As a kid I grew up on the side of a mountain with lots of trees and valleys. Sometimes when a plane, prop job, flew over or near I would stop and listen and wait for it to appear. Listening and waiting I could hear the engines echoing in the valleys. The other day I ran across a painting of exactly this and it brought back many good memories.
Cool cool!
I lived near the old Glenview NAS in suburban Chicago during the height of the Vietnam years…and we regularly got to see all kinds of military a/c from prop trainers to transports to Phantom jets flying over walking to and from school, or just playing in the neighborhood. Got to where we could pretty much ID the a/c type just by the engine sound.
It’s a real visceral sense memory --combined with an overwhelming sense of childhood wonder and fascination – that never leaves you. [;)]
Caught my interest so i did an image search. The artist is an Australian named Michael Peck.
https://www.portrait.gov.au/content/michael-peck
Here’s one site I found.
Thanks,
Bill
Picatinny Arsenel was right outside of town. It was normal to see Skycrane copters going back and forth while outside for gym. Sometimes I would see a tractor for the atomic cannon on the highway while out driving.
Sometimes while on the roof adjusting the TV antenna I could see aircraft heading for the airport. One time there was a KC-97 down low with some fighters in formation behind it. Always good things to see.
Good old days.