The 2016 Planes of Fame Airshow began on Friday, April 29, 2016 with a twilight show. The flying started shortly after 3:00 in the afternoon and lasted until after sunset.

Pearl Harbor Attack and Warhawks

The show opened with a reenactment of the attack on Pearl Harbor and then a missing man formation of five Curtiss P-40 Warhawks.

Mitsubishi A6M5 "Zero" NX46770 is registered to the Planes of Fame Museum of Chino. Its Mitsubishi construction number is 5357. It was captured by U. S. troops at Asilito Airfield, Saipan on June 18, 1944. It was shipped to the U. S. for evaluation, arriving in San Diego, California on July 16, 1944. It was flown for approximately 190 hours by Navy pilots at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Maryland. Ed Maloney acquired it for the Air Museum in Claremont in 1950. It first flew after restoration on June 28, 1978. It is powered by an original Sakai 21 radial engine.

Thirty-two years ago: Mitsubishi A6M5 "Zero" NX46770 leads a pair of Corsairs and a Mustang at the Chino Airshow on May 20, 1984.

Curtiss P-40K Warhawk N401WH

Curtiss P-40N Warhawk NL85104 and Aichi D3A Val replica NX67629

Mitsubishi A6M5 "Zero" NX46770 and Curtiss P-40N Warhawk NL85104

Mitsubishi A6M3 Model 22 "Zero" NX712Z

Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero NX712Z at Chino, California, April 29, 2016.. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.

Curtiss P-40K Warhawk N401WH

Curtiss P-40N Warhawk NL85104 at Chino, California, April 29, 2016.. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.

Missing Man Formation: Four Curtiss P-40 Warhawks after the fifth pulled up out of formation. P-40N NL1195N, P-40N NL85104, P-40K N401WH, and P-40E NX94466.

Five Curtiss P-40 Warhawks: P-40N NL1195N, P-40N NL85104, P-40K N401WH, P-40E NX94466, and P-40E N940AK.

F-16 Viper Demo and Air Force Heritage Flight

A General Dynamics F-16C "Viper" from the 20th Fighter Wing put on a high performance flight demonstration and then joined the Planes of Fame Lockheed P-38J Lightning and North American F-86F Sabre for an Air Force Heritage Flight.

General Dynamics F-16C Block 50D "Viper" 91-0376 of the 20th Fighter Wing based at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina performs a high alpha pass.

General Dynamics F-16C Block 50D "Viper" 91-0376 of the 20th Fighter Wing

General Dynamics F-16C Block 50D Viper 91-0376 at Chino, California, April 29, 2016.. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.

Air Force Heritage Flight: General Dynamics F-16C Block 50D "Viper" 91-0376, Lockheed P-38J Lightning NX138AM, and North American F-86F Sabre NX186AM.

General Dynamics F-16C Block 50D "Viper" 91-0376, Lockheed P-38J Lightning NX138AM, and North American F-86F Sabre NX186AM.

General Dynamics F-16C Block 50D "Viper" 91-0376, Lockheed P-38J Lightning NX138AM, and North American F-86F Sabre NX186AM.

General Dynamics F-16C Block 50D "Viper" 91-0376, Lockheed P-38J Lightning NX138AM, and North American F-86F Sabre NX186AM.

Lockheed P-38J Lightning NX138AM

North American F-86F Sabre NX186AM

General Dynamics F-16C Block 50D "Viper" 91-0376

Granley Yak Aerobatics

Bud and Ross Granley performed aerobatics in two different Yakovlev airplanes, a Yak-18T four-place cabin monoplane and a Yak-55M aerobatic airplane.

Yakovlev Yak-18T N416RG and Yak-55M N30DA

Yakovlev Yak-18T N416RG and Yak-55M N30DA

Yakovlev Yak-18T N416RG and Yak-55M N30DA

Yakovlev Yak-18T N416RG and Yak-55M N30DA

Yakovlev Yak-18T N416RG and Yak-55M N30DA

Golden Age of Aviation

A wide variety of rare, vintage airplanes flew multiple passes by the audience.

