....

USMC Ball 2008, Elvis & a cool vintage car

nobody@flickr.com (divemasterking2000) — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:55:00 -0800

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Taken at the National Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola, FL.

USMC Ball 2008, Marine Corps Birthday Cake

nobody@flickr.com (divemasterking2000) — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:38:46 -0800

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Made right here in Pensacola Florida at the Cake Shop. Check 'em out: www.thecakeshoppensacola.com/

National Naval Aviation Museum, Hangar Bay One Dec 2010

nobody@flickr.com (divemasterking2000) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:03:30 -0700

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NFA Mast Stepping 2010, Kim Chope and Pensacola Mayor Wiggins

nobody@flickr.com (divemasterking2000) — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:12:53 -0700

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1st Baptist Church Easter Pageant 2009, wise men 2

nobody@flickr.com (divemasterking2000) — Fri, 01 May 2009 21:43:17 -0700

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1st Baptist Church Easter Pageant 2009, wise men

nobody@flickr.com (divemasterking2000) — Fri, 01 May 2009 21:42:25 -0700

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Warbirds, Red Bull Lightning P-38L cockpit and instrumentation

nobody@flickr.com (divemasterking2000) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:28:34 -0700

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Over the Ocean, over the Sea ...

Restoration of the Red Bull P-38L Lightning is complete, the initial flight and subsequent technical flights have been extremely successful, Sigi Angerer is mightily pleased – so far, so good – but the plane's in Texas and is supposed to be in Salzburg, where its sisters in the Flying Bull fleet await it.
Three options for transporting the plane to Salzburg were considered.

• The nicest and most spectacular, but also most adventurous and riskiest option – Sigi hands over the plane in flight over the North Atlantic. No doubt it has its attractions, but it's also enough to turn any pilot into a nervous wreck, with a three-hour flight over the ocean, a water temperature of two degrees and waves metres high below…
• The container option: we break the P-38 down into convenient sections and ship it to Europe. But who could bear to break up this aircraft again?
So
• we're looking for a ship with a hold big enough to accommodate the P-38 in one piece.

After weighing up all the separate options' pros and cons, we decided on option III, i.e. the combined flight/ship/flight journey. Once again so far, so good – but where is there a port where we can practically land the P-38 on the pier, or take off again virtually direct from the unloading site?

The undertaking thus started with a flight of almost 1,300 km, from the berth at Ezell’s, in Breckenridge, Texas (near Dallas), to Pensacola in Florida. Sigi was able to accommodate the plane there for a couple of days in the honourable company of other historic aircraft at the National Naval Aviation Museum before, after a few days rest, it was transported several miles to the nearest dock. By the way, not only is Pensacola home to the unique museum, it is also the home base for the legendary, world-famous "Blue Angels".

On the final journey to the port, the plane several times had to be lifted by truck crane over sections of road that would otherwise have been impassable, because they were too narrow. The P-38 was finally lifted from American soil by crane and disappeared into the narrow belly of the barge. Loading a fully airworthy airplane on board was a first, even for the crew of the "Flintereems", who are used to all kinds of strange cargo.

The ship was now ready to sail and proceeded from Pensacola, through the Gulf of Mexico, with a stop in the Caribbean for other cargo to be loaded. Then finally it set off across the Atlantic in the direction of Europe, past the Azores, through the English Channel, to Rotterdam. Here the cargo taken on board in the Caribbean was unloaded, before the sea journey continued to Hamburg.

Finally the cargo ship with our P-38 docked early in the morning of Friday 6 March 2009, crew and airplane intact, after 24 days travelling at a speed that never even reached 20 km/hour.

Sigi took receipt of the plane with visible relief that everything had gone well during shipping, and could hardly wait to finally press the starter button for the two Allison engines and, after a brief check and warm-up, accelerate for take-off in the direct of Salzburg Airport. The only luggage Sigi carried was anticipation, excitement and 88 minutes' flying time until landing in Salzburg and thus the fulfilment of another, major dream in his life as a pilot.

The Flying Bulls fleet has also been enhanced by a magnificent addition, in the form of a unique airplane, in what must surely be the best condition in the world.

Roadtrip Feb 09, metric vs american (T and Brooks)

nobody@flickr.com (divemasterking2000) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:02:43 -0800

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Winter roadtrip east from Pensacola to Navarre or Fort Walton Beach with the gang. Cold morning to ride!

Pensacola Airshow 2008, my advanced trainer TA-4 skyhawk

nobody@flickr.com (divemasterking2000) — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:12:50 -0800

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The A-4 Skyhawk was introduced to a training role in the two-seat TA-4J configuration replacing the TF-9J Cougar as the advanced jet trainer The TA-4J served as the advanced jet trainer in white and orange markings for decades until being replaced by the T-45 Goshawk. Additional TA-4J Skyhawks were assigned to Instrument Training RAGs at all the Navy "master jet bases" under RCVW-12 and RCVW-4. The Instrument RAGs initially provided jet transition training for Naval Aviators during the time period when Naval Aviation still had a great number of propeller-driven aircraft and also provided annual instrument training and check rides for Naval Aviators. The assigned TA-4J models were installed with collapsible hoods so the aviator under training had to demonstrate instrument flying skills without any outside reference. These units were VF-126 at NAS Miramar, VA-127 (later VFA-127) at NAS Lemoore, VF-43 at NAS Oceana and VA-45 (later VF-45) at NAS Key West.

EA-6B Prowler Canopies

nobody@flickr.com (divemasterking2000) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:23:10 -0700

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