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Picture of the Day: Ready to attack the morning sky

By General Aviation News Staff · April 8, 2025 · 9 Comments

Carl Martin submitted this photo and note: “The prop is turning! A T-28 warming up at sunrise to attack the morning sky on April 4, 2025, at the SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo. Start and run-up on temporarily closed Runway 5. Photo by Carl Martin, volunteer member of the media productions team.”

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  1. Av8reb says

    April 9, 2025 at 12:29 pm

    T-28C the Tailhook notch is visible on the aft fuselage.

    Reply
  2. Carl Martin says

    April 9, 2025 at 4:28 am

    Mea Culpa…. I’m not a warbird expert. May I offer a humorous excuse, “Hey, the sun was in my eyes”. 🙂

    Reply
    • Bobby Earl Giles Jr. says

      April 9, 2025 at 10:30 am

      Great photo regardless! Thanks for sharing with us.

      Reply
      • Carl Martin says

        April 9, 2025 at 12:22 pm

        Thanks Bobby, I’ll slip you a dollar later… 😃

        Reply
    • ET says

      April 10, 2025 at 7:09 am

      👌

      Reply
  3. Pete DeLisa says

    April 9, 2025 at 4:23 am

    Yes, a T28

    Reply
  4. ET says

    April 8, 2025 at 5:16 pm

    General Aviation News with no proofreader?

    Reply
  5. Steve R says

    April 8, 2025 at 1:07 pm

    That is one highly modified T-6. They’ve modified it so much, it looks like a T-28.

    Reply
  6. Ibach Thomas says

    April 8, 2025 at 12:54 pm

    That’s a T28

    Reply

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