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8.00" x 5.50"
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10.00" x 7.50"
Missing Man Art Print
by Jon Burch Photography
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Missing Man art print by Jon Burch Photography. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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The Rocky Mountain Renegades preform a Missing Man flyby at the recent Longmont, Colorado Air Expo at Vance Brand airport. The missing man formation... more
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Artist's Description
The Rocky Mountain Renegades preform a "Missing Man" flyby at the recent Longmont, Colorado Air Expo at Vance Brand airport. The missing man formation is an aerial salute performed as part of an aircraft flyby at a funeral or memorial event, typically in memory of a fallen pilot. In the movie Hell Divers from 1932, the closing flyby shows a missing man formation. U.S. Navy F/A-18 jets flew a missing man formation at a memorial service for astronaut Neil Armstrong on 31 August 2012.
In 1936, King George V received the first recorded flyby for a non-RAF funeral. The United States adopted the tradition in 1938 during the funeral for Major General Oscar Westover with over 50 aircraft and one blank position. By the end of World War II, the missing man formation had evolved to include the pull-up of the aircraft representing the missing pilot. In April 1954, United States Air Force General Hoyt Vandenberg was buried at Arlington National Cemetery without the traditional horse-drawn ar...
About Jon Burch Photography
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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Ann Skelton
Very cool Jon! l/f
Jon Burch Photography replied:
Thanks Ann!
Jon Burch Photography
Thanks for the features everybody!
Dean Wittle
Congratulations on your sale today!
Jon Burch Photography replied:
Thank you Dean!
Jon Burch Photography
Many thanks to my Virginia collector!
Donna Kennedy
Jon, Congratulations on your Sale!...L/T
Jon Burch Photography replied:
Thank you very much Donna!
Vesna Antic
So nice image! L/F
Jon Burch Photography replied:
Thank you Vesna!
Jon Burch Photography
Many thanks to my collector in Portland, Oregon!
Jon Burch Photography
Thanks for the feature in "All Colorado" Janice!
Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Thanks for showing us this and explaining what it means, Jon!
Jon Burch Photography replied:
Thank YOU Barbie!
Lingfai Leung
Great capture
Jon Burch Photography replied:
Thanks Lingfai.
Jon Burch Photography
Thanks for the feature John!
Gary Richards
This is a cool capture, Jon!
Jon Burch Photography replied:
Thanks Gary!