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Category: Photography

With respect and gratitude

November 11, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ Leave a comment

The nose turret from a B25 Mitchell houses a machine gun capable of firing 450 .50 cal. rounds per minute. This bomber was flown by the Doolittle Raiders during the first air attack on Japan in 1942 following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The Raider crews trained at Eglin Air Force Base near Fort Walton … Continue reading With respect and gratitude

Game, match

November 10, 2017April 30, 2018 ~ Tara R. ~ 1 Comment

More from the Dinner Party... Inspiration posters decorated two walls of the visitors’ room - taped to the cinder block, not nailed. Small tables and stackable chairs were littered around the room, making it look like a crowd had made a hasty exit. The door leading inside, and the two walls facing out into the … Continue reading Game, match

The immortal battle

November 9, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 7 Comments

“Darkness will always try to extinguish the light. The light will always try to repress the darkness.” Morgan Rhodes, "Rebel Spring"

Transient wishes

November 8, 2017November 9, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 10 Comments

Fluttering wishes They come to rest, know not where Blink, they’re forgotten

The great Outside

November 3, 2017April 30, 2018 ~ Tara R. ~ 1 Comment

“You calling me an idiot?” Issy hissed. “Are you impugning my authority on this?” Mia sat down and breathed a heavy sigh. Sayuki rolled her eyes as only a teenager can. “Your histrionics are unnecessary, no one is arguing with you over your superior knowledge” Mia said, “but you’re not the only one who’s gone … Continue reading The great Outside

Past and Present air power

November 2, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 6 Comments

Representing more than 60 years of military flight, an F16 fighter jet and a P47 Thunderbolt.

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