Bf-109 at Paine Field, Everett, WA

[squirl033]

Paul Allen's "Flying Heritage Collection" museum put on another of their "free fly" days today, featuring the Messerschmidt Bf109E-3 and the Russian Polikarpov I-16. i'd never seen a fully restored Bf109 until this one, and never one in the air (i believe this is one of only two flyable 109E's in the world), so this was a real treat in spite of the crappy light and dull overcast sky. this airplane will fly again in September, so i'll probably see it again then, most likely with better weather, but i wanted to get some shots now, just in case i couldn't make it to the September show. all but the last of these were processed with ReDynaMix to help counteract the lack of detail and the dull light. 40D, 100-400 at various focal lengths and settings...

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[QuietOne]

Cool shots! Are you going to put up ones of the Polikarpov?

[Mad Aussie]

Mean looking plane they were! Great shots!

[jlandrews]

Very well done shots of a great looking aircraft.

[Matt K.]

great set ... i'd wanna park one of those in my garage ...

[AntZ]

Nice series squirl. Great captures. I like the rich colours.