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Life, Love and the Human Condition » La – Photos – The Early Years http://livelovethinkexist.com A Philosophical and Autobiographical Blog about Life Sat, 02 Jun 2012 02:54:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/2ba540ce84ec21a40530693684f88dba?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png Life, Love and the Human Condition » La – Photos – The Early Years http://livelovethinkexist.com Photos – RAF Upper Heyford, UK – 1991-1993 (Set Twenty Seven – Sky Pageant ’92 Airshow Static Displays (Part Three) – Summer 1992) http://livelovethinkexist.com/2010/07/03/photos-raf-upper-heyford-uk-1991-1993-set-twenty-seven-sky-pageant-92-airshow-static-displays-part-three-summer-1992/ http://livelovethinkexist.com/2010/07/03/photos-raf-upper-heyford-uk-1991-1993-set-twenty-seven-sky-pageant-92-airshow-static-displays-part-three-summer-1992/#comments Sun, 04 Jul 2010 03:55:28 +0000 livelovethinkexist http://livelovethinkexist.com/?p=13106 ]]>

After my son David and I completed the initial round of static display photos, an offer was made to take our picture together - so David and I revisited a few of the aircraft for this series of photos - here we are in front of the MiG-29, "Fulcrum."

The ramp was now dry and the public would soon be looking at these jets, but for now this Lakenheath AB, UK, F-15E, "Strike Eagle" or "Mud Hen" behind us is unobstructed for the camera except for David and I.

David and I stand in front of the German Luftwaffe Panavia, "Tornado;" David was now five and a half years old and quickly growing up into a fine young man.

This is the RAF version of the "Tornado" - which was flown by Germany, the UK and Italy in a variety of roles and configurations.

Here we are standing in front of a Belgian Air Force "NATO Tiger" F-16 "Fighting Falcon" or "Viper" from 31 Squadron at Kleine Brogel; you can still see the wet ramp spots from where the moisture continues to drip off the F-16's tail.

You can judge a little bit about the actual size and scale of each aircraft from these pictures, as David and I stand in front of this RAF "Jaguar" - which is much smaller than the F-15E for example.

In this picture David and I and the photographer weren't lined up on the RAF "Harrier" behind us, so the nose of the aircraft was cut off in this photo.

I've cropped this version of the RAF Harrier "Jump Jet" which helps fill the picture with the aircraft behind us - but I can't do anything about the missing nose on the jet.

This Luftwaffe "HFB-320 Hansa Jet" was not in the previous series of Sky Pageant '92 aircraft photos - and although a little more difficult to research - I finally found a picture of it through Wikipedia.

David and I in a picture that looks down the entire parking ramp for the static display aircraft, on an overcast but clearing day for Sky Pageant '92.

Since the original photo showed a lot of extra ramp space, I've cropped it in this photo to focus the picture on the aircraft.

]]> http://livelovethinkexist.com/2010/07/03/photos-raf-upper-heyford-uk-1991-1993-set-twenty-seven-sky-pageant-92-airshow-static-displays-part-three-summer-1992/feed/ 0 livelovethinkexist RAF Upper Heyford, UK - 1991-1993 (Set Twenty Seven - Sky Pageant '92 Airshow Static Displays (Part Three) - Summer 1992) #1 RAF Upper Heyford, UK - 1991-1993 (Set Twenty Seven - Sky Pageant '92 Airshow Static Displays (Part Three) - Summer 1992) #2 RAF Upper Heyford, UK - 1991-1993 (Set Twenty Seven - Sky Pageant '92 Airshow Static Displays (Part Three) - Summer 1992) #3 RAF Upper Heyford, UK - 1991-1993 (Set Twenty Seven - Sky Pageant '92 Airshow Static Displays (Part Three) - Summer 1992) #4 RAF Upper Heyford, UK - 1991-1993 (Set Twenty Seven - Sky Pageant '92 Airshow Static Displays (Part Three) - Summer 1992) #5 RAF Upper Heyford, UK - 1991-1993 (Set Twenty Seven - Sky Pageant '92 Airshow Static Displays (Part Three) - Summer 1992) #6 RAF Upper Heyford, UK - 1991-1993 (Set Twenty Seven - Sky Pageant '92 Airshow Static Displays (Part Three) - Summer 1992) #7 RAF Upper Heyford, UK - 1991-1993 (Set Twenty Seven - Sky Pageant '92 Airshow Static Displays (Part Three) - Summer 1992) #8 RAF Upper Heyford, UK - 1991-1993 (Set Twenty Seven - Sky Pageant '92 Airshow Static Displays (Part Three) - Summer 1992) #9 RAF Upper Heyford, UK - 1991-1993 (Set Twenty Seven - Sky Pageant '92 Airshow Static Displays (Part Three) - Summer 1992) #10 RAF Upper Heyford, UK - 1991-1993 (Set Twenty Seven - Sky Pageant '92 Airshow Static Displays (Part Three) - Summer 1992) #11 Photos – The Early Years (High School – Set Two) http://livelovethinkexist.com/2009/07/02/photos-high-school-years-set-two/ http://livelovethinkexist.com/2009/07/02/photos-high-school-years-set-two/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:58:07 +0000 livelovethinkexist http://livelovethinkexist.com/?p=3306 ]]>

This was my Senior year picture for the 1973-1974 school year at Grand Blanc High School.

