"Checker Tail"

To many, the lines of the North American P-51 Mustang are simply the finest to ever grace a craft designed to take to the sky. One look at this Canon 10D photo by Arnold Greenwell and one might well find it hard to disagree.

Here we are with Halloween right around the corner yet we find ourselves just now replacing the POTW from June!

Beginning with this new and very beautiful picture from the Experimental Aircraft Association's Oshkosh AirVenture 2004, taken by our new AAFO contributor, we're going to try to make this a weekly feature once again.

With very little shown in the photo to identify the subject aircraft, for Mustang trackers, this photo begs the question: Just which airplane is this? Check in at the Hangar Talk Message Board (click here) for a discussion on this subject.

Welcome Arnold Greenwell

For more than ten years, Greenwell was one of the official EAA convention photographers shooting at Oshkosh and Sun-n-Fun. His works have been published in several publications, including AOPA Pilot, and Southern Aviator Magazine. Arnold's photos have been featured in EAA calendars and also as museum contributions. Arnold is a private pilot, a member of the Wings of Carolina Flying Club, the National Press Photographer's Association and the International Society of Aviation Photographers.

In addition to the EAA events that Arnold has covered, he is also a member of the Reno National Championship Air Races press corps and has a collection of photos from that event. Arnold shoots both digital and film cameras but says he prefers digital. We ask you to join us as we welcome new talent to the ranks of those who contribute to help make this website "the very best in aviation photography" on the Internet.

Welcome Arnold Greenwell!

Camera Information
Camera Canon 10D
Exposure time: 1/400
Shutter speed: 1/400.00
F-stop: 9.0
ISO speed: 100
Focal length: 80.0000
Flash: Not fired
Exposure mode: Auto
White balance: Manual
Orientation: Top-left
Aperture: 6.3398
Exposure bias: 0.0000
Metering mode: Pattern
White point: 0.3130,0.3290
Copyright:2004 Arnold Greenwell

The EAA does not allow print sales of images to private parties, from their events that are captured by credentialed media. For information regarding editorial use of this photo or others by the artist, click below on the bold type.
Photo © 2004 Arnold Greenwell all rights reserved

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