Ryan PT-22 (ST3KR) N48777 146

Ryan PT-22 (ST3KR) N48777 146 and N48742 269

Monocoupe 90A NX15429

Travel Air D-4-D NC472N

Waco UPF-7 NC30140

Waco UPF-7 NC30140 at Chino, California, April 29, 2016.. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.

Stearman VN2S-3 N66290 130

Stearman 4E Junior Speedmail NC663K

Stearman 4E Junior Speedmail NC663K at Chino, California, April 29, 2016.. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.

Ryan PT-22 (ST3KR) N48777 146 and N48742 269

Ryan PT-22 N48777 146 and PT-22 N48742 269 at Chino, California, April 29, 2016.. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.

Cessna 190 N9848A

Stearman N2S-2 N61445

Stearman 4E Junior Speedmail NC663K and Boeing P-26 Pea Shooter N3378G

Stearman 4E Junior Speedmail NC663K and Boeing P-26 Pea Shooter N3378G at Chino, California on April 29, 2016.. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.

Ryan PT-22 (ST3KR) N48777 146 and N48742 269

Howard DGA-15P N5604V

Beech G18S N351WP

Waco UPF-7 NC30140

Lockheed 12A N18906 Electra Junior

Lockheed 12A N18906 Electra Junior

Boeing P-26 Pea Shooter N3378G

Boeing P-26 Pea Shooter N3378G

Boeing P-26 Pea Shooter N3378G at Chino, California, April 29, 2016.. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.

Waco UPF-7 NC30140

Ryan PT-22 (ST3KR) N48777 146 and N48742 269 and Stearman VN2S-3 N66290 130

Cessna 190 N9848A

Beech G18S N351WP

Fairchild PT-19A N11CM

Fairchild PT-19A N11CM at Chino, California on April 29, 2016., 2016.. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.

Waco UPF-7 NC30140, Travel Air D-4-D NC472N, and Lockheed 12A N18906 Electra Junior

Monocoupe 90A NX15429

Ryan PT-22 (ST3KR) N48777 146 and N48742 269 and Boeing P-26 Pea Shooter N3378G

Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 N44848 71

Fairchild PT-19A N11CM

Travel Air D-4-D NC472N

Travel Air D-4-D NC472N at Chino, California, April 29, 2016.. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.

Stearman N2S-2 N61445

Ryan PT-22 (ST3KR) N48777 146 and N48742 269 and Boeing P-26 Pea Shooter N3378G

Stearman VN2S-3 N66290 130 and Stearman 4E Junior Speedmail NC663K

Stearman VN2S-3 N66290 130 and Stearman 4E Junior Speedmail NC663K at Chino, California on April 29, 2016. , 2016.. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.

Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 N44848 71

Beech G18S N351WP

Beech G18S N351WP at Chino, California on April 29, 2016, 2016.. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.

Boeing P-26 Pea Shooter N3378G

Ryan PT-22 (ST3KR) N48742 269

Ryan PT-22 (ST3KR) N48777 146

Cessna 190 N9848A

Stearman 4E Junior Speedmail NC663K

Waco UPF-7 NC30140

Howard DGA-15P N5604V

Afternoon F-16 "Viper" Demo

A secind F-16C Viper made a high performance demonstration late in the afternoon.

General Dynamics F-16C Block 50 "Viper" 94-0042 of the 20th Fighter Wing based at Shaw Air Force Base performs a high-G turn in afterburner.

General Dynamics F-16C Block 50 "Viper" 94-0042 of the 20th Fighter Wing performs a high-G turn in afterburner.

General Dynamics F-16C Block 50 "Viper" 94-0042 of the 20th Fighter Wing

General Dynamics F-16C Block 50 "Viper" 94-0042 of the 20th Fighter Wing based at Shaw Air Force Base at Chino, California on April 29, 2016, 2016.. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.

