Dave O'Malley Dave O'Malley

LOWER THAN A SNAKE’S BELLY IN A WAGON RUT

Along the sunny Gulf Coast of Mississippi runs a VLA route (very low-level, high-speed flying) frequented by American military fliers for decades. Back in the early nineties, on a dock on Davis Bayou, with a cold St. Pauli Girl beer in my hand…

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Dave O'Malley Dave O'Malley

JUST PLANE FUN — Vintage wings Open House 2008

At Vintage Wings of Canada’s first of two Open Houses this year, it was a day of many firsts and lots of fun and sharing. The weather was cooperative and as a result we had many unique and beautiful flying visitors …

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Dave O'Malley Dave O'Malley

DUX UNLIMITED

Several months ago, there was to be a foreign exchange of sorts at Vintage Wings of Canada. Howard and Peta Cook would come to Ottawa to fly and share the fun of the Classic Air Rallye…

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Pierre Lapprand Pierre Lapprand

GENESEO — a New York State of Mind

Imagine discovering a grassy airfield located in a beautiful valley. This airfield hosting over 80 aircraft, all lined up perfectly. Among the aircraft there are five Curtiss P-40s, four P-51 Mustangs, one Spitfire, one Hurricane, one Corsair…

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Pierre Lapprand with Dave O'Malley Pierre Lapprand with Dave O'Malley

THUNDER OVER MICHIGAN

This a visual story of two photo shoots of vintage warbirds that happened on the very same day - one in bright sunlight, the other in total darkness….

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Dave O'Malley Dave O'Malley

NIGHT AND DAY

This a visual story of two photo shoots of vintage warbirds that happened on the very same day - one in bright sunlight, the other in total darkness….

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Dave O'Malley Dave O'Malley

MY WEEKEND WITH PAULIE

If you are a pilot, and somehow, despite all the stupid, regrettable and bonehead pilot stuff you did over your career, you find yourself in heaven, God will check you out in the airplane of your dreams,…

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Mike Henniger Mike Henniger

CALL ME ARGONAUT

A truly unique event takes place in Reno, Nevada, every September – the National Championship Air Races. This gathering of pilots, aircraft, crews and crowds are all part of the fastest motor sport in the world. ..

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Dave O'Malley Dave O'Malley

LEGENDS AT GENESEO 2010

As reliable as Canada geese migrating, every year on a weekend of July, the aviation community heads for the little town of Geneseo, New York, home of the 1941 Historical Air Group (HAG). …

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