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by Don Mercer
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Queen duvet cover (88" x 88") featuring the image "A Raptor Taxiing Back to the Ramp" by Don Mercer. Our soft microfiber duvet covers are hand sewn and include a hidden zipper for easy washing and assembly. Your selected image is printed on the top surface with a soft white surface underneath. All duvet covers are machine washable with cold water and a mild detergent.
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On June 11, 2016, I had a real treat, as the outgoing squadron commander, Zeus, of my former Virginia Air National Guard unit, the 149th Fighter... more
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On June 11, 2016, I had a real treat, as the outgoing squadron commander, Zeus, of my former Virginia Air National Guard unit, the 149th Fighter Squadron, arranged for me to obtain a pass onto Langley AFB, Virginia. This allowed me to shoot from near the end of runway 08, the departure end based on the winds that morning, the F-22 "Raptor" fighter and T-38 adversarial air trainer that the squadron now flies. The aircraft that I once flew in 1974-81, when I was a fighter pilot in the 149th Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS), as it was then known, was the venerable F-105 "Thunderchief." That aircraft was affectionately known as the "Thud" and may now be found in museums, on pedestals at bases and other places around the country, or in the "boneyard" in Arizona, if they have not been scrapped. Now, if I could only trade in a couple flight hours in the Thud from my logbook for a ride in the Raptor!
Don Mercer is an author and freelance fine art photographer. Research for one book took him to the middle of Cambodia in 1999, as he was the first from among his wartime unit to return to that country. During the War in Southeast Asia - known to most as the Vietnam War, he flew over two hundred combat missions as an Air Force pilot in the Cessna O-2A. His combat assignment was as a Forward Air Controller, or FAC. The majority of his combat missions were flown in Cambodia at night. While in Southeast Asia in 1970-71, his interest in photography intensified with the purchase of his first two of numerous Nikon cameras. Black and white, as well as color, 35mm, and Super 8 movie films were used at the time. The transition to digital...
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