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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Photoshoot from the Belly of a Warbird

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