Night shoot at the Arizona Wing of the CAF
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The Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force hosted a gtoup of Arizona Aviation Photographers for a night shoot at Falcon Field on June 16, 2012. The CAF staff graciously moved two Mig-15s, a North American P-51D Mustang, and a Stearman N2S onto the flightline for the photographers. Shortly after we arrived, a dust storm blew across the airport. Red Mountain disappeared behind a wall of windblown dust. The dust storm blew off to the west, turning the afternoon sunlight to a diffuse yellow glow.
Stinson SR-10G Reliant NC2330 was built in 1938. Its construction number is 3-5838. It is powered by a Lycoming R680-4P-B4 nine-cylinder radial engine.
The cockpit of Stinson SR-10G Reliant NC2330.
North American P-51D Mustang NL151RJ Stang carries construction number is 122-40944. It was delivered to the Royal Canadian Air Force as 9276 on January 11, 1951. It was struck off charge on December 27, 1957. James H. Defuria and Fred J. Ritts of Intercontinental Airways of Canastota, New York registered it as N4132A. M.L. Alson and Aero Enterprises of Elkhart, Indiana acquired it in 1960. It was damaged in a crash landing at Elkhart. Gary Harris of Half Moon Bay, California acquired the fuselage in 1974. William A. Spear of San Diego, California undertook its restoration. Gerald S. Beck and Tri-State Aviation of Wahpeton took on the restoration project in 1989. Robert E. Odegaard of Kindred, North Dakota acquired it in September 1990 and registered it as N4129E. It was registered as N151RJ on September 9, 1994. It was restored to airewirthy condtion using parts of 22 airframes and the dataplate of 44-74404. It made its first flight after restoration in 1995. It flew as 474404 BC-H Dazzling Donna. It has been registered to Bob Odegaard since June 7, 2001.
North American P-51D Mustang NL151RJ Stang
North American P-51D Mustang NL151RJ Stang
North American P-51D Mustang NL151RJ Stang
MiG-15 4048
MiG-15 4048
MiG-15 4048
PZL-Mielec SBLim-2 N9012 is a MiG-15 UTI trainer built under license in Poland. After retirement from the Polish Air Force it spent some time at a car dealership in Duiven, Netherlands. It was imported into the United States and restored to airworthy condition. It is now marked as Red 012.
North American P-51D Mustang NL151RJ Stang
North American P-51D Mustang NL151RJ Stang
MiG-15 4048
Douglas C-47A Dakota N53ST was built in 1943. Its construction number is 9380. It served with the US Army in North Africa in World War II. It has been registered to Prescott DC3 Incorporated since November 30, 1999.
North American P-51D Mustang NL151RJ Stang
North American P-51D Mustang NL151RJ Stang
Stearman B75N1 N47964 was built in 1943. Its construction number is 75-7540. It is powered by a Lycoming R-680-4P-B4 nine-cylinder radial engine. It is restored as US Navy N2S-3 964.
MiG-15 4048
MiG-15 4048
MiG-15 4048
MiG-15 4048
MiG-15 4048
PZL-Mielec SBLim-2 N9012
North American P-51D Mustang NL151RJ Stang
Stearman B75N1 N47964
Stearman B75N1 N47964
Douglas C-47A Dakota N53ST
Grumman AF-2S Guardian N9993Z was delivered to the US Navy as BuNo 126731. It was acquired by Aero Union Corporation of Chico, California and registered as N9993Z. Its conversion to tanker was not undertaken and it was stored at Chico for many years. It was moved to Falcon Field about twenty years ago. It has been registered to the Commemorative Air Force since December 17, 2010.
Falcon Field is home to the Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force.
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