Thomas H. Caldwell » Transportation

Ground and air.

THC — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 05:37:33 +0000

Boeing 757.

West Chester Railroad engine.

Suzuki Boulevard

THC — Sun, 29 Dec 2013 04:49:39 +0000

Nice December day for my Suzuki and me to spend some quality time together. Took Goshen/Strasburg Road home. Great mc road! Thought I would take a photo of the bike while it was illuminated by the outdoor seasonal lighting. It turned out OK, I guess.

World War II Weekend 2013.

THC — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:12:40 +0000

World War II Weekend 2013 at The Mid Atlantic Air Museum, Reading, PA.

P-51 Mustang, “Bald Eagle”.

Essentially, it’s a flying engine.

North American P-51D Mustang, “Red Nose”, taxiing.

Supermarine Spitfire.

Vought FG-1D Corsair.

Douglas C-47D Skytrain, “Yankee Doodle Dandy”.

“FIFI”, the only flying B-29 Superfortress in the world, takes off from Reading, PA.

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, “Yankee Lady”, takes off from Reading, PA.

Boeing B-17G taxiing on the runway, Reading, PA.

New Garden Airshow (August 26, 2012)

THC — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:41:58 +0000

B-25J Mitchell medium bomber Briefing Time.

16 B-25 bombers were used in the April 18,1942 Doolittle Raid on Japan. The planes took off from the carrier USS Hornet with no return possible. The mission caused little physical damage, but the psychological impact was significant on both sides.

Note: It was a B-25 that crashed into the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945. This event had an effect on the design of the future World Trade Center. Unfortunately, efforts to protect the the new towers were insufficient due to bigger and faster planes.

Being towed in preparation for takeoff.

B-25J Mitchell named Briefing Time taking off from the New Garden Airport.

This particular plane has appeared in 7 movies including Catch 22.

Wow, that was impressive! Makes me want to see a B-17 and a B-29 take off.

On a sad note, my uncle ( John Philip Eubank, Jr.) and all his crewmates were killed when their B-24J Liberator crashed at Bury’s Hall Farm, Old Buckenham, England on February 9, 1945. They were returning from their 27th mission.

C-47D Skytrain on the ground providing shade.

C-47D taking off.

2012 Chester County Balloon Festival

THC — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:57:34 +0000

Friday evening “Glow Party”.

Super Sunday (5-3-2012), West Chester, PA.

THC — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 04:26:31 +0000

1930 Ford Pickup.

1933 Ford

2007 Suzuki Boulevard S83

THC — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:18:41 +0000

Like Steve McQueen
All I need’s a fast machine
– Sheryl Crow

1360 cc.

Transatlantic Liners

THC — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:36:35 +0000

In the mid 1950’s I saw the United States and the Queen Elizabeth in New York City on the same day. The United States always had a reputation for being well maintained, and she looked great. So good, that even a nine-year-old kid like me noticed. In her day, in addition to being the fastest ocean liner ever built, she was also one of the most beautiful. Now? Things are looking grim, but not hopeless. There may be a second act.

Queen Elizabeth (then):

United States (then and now):

The Big U (In the future?):

Queen Elizabeth 2 arrives at Philadelphia for the first time on April 25. 1982. A step back from the previous generation, but still a nice looking ship.