Photoshoot from the Belly of a Warbird

Photographer Gary Rosier lay "bent up like a pretzel" in the belly of a TBM-3 Avenger to get these shots from the window below the gunner turret, making for a unique perspective. "Very windy and noisy, but so cool!" Rosier said.

Close-up of the TBM's nose art. Gary Rosier
Pilots from Spruce Creek Fly-In fly their planes in formation over the water. Gary Rosier
A view over the wing of the TBM-3 of Florida's Atlantic coastline. Gary Rosier
Spruce Creek Fly-In pilots fly in formation. Gary Rosier
The flip-up window near the gunner's turret in the TBM-3 offers a unique perspective. Gary Rosier
A view over the wing of the TBM-3 of Florida's Atlantic coastline. Gary Rosier
Pilots from Spruce Creek Fly-In fly their planes in formation. Gary Rosier
The private runway at Spruce Creek Fly-In residential airpark in Florida. Gary Rosier
Close-up of the World War II-era TBM-3 Avenger at Spruce Creek Fly-In. Gary Rosier
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