Also known as “The Herbert D. Kelleher Plane”, caught this back in April 1st taking off from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-Max8.
Registration: N871HK.
Serial Number: 67775
Type Code: B38M.
Cessna O-2A Skymaster aka “Oscar Deuce”, this is such a quirky plane and one of the few aircraft to use the push-pull configuration.
I saw this plane during the Bluebonnet Airshow at Burnet Municipal Airport in March 2023. It flew around the airport for a bit and even demonstrated a “grenade drop”, with an explosion provided by some pyrotechnics in the background.
This particular frame had quite the life (frame history taken from www.warbirdregistry.org)
History:
Delivered to USAF as 67-21383, 1967.
Assigned to NKP, Thailand, 1967-1971.
Tranferred to Bien Hoa, South Vietnam, 1971-1974.
Transferred to Michigan ANG, Battle Creek, MI, 1974-1980.
Retired and stored, 1980-1996.
Unknown Owner, 1996-2001.
Restored to airworthy, Karen Adams Brinkley, San Antonio, TX, 2001-2005.
Registration Number: N1166B
Serial Number: 67-21383
I had to drop of a family member somewhere around the airport one foggy morning, I decided to stop by the viewing area of KAUS for a bit before coming in to work.
Only three planes landed in the short time I was there, I would’ve liked to stay longer but I was running late for work (oops).
Earlier this month I went to the airport to pickup a family member and do a bit of plane spotting. This time I went to the Blue parking garage, the view there was pretty good but the distance between where I was and runway 18R was still a bit much for my 70-200.
Will have to give this place a shot again once I get a longer lens (I’m looking at you Tamron 150-500).
Thanks for making it down this far, I need to get back into photography and posting here but this past year I just haven’t been feeling that motivated to do so, lots of things happening which did not help.
Saw this little fella while leaving work one day, after taking it’s picture I grabbed a cup and relocated it (high traffic area).
Taken with a Sony A7RIII paired with a Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 lens.
Saw this bunch just chilling on a utility pole one afternoon. I’m a fan of these birds (even though they’re annoying at times and poop everywhere lol) and am working on acquiring a telephoto lens to get better closeups of them.
Taken using a A7RIII paired with a Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 lens.
My favorite Alamo by far, small enough that it there isn’t to many people at a time (even at big movie releases) yet pretty well kept.
Well, except for the outdoor sign. It has been out for some years by now, but I personally think it adds to it’s charm.
This car popped up and was parked there for a bit while I was there, I decided to take an exposure there before it left and it came out pretty good.
Both pictures were taken using my Sony A7RIII paired with a Tamron 28-75 f/2.8, mounted on a Peak Design Travel Tripod.
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