A trip to Bodø Air Museum

[Speedbird]

A few pics from yesterdays visit to the Air Museum. A good test for my new camera

The museum is shaped like a two blade propeller with the main entrance and cafè in the hub and a military exhibit in the north blade and a civilian exhibit in the south blade. On top of the hub is the old control tower from Bodø airport.





An astronaut looking at the endless sky:


Looking north at the military section:


One of the many scale models, this depicts the early polar research flights:

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The Supermarine Spitfire:


Dehavilland Mosquito fighter bomber. A Harvard training fighter hanging overhead:


An F-84 with it`s distinctive air intake:


Looks a bit like a whale-shark:


A Thunderflash fighter, the predecessor of the F-84:

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A jet trainer, widely used by Norwegian fighter pilots during basic training in the US:


"500 kg`s of fun", an atomic bomb. Inert i hope


The Lockheed U-2 spy plane. A regular visitor to Bodø during the cold war and made famous by the U-2 incident in 1960. More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_U-2_incident


Nose of a Fokker 28, one of the first jets of Braathens SAFE. Recovered as a wreck from South America and restored locally:


A long gone trade mark:

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A Junkers 52 of DNL, one of the predecessors of today`s Scandinavian Airlines:


A Widerøe Twin Otter:


A DHC-3 Otter:


Hope you enjoyed this little visit!

[Sterkoder]

Wow..., great!!!
Since I must be the one not knowing what type your new camera is...., what make and model is it??
And for my future visit to the museum, did you find a fisheye appropriate, or what lense are you using for these photos??
I've visited the museum four times, but not since I got my digital camera, so it might be time for yet another visit.
Thanks for posting though...., do you have more...?? Please!

[Speedbird]

Thank you! Well, i haven`t really told anyone yet but it`s a Canon EOS 5D MK2, the same as Pakarang got.
I chose the EF 17-40 F4L lens for the visit since it`s wide angle (17mm on the 5D equals about 11mm on a 1.6 crop camera) , reasonably bright and have superb image quality.
It`s very dark in the museum so it will put a strain on the camera`s ISO performance but the 5D is really amazing! Many of the pictures you see here were shot at ISO 3200 with only minimal noise removal in post processing, something i couldn`t even dream about with the 7D!
I didn`t bring any other lenses but next time i`ll take my 24-105 or 70-300 for more detail shots.
I have a few more pics laying around i`ll post later!

[Sterkoder]

Thank you so much for thechnical info!
My Pentax works ok at ISO 3200, and at 1600, hardly having any noice at all.
So, I should be very well equipped then if I bring my 18-200 and the 10-17.
Thanks again!

[Speedbird]

That sounds like a very good combination, let me know if you pass by!

[Sterkoder]

That sounds like a very good combination, let me know if you pass by!

Yes, I will!
Have not set any date or year yet, but I'm fairly sure I will visit the museum again, specially since the exhibit has got a few new items since the last time I was there.
(And from my previous visits, I've learned to like Bodø alot, so....)

[Tommi]

Nice shots Speedbird, museums tend to be quite tricky to shoot. You get a nice personal touch in those pictures, maybe it's the colors?
And congratulations to the new body, looking forward to some more wonderful Bodø twilights.

[Speedbird]

A few more for Sterkoder

[pakarang]

My absolute favorite at that museum is the Braathens aircraft!

Great shots.... want to go back there again!