Robert “Bob” Finch, is an aviation photographer and historian (and frequent contributor to this web site), who lived in New York State, north of New York City, during the 1950s. Before he reached his teen years, his father gave him a film camera, and Bob began taking pictures of airplanes. He still does it today, although he’s […]
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Late 1950’s Stewart Air Force Base Through Robert Finch’s Eyes
Posted by Ken Kula on June 29th, 2015
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Posted by Ken Kula on June 3rd, 2014
The Quonset Air Museum is housed in one of the last surviving buildings of what once was the mightiest Naval Air Station (NAS) in the northeastern U.S.. The hangar was originally used as a paint shop for reconditioned aircraft; today part of it acts as a repair and restoration facility for the all-volunteer museum staff […]
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