Warbirds Over Deer Park
Sally Eckhart (sallye3_99006@yahoo.com) sent in several photos from an event held by the Baron’s Model RC Club in Spokane, Washington, of which she is a member. Sally wrote:
“On June 13 and 14, 2015, our club held its 4th Annual Warbirds Over Deer Park at the Deer Park Airport, which is where our field is located. We couldn’t have asked for any better weekend, with temperatures in the high 70s and winds were light from 2-4 mph!
“There were 22 pilots who signed in, and all put on an excellent show with many types of warbirds from different eras of war. We had lots of spectators come to watch and they were also able to ask questions of the pilots about their planes.
“This is also the Baron’s 50th anniversary. The club was started in 1965 with just a few dozen members. We have approximately 95 members now.
“The gray jet, an F-15, belongs to my husband, Dusty Eckhart. The P-40 Warhawk also belongs to my husband. [The] P-47 Thunderbolt [was] piloted by Dan Rood, [and the] last picture is a T-28 Trojan piloted by Neil Beese.”
Sally noted that she was glad for digital cameras, “as that’s what I like to do for the club, is to take pictures of their planes, making them look like the real ones flying.” Her camera of choice is a Canon EOS Rebel T5i.
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