{"id":97594,"date":"2014-03-27T03:57:28","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T10:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=97594"},"modified":"2015-06-25T14:26:38","modified_gmt":"2015-06-25T21:26:38","slug":"gallery-the-2014-air-combat-command-heritage-flight-training-conference-warbirds-up-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshiftxl\/gallery-the-2014-air-combat-command-heritage-flight-training-conference-warbirds-up-close\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallery: The 2014 Air Combat Command Heritage Flight Training Conference – Warbirds Up Close!"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Photos by Joe Haber) – BangShifter Joe Haber serves in the United States Air Force as a Unit Deployment Manager and he is stationed at the Davis-Monthan base in Arizona. Luckily for us, Haber is a hot rodder, gearhead, and longtime BangShifter who sent us a note in late February and basically said, “Hey, there’s a bunch of ultra-bitchin’ planes headed here for some big meeting….want me to take some pictures?” We responded immediately that we sure were interested in him zapping some photos and sharing with us the coolness that was the\u00a02014 Air Combat Command Heritage Flight Training Conference. Our understanding of this meeting is that it gives pilots a chance to meet, practice, and prepare for the upcoming air show season that will be going on in force all over the country this Spring, Summer, and Fall.<\/p>\n

The fact is that war planes are like the ultimate hot rods. The lives and safety of many people depend on these planes to be faster, more agile, more advanced, and more weaponized than the planes that the other guys have. The machines you will see in this gallery were (and in some cases are) at the top of the food chain for warplanes during their respective eras, some which lasted longer than others. Being the knuckle dragging guys that we are, the propellor planes with the huge radial engines in the front of them are natural favorites. The way they sound both on the ground and in the air is something else and the fact that the entire vehicle was essentially built around the motor really makes it all that much better.<\/p>\n

Things to pay attention to in this gallery and one of the reasons it was great to have a gearhead shoot it is that Joe totally gets it. There’s some awesome nose art, engine photos, and all the cool details that BangShifters will love. Big thanks to Joe Haber for sending this collection of photos and sorry it took us so long to get them published!<\/p>\n

HIT THE LINK BELOW TO SEE THIS GALLERY OF BITCHIN’ PHOTOS FROM JOE HABER AT THE\u00a0The 2014 Air Combat Command Heritage Flight Training Conference!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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