Commemorative Air Force Pilot Maker Day
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The Southern California Wing of the Commemorative Air Force hosted Pilot Maker Day at the Camarillo Airport on December 9, 2006. Three North American Texans and a Beech Mentor buzzed the airport.
North American AT-6D Texan, N8540P Miss Universe has been registered to Jason Somes of Simi Valley since October 26, 2005.
Beech T-34B Mentor, N341MR is restored as U.S. Navy BuNo 140731.
North American SNJ-4 Texan, N86WW Sugarfoot was delivered to the U.S. Navy as BuNo 27255 in 1955. It entered the civil register as N9528C. It has been registered as N86WW since January 24, 2005.
Fairchild F24R is undergoing restoration.
Extreme wide-angle view of the Commemorative Air Force ramp.
SNJ-4 N86WW Sugarfoot.
North American SNJ-5 Texan, N89014 was ordered by the Army Air Corps as 41-34524, but it was diverted to the U. S. Navy as BuNo 84865 in 1943. Its construction number is 88-16676. It spent some time in the service of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force. Dennis G. Buehn and Warbirds West of Compton, California recovered it from Japan in October 1977 and registered it as N89014. Brandon O'Brien bought it in 1979. The Confederate Air Force of Harlingen, Texas acquired it in 1986.
SNJ-5 N89014, SNJ-4 N86WW Sugarfoot, and AT-6D N8540P Miss Universe run up their R-1340 radial engines.
SNJ-5 N89014, SNJ-4 N86WW Sugarfoot, AT-6D N8540P Miss Universe, and T-34B N341MR pass over the airport.
Bell model 47G-4 N8503F paid a short visit to the airport.
SNJ-5 N89014, SNJ-4 N86WW Sugarfoot, AT-6D N8540P Miss Universe, and T-34B N341MR return to the airport.
AT-6D N8540P Miss Universe.
T-34B N341MR.
SNJ-4 N86WW Sugarfoot.
SNJ-5 N89014.
Bell model 47G N547SB also paid a short visit to the airport.
AT-6D N8540P Miss Universe.
SNJ-4 N86WW Sugarfoot.
SNJ-5 N89014.
Camarillo displays.
Tour the Camarillo Airport on Google Earth.
The Southern California Wing of the Commemorative Air Force' Home Page.
Visit Airliners of America's Martin 404 page.
Send a message to Brian.