Planes of Fame Airshow at Chino
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Over seventy vintage airplanes were displayed at the Planes of Fame Airshow at Chino over the weekend of May 19, 20. It was two days of sensory overload and unduplicatable warbird experiences. Chino is the only show where they fly three Lockheed P-38 Lightnings and the only show with two Mitsubishi A6M Zeros.
Lockheed P-38L Lightning, NL7723C
Lockheed P-38F Lightning, NX17630 Glacier Girl
North American B-25J Mitchell, NL9117Z In The Mood cranks up its R-2600 radial engiens as Brian Sanders makes another pass in Hawker Sea Fury Mk. 11, N19SF Argonought
North American B-25J Mitchell, NL25GL Guardian of Freedom
The starboard R-2600 engine of North American B-25J Mitchell, NL25GL Guardian of Freedom coughs out a cloud of smoke as it starts up.
North American B-25J Mitchell, NL9117Z In The Mood and North American B-25J Mitchell, NL25GL Guardian of Freedom
North American B-25J Mitchell, NL9117Z In The Mood
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, N9563Z Fuddy Duddy
Twenty-six warbirds prepare for the mass take-off of the air power formation flight on Saturday afternoon.
Lockheed P-38F Lightning, NX17630 Glacier Girl, Lockheed P-38L Lightning, NL7723C
Lockheed P-38F Lightning, NX17630 Glacier Girl
Curtiss P-40E (Warhawk Mk. 1), N940AK
Lockheed P-38L Lightning, NL7723C
Curtiss P-40E (Warhawk Mk. 1), N940AK
Curtiss P-40N Warhawk, NL85104
North American P-51D Mustang, NL7715C Wee Willy II
North American P-51D Mustang, NL451TB Kimberly Kaye and North American P-51D Mustang, NL7715C Wee Willy II take off in formation.
Commonwealth CA-18 Mk. 21, N51AB Flying Dutchman
Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless, NX670AM
General Motors FM-2 Wildcat, N29FG
General Motors FM-2 Wildcat, N86572
Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat, NX30FG
Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat, N1078Z Minsi III
North American B-25J Mitchell, N3675G Photo Fanny
North American B-25J Mitchell, N3675G Photo Fanny and North American B-25J Mitchell, NL9117Z In The Mood climb out together. The mass take-off was reminiscent of the opening scene from the movie Catch 22.
North American B-25J Mitchell, NL9117Z In The Mood
North American B-25J Mitchell, NL25GL Guardian of Freedom
North American B-25J Mitchell, N9856C Pacific Princess
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, N9563Z Fuddy Duddy
Douglas A-1H Skyraider, NX39606
North American T-28D Fennec, N632NA and Douglas A-1H Skyraider, NX39606
Sixteen of the warbirds in the air power formation.
Hawker Sea Fury Mk. 11, N19SF Argonought
Lockheed P-38F Lightning, NX17630 Glacier Girl, Lockheed P-38J Lightning, NX138AM 23 Skidoo, and Supermarine Spitfire LF IX E, NX2TF
Lockheed P-38F Lightning, NX17630 Glacier Girl, Lockheed P-38J Lightning, NX138AM 23 Skidoo, and Lockheed P-38L Lightning, NL7723C
Vought F4U-1A Corsair, NX83782 and Goodyear FG-1D Corsair, N106FG
Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat, NX30FG and Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat, N1078Z Minsi III
North American T-28D Fennec, N632NA and Douglas A-1H Skyraider, NX39606
General Motors FM-2 Wildcat, N86572 and General Motors FM-2 Wildcat, N29FG
North American B-25J Mitchell, NL9117Z In The Mood
North American B-25J Mitchell, N9856C Pacific Princess
North American B-25J Mitchell, N3675G Photo Fanny
North American B-25J Mitchell, NL25GL Guardian of Freedom
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, N9563Z Fuddy Duddy
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, N9563Z Fuddy Duddy struck a bird during its performance on Saturday. The resulting hole in the leading edge of the right wing prevented it from participating in the airshow on Sunday.
Hawker Sea Fury Mk. 11, N19SF Argonought
North American B-25J Mitchell, N3675G Photo Fanny
North American B-25J Mitchell, NL25GL Guardian of Freedom and North American B-25J Mitchell, N9856C Pacific Princess land on parallel runways.
North American B-25J Mitchell, NL9117Z In The Mood
Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless, NX670AM and General Motors FM-2 Wildcat, N29FG land on the parallel runways.
Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat, NX30FG
Republic P-47G Thunderbolt, N3395G Spirit of Atlantic City NJ
North American P-51D Mustang, NL5441V Spam Can
Douglas A-1H Skyraider, NX39606
North American T-28D Fennec, N632NA
General Motors TBM-3E Avenger, N28SF
General Motors FM-2 Wildcat, N86572
Goodyear FG-1D Corsair, N106FG
Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat, N1078Z Minsi III
Curtiss P-40N Warhawk, NL85104
North American P-51D Mustang, NL451TB Kimberly Kaye
North American P-51D Mustang, N64824 Speedball Alice
Douglas A-1H Skyraider, NX39606
North American T-28D Fennec, N632NA
North American B-25J Mitchell, N3675G Photo Fanny
General Motors TBM-3E Avenger, N28SF
Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless, NX670AM
General Motors FM-2 Wildcat, N29FG
General Motors FM-2 Wildcat, N86572
Goodyear FG-1D Corsair, N106FG
Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat, N1078Z Minsi III
Vought F4U-1A Corsair, NX83782
Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat, NX30FG
Curtiss P-40N Warhawk, NL85104
Curtiss P-40E (Warhawk Mk. 1), N940AK
North American P-51D Mustang, NL451TB Kimberly Kaye
Republic P-47G Thunderbolt, N3395G Spirit of Atlantic City NJ
Commonwealth CA-18 Mk. 21, N51AB Flying Dutchman
North American P-51D Mustang, N64824 Speedball Alice
North American P-51D Mustang, NL327DB Lady Jo
Hawker Sea Fury Mk. 11, N19SF Argonought
Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat night fighter, N805MB Big Bossman
North American B-25J Mitchell, NL25GL Guardian of Freedom
Supermarine Spitfire LF IX E, NX2TF
North American P-51D Mustang, NL5441V Spam Can
North American P-51D Mustang, NL7715C Wee Willy II
Page 1: Grumman Ironworks Flight/Missing Man Formation, Silver Wings Stearman Biplane Wing Walking, and Pacific Air Battle
Page 2: Tumbling Bear, Korean Air War, Tailhook Legacy Flight, and Brian Sanders Sea Fury Aerobatics
Page 4: Lightning Strikes! Formation of Three P-38s, USAF Heritage Flight, and Vietnam Air War
Static displays: Over seventy vintage airplanes were displayed at the airshow.
Previous events at Chino.
Link to the P-38 National Association Glacier Girl page.
Send a message to Brian.