B-29 Bomber

[Mark McCall]

The original aircraft is a static display just outside the front gate at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City.
B-29's were normally aluminum skinned without paint, but this is a weather recon plane, hence the white paint. The engine cylinders inside the cowling are from a B-17 I shot in Dallas.
The B-29 hasn't flown in 15 years.

Jeeps and mannequin courtesy of the Nimitz Museum in Fredricksburg, TX.
Sky, grass and background shot locally. Runway is from a model airplane box.

Scored a merit level score at the New Hampshire Professional Photographers Assoc. print competition a few weeks ago, and a blue ribbon.

[jenix]

Wonderful! Your awards are well deserved... you really know how to create a masterpiece.

Janet

[Mark McCall]

Opps...I just realized I'd already posted this image. My bad.

[jfrancho]

Leave it -- it's cool.

[jazzology]

I really like these composites... The NHPPA jeep works a bit better than the carrier based TBM Avenger torpedo bomber attacking the German train though. At least that's what my Pop thought it was.

J

[Mark McCall]

Jazz,
Your Pop is right.

Avengers (flown by former Pres. Bush in WWII) never served in Europe.
They only served the South Pacific.

I only realized my mistake when the print came in from WHCC...and it wasn't I who noticed....my son mentioned it.

I'll probably redo that print with a Mustang, Lighting or something like that in place of the Avenger.

[jazzology]

That's cool your son is paying attention. It's like a "continuity" error in films... at least you know they're watching. I think you should leave it as is... a "tribute" to what might have...

Cheers,
jeff

[robertc]

Well Mark - You did it again! Really cool treatment. I love old planes.
Bob

[MrB]

These are great. Thank you for sharing.

[elcuartoscuro]

excellent, they look like old ads

[KingEnigma]

Wonderful work. I never come on here and only did to see what was here.

Well done. I think i found a new stop over at the camel.