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by Jon Burch Photography
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Empty bunkers once holding atomic weapons still stand near Salina, Kansas and the former Schilling Air Force Base. I remember hearing the aircraft... more
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Empty bunkers once holding atomic weapons still stand near Salina, Kansas and the former Schilling Air Force Base. I remember hearing the aircraft crews starting up their jet engines very early in the morning as I prepared to go to school. The place has changed considerably since then.
During World War II, "Smoky Hill Army Airfield" was in the first group United States Army Air Forces bases for training on the B-29 Superfortress aircraft in the summer of 1943. The 58th Bomb Wing was the first B-29 combat wing of World War II and engaged in the first long-range strategic bombardment of the Japanese Home Islands beginning in March 1944 from bases in India.
In 1946, the base was one of the first airfields transferred to the Strategic Air Command, and in 1947 of the newly established United States Air Force. During the Cold War era, it hosted two B-47 Stratojet Bombardment Wings, and the headquarters of an Air Division and an ICBM squadron.
The crew training progra...
Photography is all about using light to capture the emotion and beauty of a fleeting moment. For me, this adventure began with a single spring image using a small Kodak film camera of a freshly watered central Kansas ditch and has come full circle using modern digital techniques. My first camera was acquired by trading an ancient Royal typewriter to a fellow college student who was desperate to finish a term paper. It was a long time ago and that camera was my passport to an art that has fascinated me ever since. I owned and operated a professional studio in central Kansas for 20 years and moved to Colorado in 1994. Part of the studio's early success came from creating outdoor portraiture using controlled lighting...
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Jon Burch Photography
Thanks for the feature Doug!
Marvin Blaine
Love this capture Jon! L/F
Jon Burch Photography replied:
Thanks Marvin!
Jeff Swan
Awesome work they look like the bunkers around Umatilla Oregon
Jon Burch Photography replied:
Thanks Jeff!
Adrian Evans
Congrats on your sale
Jon Burch Photography replied:
Thank you Adrian!
Richard Bryce and Family
Congrats on the great sale, Jon!
Jon Burch Photography replied:
Thank you very much!
Joyce Dickens
In your words Jon "Schazam"!!! congratulations on your sale my friend!!!
Jon Burch Photography replied:
Thank you very much Joyce!
Jon Burch Photography
Many thanks to my Salina, Kansas collector!
Gary Richards
Reminds me of some of the old bunkers I have seen and photographed in eastern Texas.Nice find and capture!
Jon Burch Photography replied:
Thanks Gary!
Kathleen K Parker
What a great find and capture! :) kk
Jon Burch Photography replied:
Thank you Kathleen.
Jurgen Lorenzen
Great image, John! Is this site open to the public?
Jon Burch Photography replied:
Thanks Jurgen. You can do a drive by, but I think the locals are storing various farm stuff there now.
Joan Carroll
lovely capture!
Jon Burch Photography replied:
Thanks Joan!