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“Princess Elizabeth” at Chino 2010

by Tom Cleaver on September 21, 2013 · in Show Reports · 2 ≡

Ran across these shots of "Princess Elizabeth" at Chino back in 2010. This airplane was returned to The Fighter Collection this year and has been seen at the Duxford Flying Legends show. This "P-51B" really isn't one. [...]

A-36A at Chino in 2010

by Tom Cleaver on September 21, 2013 · in Show Reports · 3 ≡

This is the A-36A owned by Tom Friedkin, after it was restored for flight by Fighter Rebuilders in 2010. The airplane is now painted like the A-36A from the 86th FBG with the mission marks all over the fuselage, one of the decal options [...]

Mustang madness @ Chino – more A2A

by Tom Cleaver on August 16, 2013 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

Two of the Chino P-51s, back about 10 years ago. "Susie" is now in a different scheme, but this variation on "Snooks VII" looks pretty nice. I think I was in Bob Lewis' Cessna 172, which is why Steve Hinton had to drop [...]

More nostalgia flights @ Chino – F4U-1 Corsair (and a Bearcat)

by Tom Cleaver on August 14, 2013 · in Show Reports · 5 ≡

These shots were taken from the open gunner's seat of the museum's T-6 - the best photo platform possible, turned around facing aft completely out in the open. The nice pretty blue shots were taken in November 2002, a beautiful, perfect [...]

Nostalgia flights @ Chino

by Tom Cleaver on August 12, 2013 · in Show Reports · 2 ≡

Here's some photos taken with the Planes of Fame P-40N and P-51D back in 2004. A hazy southern California summer's day (but far better than back in the 1970s, when the smog was so bad in the Inland Empire I had to fly directly over Chino [...]

Spitfires (and a Hurricane) @ Chino – 2004

by Tom Cleaver on August 11, 2013 · in Show Reports · 6 ≡

Was going through the files and here are some interesting pictures of Spitfires that used to live at Chino. The P.R.XIX PM891 is of particular interest. When it retired from the Thai Air Force in 1961, the King of Thailand presented it to [...]

Golden Age Airplanes at Chino

by Tom Cleaver on May 5, 2013 · in Show Reports · 7 ≡

Here is the Planes of Fame P-26, the only one in the world (of 2) that flies, also the J2F Duck and the Grumman F3F-2, which didn't fly due to an oil cooler problem. Also some fly-bys by the Northop N9M, the only flyable early flying wing [...]

Chino Fly-bys

by Tom Cleaver on May 5, 2013 · in Show Reports

Being on the announcer stand, we were above the crowd, but back from the flight line, but I did manage to get some other interesting fly-bys. The F4U-4 is in the markings of Lt. Tom Hudner of VF-32, the only Navy Medal of Honor winner in [...]

Chino flight line

by Tom Cleaver on May 5, 2013 · in Show Reports · 3 ≡

There weren't just P-38s at the show yesterday. Among others not seen previously were a newly-restored P-51C in the markings of Duane Beeson's "Boise Bee" (makes sense - the airplane lives at Boise and Beeson was from Boise), a [...]

P-38s on the flight line at Chino

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

Five flying P-38s and one F-5G that will fly - the biggest collection of Lightnings in one place in many many years. For modelers, note the upper surface color of the P-38F "Glacier Girl." That is early US Olive Drab, a [...]