General Dynamics F-16C Block 50 "Viper" 94-0042 of the 20th Fighter Wing

General Dynamics F-16C Block 50 "Viper" 94-0042 of the 20th Fighter Wing based at Shaw Air Force Base performs a high-G turn in afterburner.

General Dynamics F-16C Block 50 "Viper" 94-0042 of the 20th Fighter Wing

General Dynamics F-16C Block 50 "Viper" 94-0042 of the 20th Fighter Wing

Texas Flying Legends

Texas Flying Legends: Supermarine Spitfire LF9C N959RT, North American P-51D Mustang NL151HR, North American B-25J Mitchell N5672V, General Motors TBM-3E Avenger N7726C, General Motors FM-2 Wildcat N5HP, and Curtisss P-40K Warhawk N401WH flew passes by the audience just before sunset.

Curtiss P-40K Warhawk N401WH

General Motors FM-2 Wildcat N5HP Kimberly Brooke

Texas Flying Legends: Supermarine Spitfire LF9C N959RT, North American P-51D Mustang NL151HR Dakota Kid II/Long Island Kid, North American B-25J Mitchell N5672V Betty's Dream, General Motors TBM-3E Avenger N7226C, General Motors FM-2 Wildcat N5HP Kimberly Brooke, and Curtisss P-40K Warhawk N401WH.

Supermarine Spitfire LF9C N959RT, North American P-51D Mustang NL151HR Dakota Kid II/Long Island Kid, North American B-25J Mitchell N5672V Betty's Dream, General Motors TBM-3E Avenger N7226C, General Motors FM-2 Wildcat N5HP Kimberly Brooke, and Curtisss P-40K Warhawk N401WH.

Texas Flying Legends: Supermarine Spitfire LF9C N959RT, North American P-51D Mustang NL151HR Dakota Kid II/Long Island Kid, North American B-25J Mitchell N5672V Betty's Dream, General Motors TBM-3E Avenger N7226C, General Motors FM-2 Wildcat N5HP Kimberly Brooke, and Curtisss P-40K Warhawk N401WH at Chino, California on April 29, 2016, 2016.. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.

Supermarine Spitfire LF9C N959RT

North American P-51D Mustang NL151HR Dakota Kid II/Long Island Kid, North American B-25J Mitchell N5672V Betty's Dream, General Motors TBM-3E Avenger N7226C, General Motors FM-2 Wildcat N5HP Kimberly Brooke, and Curtisss P-40K Warhawk N401WH.

North American P-51D Mustang NL151HR Dakota Kid II/Long Island Kid and Curtisss P-40K Warhawk N401WH.

Supermarine Spitfire LF9C N959RT and General Motors FM-2 Wildcat N5HP Kimberly Brooke

General Motors TBM-3E Avenger N7226C

Curtiss P-40K Warhawk N401WH

General Motors FM-2 Wildcat N5HP Kimberly Brooke

North American B-25J Mitchell N5672V Betty's Dream

North American B-25J Mitchell N5672V Betty's Dream

North American B-25J Mitchell N5672V Betty's Dream at Chino, California on April 29, 2016, 2016.. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.

Supermarine Spitfire LF9C N959RT

Supermarine Spitfire LF9C N959RT at Chino, California on April 29, 2016, 2016.. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.

General Motors TBM-3E Avenger N7226C

North American P-51D Mustang NL151HR Dakota Kid II/Long Island Kid

Curtiss P-40K Warhawk N401WH

General Motors FM-2 Wildcat N5HP Kimberly Brooke

General Motors FM-2 Wildcat N5HP Kimberly Brooke at Chino, California on April 29, 2016, 2016.. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.

General Motors TBM-3E Avenger N7226C

General Motors TBM-3E Avenger N7226C at Chino, California on April 29, 2016, 2016.. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.

