080122 - National Museum of the United States Air Force photos taken early summer, 2006.

In the past, there were two galleries of Non-Russian Aircraft Photos.  The original section remains at http://www.royfc.com/cgi-bin/acft/gallery.pl?gallery=0_Non_Russian_Aircraft&viewpage=1 and contains photos taken at many different locations over many years, including very recently.  The other section remains at http://www.royfc.com/cgi-bin/acft/gallery.pl?gallery=00_Non_Russian_Before_1990&viewpage=1 and are photos taken before 1990 only.  While this second gallery was created originally for photos taken before 1990, many photos in the first non-Russian gallery also were taken before 1990.  

In the future, additional galleries will be created using the date photos are posted to the site, in the form YYMMDD, for example gallery 080122 would be for photos posted on 22 January 2008.  In this way, it will be easier for repeat users to find the latest uploads to the site.  The new galleries will disregard the date the photos were taken.  All new galleries will be linked at the top of this page.  They may or may not have a general description of what will be found in the gallery.

The early camera was an Argus C-3.  There was a 35-mm Petrie camera after the C-3, used from about 1971 until 1981, but I do not remember the model, as it eventually was sold.  The next camera used was a Pentax ME Super starting the fall of 1981, and most photos were taken using high-speed Ektachrome film.  The camera after that was newer Pentax, used very little and quickly replaced by a Sony digital with approximately a 2-megapixel resolution.  Today's camera is an 8-megapixel Konica Minolta digital, excellent for low-light photography in poorly lit museums, and has been in use since about 2004.

Unlike many of the Russian aircraft photos on the site, all color photos of non-Russian aircraft were taken by me, Roy Cochrun.  It is hoped some old black and white slides of USAF aircraft will be scanned and posted here in the future.  Those photos were taken by Air Force photographers and are in the public domain, as are all official U.S. Government photos.

Enjoy the photos!