Here's a nifty C-47.
And a T-6 Texan.
Bell P-63 King Cobra, one of just four left.
A P-40.
A Goodyear FG-1D. (WANT!!!)
A General Motors-built version of the Grumman F4F Wildcat known as an FM-2.
Supermarine Spitfire Mk9.
Can't have an airshow without a P-51 Mustang or three. (There were two here.)
Grumman TBM Avenger.
The B-17 that has been taunting me the last two days.
And Fifi, the B-29.
Yeah, this was gonna be a good day. No power in the 'verse could mess this day up. And these are just a prelude of pics to come.
Sadly not.
ReplyDeleteHey Murphy;
ReplyDeleteDang, you have all the luck. I wonder if that P-63 is like the one I saw at an airshow a while back..I will look at my pics to see if it is the same one. The CAF was restoring one.
Awesome pics and looks like it was a great show.
ReplyDeleteThe Chino, CA airport isn't far from my house and when I need a fix, I drive over to the CAF, and look at the eye candy.
ReplyDeleteChino has a CAF auxilliary?
ReplyDeleteI thought it was Planes of Fame only, but then I haven't hung around there other than the air shows in quite a long time....
30 years ago, one of my neighbors had been a WWII P-38 pilot. He was a cool old guy, but his health wasn't good even then. But the stories ... oh, my.
ReplyDeleteWell, you got the FM-2 (a GM-made F4F) right, but a Grumman Avenger is a TBF. A TBM was made by GM. "F" stands for "Grumman," "M" stands for "General Motors." Sheesh! These kids today!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had fun.
I feel your pain with the B-17 flying over your house. When I lived in Florida I had a B-17 and a B-24 fly in formation over my house for an entire weekend. I may never recover.
Ach! You gt me there. That one is a TBM-3E to be exact--A General Motors product.
DeleteThe FM-2 was the best of the Wildcat variants and a great little warbird. It's simplicity at its best in a pure radial engine fighter.
ReplyDeleteStarting your own Air Force? :-)
ReplyDeleteNot a bad idea if I win the lottery. Only my planes will have live guns and working bomb racks.
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