diecast EC-121D "Big Eye" - a photo on Flickriver

diecast EC-121D "Big Eye"

            This is an incredibly detailed and quite small diecast model of a type of plane my Dad worked on as a civilian Air Force employee at Olmsted AFB in Middletown, PA during the late 50's and early 60's. He told me one of these planes had to be aloft at all times to detect any incoming Soviet bombers or missiles. He felt his job of maintaining the piston engines was important and he was quite proud of his work.I was proud of him, too. One of my clearest childhood memories was watching these planes take-off at night with bright blue flame shooting out of the engine exhausts. This is a great model but there is one glaring mistake - the national insignia on the wings is inverted! Oh, well!
   

Taken in: United States / Hawaii / Keei (show map)

Taken on: March 21, 2013

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diecast

diecast airplane

EC-121D Big Eye

EC-121D

Lockheed EC-121D

Super Constellation

Dragon Models, Ltd.

Dragon Models

model airplane

model aircraft

USAF

reconnaissance

1/400 Premier Collection

1/400 Scale

aircraft

aviation

airplane

military

electronic countermeasures

Barry Fackler

Barron Fackler

2013

United States Air Force

Air Force

aviation memorabilia

Lockheed L-1049

Big Eye

Lockheed Big Eye

Olmsted AFB « less

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Groups appears in: • Collectibles • Die Cast Military more » • Smaller than life • Lockheed Super Constellation • Die Cast and Plastic Models • Diecast Models & Dioramas • Aircraft Models • Airplane Diecast(1/400 1/500) • Lockheed Constellation • Not Real Airplanes • Lockheed Constellation and all Military variants • Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation « less

Camera: Canon PowerShot SX210 IS, f/3.1, 1/25 sec, 5mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot SX210 IS
Aperture:	f/3.1
Exposure Time:	0.04 sec (1/25)
Focal Length:	5mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Unknown (-1)
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 Macintosh
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