Museum of the United States Air Force Photo Walk

Spend a day with our instructor(s) at the world’s largest military aviation museum, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio. The museum features a collection of hundreds of aerospace vehicles, missiles and thousands of artifacts displayed in over 19 acres of indoor exhibit space. Our instructor(s) will guide through the museum while recommending what equipment to use and how to "get the shot" you are after, all while answering your photography questions. Please note, admission to the museum is free, the fee you are paying for this Photo Walk is to cover the expenses of our instructor(s) being there to help you with your photography related questions and to give you advice to help you get better photos at the museum as well as guiding the group through the museum. Last but not least the fee you are paying also helps us with our programs for groups such as the Boy and Girl scouts, as well as multiple charities and non-profits we help with photography related services.

2-Day Workshop Overview:

March 28th 10:30am-12pm at PROCAM Cincinnati

• Museum photography tips , Q&A, and 50% off lens rentals from PROCAM to use for the museum photo walk.

March 29th 9:45am-4:45pm Museume of the United States Air Force

• Museum photo walk begins at 9:45am. Arrive early and shoot until you’re ready to head out, we will be here until 4:45pm just before close.

Photo Opportunities May Include: There are thousands of items on display, below is a very tiny list of photo opportunities.

• A reproduction (no authentic ones are known to exist) Fokker Dr.1 tri-plane similar to the one flown by the Manfred Von Richthofen (the Red Baron) in WWI.
• Wright 1909 Military Flyer. This airplane on display is an exacting reproduction constructed by museum personnel in 1955. It is equipped with an engine donated by Orville Wright and chains, sprockets and propellers donated by the heirs of the Wright estate.
• A Packard LePere LUSAC 11. The aircraft on display is the only known surviving one in the world.
• Wright R-1820.
• Northrop A-17A bomber. The one on display is the only known existing A-17A in the world.
• Bockscar - The Boeing B-29 Superfortress that dropped the Fat Man atomic bomb on Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945, three days after the atomic attack against Hiroshima.
• Lockheed P-38 Lightning
• Messerschmitt company, the Me 262 although this is not the first operational Me 262, the Me 262 was the world's first operational jet airplane.
• North American F-86 Sabre.
• A Sikorsky UH-19B helicopter.
• Several machine guns missiles and bombs.
• Apollo 15 Command Module - yes it went to the moon and back!
• The Space Shuttle Crew Compartment Trainer 1 (CCT-1) is one of three shuttle mock-ups used to train shuttle astronauts.
• Northrop YF-23A, unofficially named the Black Widow II.
• YF-12A - the forerunner of the highly-sophisticated SR-71 Blackbird only 3 YF23 aircraft were built. The aircraft on display is the second one built and it is the only remaining YF-12A in existence (the first YF-12A was damaged beyond repair after a landing mishap, and the third YF-12A was destroyed after the crew ejected to escape an in-flight fire).
• 10 former Presidential aircraft including the Boeing VC-137 SAM 26000 (Air Force One that John F. Kennedy's flew in to Dallas TX. and his body was flown to Washington DC after he was assassinated. This aircraft is usually open to the public to walk through.
• Lockheed C-141 Starlifter. The one on display airlifted the first American prisoners of war to freedom from Gia Lam Airport in Hanoi, North Vietnam, on Feb. 12, 1973.
• Thousands more!!!!

Recommended Equipment:

• These are recommendations and none are required so if you don't have them all do not worry.
• Tripod and cable or remote release for your camera if you have them.
• At least one lens. Bringing multiple lenses is a great idea. We have had students use lenses ranging from an 8mm fish-eye to 400mm telephoto and everything in between. The most common lenses range from 18mm to 200mm for this locations. We feel that you can create great photos with just about any lens on this photo walk.
• A flash.
• Pen & small notebook to take notes.
• Comfortable shoes you will be walking or standing almost the entire time. There are benches to stop and take a break if you need to do so.

Please keep in mind that the museum is on an active United States Air Force base and therefore does have restrictions please visit the museum's website for more information by clicking on the link below. Specifically read the Security section for restrictions it is best to check the morning of the Photo Walk as the restrictions and security policies can change at any time.

Info: Get to know your instructor Rick as he gives you insights for capturing impactful images during the photo walk. Time for Q&A + discounted lens rentals from PROCAM. Save 50% on PROCAM's wide selection of lenses for this photo walk!

Info: Meet at the museum between 9:30–9:45am at 1100 Spaatz St, Dayton, OH 45433, Dayton, OH. Meeting location will be discussed at the prep event and emailed to you the day before. We’ll begin the photo walk promptly at 9:45am. Participants are welcome to stay and shoot until the museum closes or head out whenever they feel they’ve captured what they need.

Event Venue

National Museum of the US Air Force, 1100 Spaatz Street, Dayton, United States

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