My parents took this picture of me on the morning of my High School graduation in 1974.

My sister Pam and I in the side yard of our parent's home in 1974.

This picture of me was taken in my parent's family room in 1974.

My Junior year picture for the 1972-1973 school year at Grand Blanc High School.

This picture of me was taken during Christmas of 1973.

A picture of me from 1973 in my parent's side yard.

Here I'm camping in the backyard of my parent's house in June 1972.

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A picture of me in our back yard during my Sophomore year of High School in 1972 - I don't have a copy of my Sophomore year school picture.

This was me during the same time frame in the back yard in 1972.

At Lake Michigan near the Sleeping Bear Dunes in 1972 - the summer after my Sophomore year.

Here I'm SCUBA diving and snorkling in Lake Michigan while on vacation with my family in 1972.

I'm playing a monkey hanging one handed from a branch in our backyard Maple tree in 1972.

Now I'm playing as a "goofball monkey" on a small tree in our side yard at home in 1972.

This was my 1971 Communicants Class picture at the First Presbyterian Church in Flint, MI - I'm in row 3, far left.

I'm centered in this close up of my 1971 Communicants Class picture - row 3, far left.

My High School Freshman year picture in 1970-1971...when I looked like I was just starting Junior High School.

This is an undated picture of me that was probably taken the summer prior to beginning High School in 1970.

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This newspaper article details an award I was given in 8th Grade at Perry Junior High School on June 11, 1970.

Another picture of me at home in Grand Blanc, MI, in June 1969.

Here I am at my parent's house in Grand Blanc, MI, in November 1968.

This picture of me was taken on a Florida family vacation in July 1968.

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This photograph of me appeared in the Flint Journal while participating in an archery tournament on August 1, 1966.

A plastic relief map of the United States in my room at home, where I always had dreams of adventure and travel to far away places.

A similar plastic relief map of the entire world that was also hanging in my room at home...my dreams of travel while growing up had no boundaries.

This undated photo was taken of me prior to going to church, during a mandatory Sunday morning picture taking event in front of our home in Flint, MI.

This undated picture is of me with my sister Pam (who is 2 years younger) on the back porch of our family's home in Flint, MI - where I'm already looking towards the distant horizon for adventure; and is a favorite of mine.

This undated picture me was taken on a happy day while visiting my Grandpa Jones - and is also a favorite of mine.

Me on a happy day visiting my Grandpa Jones on vacation - also a favorite picture.

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Another undated picture of a Sunday morning mandatory photo session in front of our home in Flint, MI, before going to church in the wintertime.

This was my first fighter cockpit - with handmade accessory panels and helmet in February 1965.

This undated photo of me is from a family church portrait, and shows my complete lack of emotion and unhappiness while growing up.

Here I'm a "not so" happy camper in the Cub Scouts - back row, right.

Here I'm a monkey in my parent's Willow tree in October 1965.

This is me being a goofball at a family reunion picnic in 1964 while on vacation.

I'm standing in my parent's driveway with my brother Greg (who is 6 years younger than me) in April 1964.

An undated picture of me sitting with my Grandpa Jones - who seems to have a protective interest towards me.

This is a picture of me on my older brother's bike, riding on the sidewalk in front of my parent's home in Flint, MI, in 1963.

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This black eye was a real "shiner" that was the result of a wild throw from an outfielder over the infield - that hit me on the fly while watching the game.

Here I am in front of my parent's home, sporting the same "shiner" from watching a baseball game in August 1963.

This is a picture from what was a happy day for me in 1963 - and a favorite of mine.

Another happy day for me in January 1963.

Here I am wearing a disguise and a Sheriff badge while playing at my Grandma Armstrong's house in Louisville, OH.

This picture of me in disguise as a Sheriff Deputy is a favorite of mine.

This is a damaged photo of my Grandma Armstrong, who lived in Louisville, OH.

Here's my Grandma Armstrong where she worked at the Library in Louisville, OH.

This is me while on vacation with my mom (left) and Grandma Armstrong (center) sitting on her porch in Louisville, OH.

This is another picture of me on a happy day in October of 1962.

