A Day at Santa Barbara Airport, September 25, 2004

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The Santa Barbara Airport hosted "A Day at the Airport" on Saturday, September 25.

North American AT-6G Texan, N153NA. Its Air Force serial number was 53-4568, which it still wears on its tail.

Despite its antique appearance, Waco YMF, N181AS was built by Classic Aircraft Corporation in 1992. Its serial number is F5C-050.

North American T-28A Trojan, N81643 served the Air Force as 49-1643. Its construction number is 159-155. Norman B. Dennis Jr. of Brookneal, California registered it as N9674C in 1966. Robert Eggmann of Belleville, Illinois registered it as N28RE in 1978. Edward A. Buerckholtz of Chesterfield, Missouri registered it as N81643 in 1985. It has been registered to Round Power Limited of Reno, Nevada since March 4, 2004. Its owner, Gregg Weitzman, recently had it restored in the colors of a T-28A that was flown by the Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base in the 1950s. It is based at the Santa Barbara Airport.

North American P-51D Mustang, N51MV Nervous Energy No. 5. Its Army Air Corps serial number was 45-11391. It is restored in the colors of the 325th Fighter Group of the 15th Air Force, which was based in Lesina, Italy. 00 was the mount of Lt. Colonel Ernest H. Beverly, 325th Group Commander from September 11, 1944 to March 2, 1945.

North American P-51D Mustang, N51MV Nervous Energy No. 5.

Beech A36 Bonanza, N9076Q. Its serial number is E-236, and it was built in 1970.

California Highway Patrol Cessna T206H Turbo Stationair, N771HP. Its serial number is T20608177, and it was built in 2000.

North American AT-6G Texan, N153NA.

Cessna 140, N89959. Its serial number is 9011, and it was built in 1946.

Cessna Citation-XL 560XL, N1129E. Its serial number is 560-5112.

Convair C-131D Samaritan, N131CW flew for the Air Force as 54-2809. It is part of the collection of the Southern California Wing of the Commemorative Air Force.

Link to the web site of the Southern California Wing of the Commemorative Air Force.

Radio controlled model airplanes.

A pair of Air National Guard Lockheed C-130E Hercules of the 115AS of the 146AW made a low pass over Runway 25. This one operates as air tanker #4.

Air National Guard Lockheed C-130E Hercules, 62-1851 of the 115AS of the 146AW operates as air tanker #6.

Cessna 150M, N89559. Its serial number is 15077369, and it was built in 1975.

Velocity XL RG, N642JM. Its serial number is 3RXZ020, and it was built in 2000.

Canadian manufactured Skywest Airlines Bombardier CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet, N559SW flies for United Express. Its serial number is 7817, and it was built in 2003.

Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat, N7825C originally wore Navy BuNo 122674. Its Grumman construction number is D.1227. It was built in 1948. E. Weiner of Los Angeles registered it under its current tail number in 1958. It was bought by Leo Demeers of Aurora, Oregon in 1963. Richard Tobey of Newport Beach, California in acquired it in 1966 and then sold it to Paul Finefrock of Hobart, Oklahoma in 1969. Gary Levitz picked it up later that year. It has belonged to the Confederate Air Force since 1972. It underwent a major rebuild from 1989 to 1991. It made its first flight after the rebuild on December 17, 1991.

North American P-51D Mustang, N51MV Nervous Energy No. 5.

North American T-28A Trojan, N81643.

North American P-51D Mustang, N51MV Nervous Energy No. 5.

North American T-28A Trojan, N81643.

Piper PA-34-200T Seneca, N46GT. Its serial number is 34-49170, and it was built in 2000.

Waco YMF, N181AS.

North American AT-6G Texan, N153NA. Its Air Force serial number was 53-4568, which it still wears on its tail.

A Day at Santa Barbara Airport, September 24, 2004

Here's a survey of the wide variety of general aviation and regional airline airplanes that flew into the Santa Barbara Airport the day before the event.

Go to the Airshow Page of the Goleta Air and Space Museum.

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