Recent content by JJWilson

I'd put in an offer with you!

Hello everyone! We're now 7 days away from the Airshow!! I'll be telling you about my second trip to Chino in 2010, another fantastic year with a magnificent selection of Warbirds and performers. Planes of Fame Airshow: A Salute to the Greatest Generation (2010) After 2009's amazing airshow...

Hello everyone! I am extremely excited to announce that the annual Planes of Fame airshow held in Chino California is 8 days away! The folks over there at Planes of Fame put on the best airshows I've ever attended, not even the Greatness of the Reno air races or EAA Airventure in Oshkosh...

The Tigercat was introduced to the Navy in 1944 actually, and while it never saw combat, it was technically in WW2.

The F7F Tigercat is above and beyond the most beautiful plane in my opinion, and it sounds beautiful with those two Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radials :D

So........so..........depressing. There's only about 18 left in the world at this point, when the Soviet Union made 4,800. Sad stuff..........

87 F, partly cloudy, and a -10% chance of rain............Gilbert, Arizona

I've seen that interview many times, and got to hear Wilbur in person back in 2010, incredible. PoF as you mentioned is great in that cooperates and benefits from other museums and collections and does a fantastic job of involving veterans and the best hands in the field of Warbird mechanics and...

Hello YGBSM, it's great to have another member here to give more info than the little I have. Truly Planes of Fame's airshow is one of the best in the country, and the museum is easily just as good, and houses some very rare pieces. I had the privilege of meeting Dick Cole at Oshkosh last year...

Congratulations!! That is truly fantastic to hear, I feel quite terrible that I failed to thank you for your service earlier Bill, you have my sincerest gratitude and admiration for your example and patriotism. I too hope I can spend 70 years and beyond with a special person someday, I'm a...

Very true Airframes, but they were the first in WW2 to use it.

We have to remember the origins of the Sharksmouth.......BF-110's of ZG 76 in the Battle of Britain

Wow that's amazing you were able to be a part of the crew, is it still an airworthy 17? I believe, but I can't confirm this, that Bob and Ed Maloney, the Museum's founder, were friends and that might be a reason for the cooperation. I'm sorry that you did not hear about his passing right away...

He was never a massive part of the show, but a few of his aircraft did fly, I'm not sure about the B-17 though, he died I believe a decade ago as well. The Airshow has actually become considerably more successful and larger since then, but without men like Mr. Pond it's hard to see Planes of...

I'm not trying to be difficult, but the Whirlwinds wingspan, 45ft is only 7 ft shorter than the P-38 52ft, I don't see how an Allison is to big for the airframe, when a Merlin isn't?