By Scott Thompson

Seeing the Commemorative Air Force’s B-29 “Fifi” at Oshkosh this past month made me think of this photo I took in October 1976 at the big CAF Airsho then held at Harlingen, Texas. Two friends and I flew a Cardinal RG from Orange County Airport (KSNA) in Southern California to Harlingen to attend the show.
It proved to be a long journey in itself when, after flying half the night and landing at El Paso for fuel, we realized we were only halfway there. But, we found some good places from which to watch the show, including parked out by one of the ends of a runway. I captured this view of ‘Fifi’ touching down with a bit of a crosswind, and always thought it to be a cool picture. “Fifi” had only been flying with the CAF for a few years when this was taken. Full flaps and a one-wheel touchdown make it interesting, and the Mustang holding short in the background adds a nice touch. A perfectionist would note that the tail of the B-29 did not make it into the photo, but it was a lucky shot anyway and the photographer wasn’t, evidently, all that good. (Scott Thompson)

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