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My Great Great Grandparents on my father's side and the parents of Henry Clay Jones - my Great Grandfather Jones

My Great Grandparents on my father's side and the parents of Paul Samuel Jones - my Grandfather Jones

My other set of Great Grandparents on my father's side and the parents of Charlotte Ann Sohn - my Grandmother Jones

My Grandfather on my father's side - Paul Samuel Jones, born May 3, 1896; who was an early Navy seaplane pilot prior to WWII

My Great Grandparents on my mother's side at their wedding in 1872

My Grandfather on my mother's side - William Howard Armstrong as a boy in 1907 or 1908 (middle, seated); back row left to right: James, Lonson Earl, Lydia, Mary Ellen, Milo (baby)

My Great Grandfather James Armstrong on my mother's side (Undated Photo)

Lydia Butler Armstrong (top - B 1819, D 1900, M 1843); Henry (top right - 1846); Mary (top left); John Armstrong (center - B 1815, D 1877, M 1843); Lonson (lower right - 1849); David (not pictured - B 1852, D 1854); Lydia (lower left - B 1856, D 1926); James (bottom - B 1859, D 1918)

Hazel Eunise Bowman (my Grandma Armstrong) and Erma May Bowman (my Great Aunt Erma) are seated in the front row at the far left, in order.

My Great Aunt Erma and my Grandmother Hazel Armstrong as young girls

William Howard (Bill) Armstrong as a young man (rear left standing) - my Grandfather Armstrong on my mother's side

Lydia Armstrong Bolender (left, seated), Erma Armstrong Karcher (standing), Milo Armstrong (standing, center), William Howard Armstrong (my Grandfather Armstrong - standing, right), Lonson Earl Armstrong (seated, center), Martha Jane Bolender (Lydia's daughter - right, on lap), Harold Jay Karcher (Erma's son - left, on lap)

My Grandfather and Grandmother Armstrong in about 1923

Grandma Armstrong with Ohio Governor O'Neill during his 1957-1959 term.

My father, Myrton Norris Jones, in his U.S. Army uniform during WWII.

Myrton Noris Jones' World War II Honoree certificate as a World War II Veteran.

]]> http://livelovethinkexist.com/2009/07/01/photos-family-archives/feed/ 0 livelovethinkexist Samuel Madison Jones and Elizabeth Gray Jones - my Great Great Grandparents on my father's side Henry Clay Jones and Alta Norris Jones - my Great Grandparents on my father's side John Peter Sohn, Jr. and Elizabeth Nienaber Sohn - my other set of Great Grandparents on my father's side My Grandfather - Paul Samuel Jones, Born: May 3, 1896 James & Mary Ellen Armstrong's - 1872 Wedding Picture James and Mary Ellen Armstrong Family in 1907 or 1908 - my Great Grandparents on my mother's side James Armstrong - My Great Grandfather on my mother's side (Undated Photo) John and Lydia Butler Armstrong Family (Undated Photo) 10th Annual Henning Family Reunion on Saturday, August 5, 1911 Erma May Bowman and Hazel Eunise Bowman - Around 1915 Armstrong Children (Undated Photo): William Howard (back, left), Lydia (back, right), Milo (front, left), Erma (front, center), Lonson Earl (front, right) The Armstrong Siblings in about 1923 William and Hazel Armstrong with Martha Jane Bolender (child, in front) in about 1923 Grandma Armstrong with Ohio Governor O'Neill during his 1957-1959 term. My father, Myrton Norris Jones, in his U.S. Army uniform during WWII. Myrton Norris Jones' World War II Honoree certificate as a World War II Veteran. Photos – The Early Years (Set Two) http://livelovethinkexist.com/2009/07/01/photos-the-early-years-set-two/ http://livelovethinkexist.com/2009/07/01/photos-the-early-years-set-two/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:48:58 +0000 livelovethinkexist http://livelovethinkexist.com/?p=3190 ]]>

Me in a Sunday morning family picture before going to church in front of my parent's home in Flint, MI, in April 1962.

A Sunday morning family photo, with me standing behind my mother who was pregnant with my brother Greg, in May 1962.

My father the engineer - in a photo from work on 4/26/1961.

I'm ready to go swimming while on vacation at my Grandpa Jones' house - in this undated photo.

My picture at home by the driveway, in an undated picture while growing up in Flint, MI.

This is me in an undated family portrait that was taken for church - reflecting a happy time for me.

Here I am in another happy moment, during a family portrait taken for church in this undated photo.

In this undated picture I'm already beginning to ponder my own deep thoughts.

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A picture of me having fun at home in December 1961.

Another happy time for me having fun in our front yard in November 1961.

In this picture I'm not very happy sitting beside the Christmas tree in 1961, and I was beginning to think my own thoughts about the world around me.

I'm telling Santa my Christmas wish list, in this undated picture sitting on Santa's lap.

This is a favorite photo of mine, setting off as a young adventurer to Mackinac Island, MI, in September 1960.

Another picture of me as a young adventurer, heading to Mackinac Island, MI, by boat in September 1960.

A happy moment for me before going to church - in July 1960.

Here I am at the swimming pool in 1959 - a natural born fish to this day.

A picture of me in the very beginning...when I was born in 1956.

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