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CHINO AIR SHOW May 5-6 2018 Planes of Fame

by Chuck A. Villanueva on March 24, 2018 · in Show Reports · 19 ≡

If anyone should be in So California on the first weekend of May. Come on down to Chino, California, about an hour east of Los Angeles, in the Inland Empire. WWII B-25's, P-38's B-17's, P-47, Tigercats, Mustangs, the N9MB Flying wing [...]

1/72 Airfix MiG-15

by Tom Rodgers on March 10, 2017 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

I did this kit a few months back. It is an attempt to depict the MiG-15 at the Planes of Fame Museum at Chino, CA. It "started life" as a 1970's Airfix "baggie" kit, hence there were SOME fit and detail issues. This [...]

The newest airplane nut meets Steve Hinton

by Tom Cleaver on February 4, 2017 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Grand nephew Nathan Elster, who really likes Planes of Fame Air Museum,spent his 8th birthday watching Steve Hinton fly the museum's P-38, and then he got to meet Steve. He also liked the new P-40M/Kittyhawk III restoration

Chino California Air Show April 29, 2016, part 3

by George Louis Creed on May 1, 2016 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

Chino California Air Show April 29, 2016, part 2

by George Louis Creed on May 1, 2016 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

Chino California Air Show April 29, 2016

by George Louis Creed on May 1, 2016 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

What a blast ! A private car show and great view of the airshow next to a taxi way at Chino Airport on Saturday April 29, 2016. Was suppose to be only for a few hours but we got mesmerized and wound up making it a ten hour day from start [...]

You won’t see these two anywhere but Chino

by Tom Cleaver on December 8, 2013 · in Show Reports · 18 ≡

You're not going to see these two original Japanese airplanes anywhere but at Planes of Fame in Chino. A bad day for photography, but when the world's only J2M3 Raiden (Jack) and D4Y3 Suisei (Judy) are on display (the J2M3 hasn't been [...]

B-17G at Chino

by Tom Cleaver on November 3, 2013 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

The B-17G finally flew in to Chino yesterday. Here are some shots, including one of me holding it in front of another famus Boeing product, that will give you a good idea of just how big it is.

P-51A at Chino last weekend

by Tom Cleaver on November 2, 2013 · in Show Reports · 5 ≡

This is the Planes of Fame P-51A Mustang, in the markings of "Mrs. Virginia" of the 1st Air Commando Group; the original was flown by their legendary commander, Colonel Phil Cochran. Phil and the Air Commandos were immortalized [...]

“Spam Can” in her new incarnation at Chino today

by Tom Cleaver on October 12, 2013 · in Show Reports · 11 ≡

Every few years, Planes of Fame repaints "Spam Can" (the world's oldest continuously-licensed P-51D, since 1957) to represent a famous P-51. She is now in the markings of the 506th Fighter Group, one of the VLR Mustang groups [...]