Major updates to Chalk's, PBA, Mackey, Shawnee

The astonishing clarity and color balance of photo restoration programs I've been experimenting with has given me renewed enthusiasm for updating the website. With the majority of the material in my collection now 40 to 60 years old, it had become increasingly difficult to transform old slides and photos into presentable digital images. I'm now winning the battle against dirt, dust, fading colors and pixelation.

Roughly 100 new and restored images have been added in the past few weeks including major updates to the Chalk's International, PBA, Mackey International, and Shawnee pages, among many others. Here are a few great examples of recent additions. Each image links to its respective page.

Chalk's Grumman Mallard at Bimini circa 1977.

Twilight view of PBA DC-3 N136PB at Key West in 1985, courtesy of Mike Sparkman.

Dramatic view of Mackey International's DC-6B N37580 circa 1976.

Shawnee Airlines DC-3 N1301 sporting its stunning tropical paint scheme in 1975.