North American P-51D Mustang NL151HR Dakota Kid II/Long Island Kid

North American P-51D Mustang NL151HR Dakota Kid II/Long Island Kid at Chino, California on April 29, 2016, 2016.. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.

Curtiss P-40K Warhawk N401WH

Curtiss P-40K Warhawk N401WH at Chino, California on April 29, 2016.. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.

Supermarine Spitfire LF9C N959RT

Sea Fury Aerobatics

Supermarine Sea Fury T20 N924G flew a demo with smoke generators on its wings to illustrate how vortices form at the wing tips in flight.

Supermarine Sea Fury T20 N924G

Supermarine Sea Fury T20 N924G

The wing tip vortices break into short lengths that cross-link to form smoke rings

Supermarine Sea Fury T20 N924G

Supermarine Sea Fury T20 N924G

F-86 Sabre Twilight Show

The day's performances conlcluded with North American F-86F Sabre NX186AM flying after sunset.

North American F-86F Sabre NX186AM

North American F-86F Sabre NX186AM at Chino, California on April 29, 2016, 2016.. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.

North American F-86F Sabre NX186AM

North American F-86F Sabre NX186AM

North American F-86F Sabre NX186AM

North American F-86F Sabre NX186AM

North American F-86F Sabre NX186AM

More 2016 Chino displays

Static Displays

I photographed over 70 parked airplanes before and during the Planes ofFame Airshow at Chino on April 29 and 30.

Saturday Flying Displays

The 2016 Planes of Fame Airshow featured a simulated attackon Pearl Harbor, a demo by the Jelly Belly Interstate S-1A, Army airplane flybys, aerobatics by Rob Harrison in Tumbing Bear and the Granleys flying a Yak 18T and Yak-55M, Korean War airplane and jet warbird flybys, the airplanes of the Texas Flying Legends, demos by a Hawker Sea Fury and a Grumman F7F Tigercat, Naval aircraft flybys, a General Dynamics F-16 "Viper" demo, an Air Force Heritage Flight, and aerobatics by John Collver in North American SNJ Texan War Dog.

More Chino displays

Previous events at Chino.

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Vintage Airplanes at Chino

2020 Calendar

You can buy a 2020 calendar featuring my photographs of Vintage Airplanes at Chino, California.

A dozen photos of vintage airplanes flying at the Planes of Fame Airshow at Chino on April 29, 2016. Aircraft pictured include:

Waco UPF-7 NC30140
Stearman VN2S-3 N66290
Ryan PT-22 (ST3KR) N48777 146 and N48742 269
Cessna 190 N9848A
Stearman 4E Junior Speedmail NC663K and Boeing P-26 Pea Shooter N3378G
Howard DGA-15P N5604V
Lockheed 12A N18906 Electra Junior
Boeing P-26 Pea Shooter N3378G
Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 N44848
Fairchild PT-19A N11CM
Travel Air D-4-D NC472N
Beech G18S N351WP

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Lockheed P-38 Lightnings

2020 calendar

You can buy a 2020 calendar featuring my photographs of airworthy Lockheed P-38 Lightnings.

P-38L N25Y White Lightnin, Nellis Air Force Base, April 26, 1997
P-38J NX138AM Joltin Josie, Chino, October 6, 2001
P-38J NX138AM Porky II, Chino, May 22, 2005
P-38J NX138AM 23 Skidoo, Chino, May 19-20, 2007
P-38F NX17630 Glacier Girl, Chino, May 19-20, 2007
P-38L NL7723C, Chino, May 19-20, 2007
P-38L NL7723C, Edwards AFB, October 17, 2009
P-38J NX138AM 23 Skidoo, Chino, May 15, 2010
P-38L NL7723C, Chino, May 15, 2010
P-38J NX138AM 23 Skidoo, Valle, Arizona, June 25, 2011

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