for May
The first Saturday of May is going to be their annual airshow. There are going to be
SIX P-38's at this years airshow, 5 of them flyable.
Come see us on May 03, 04 and 05 for
"Lightning Strikes Chino!"
This is a rare opportunity to see these magnificent aircraft not only up close on the flight line, but in the air, performing for you on May 4 5. We will have the following P-38s: '
Glacier Girl', 'Honey Bunny', 'Tangerine', 'Thoughts of Midnight' and Planes of Fame's own
'23 Skidoo'. Our sixth P-38 is a static exhibit from Yanks Air Museum, it is a rare photo recon configuration. So be sure to come to the airshow this year to see this rare and fantastic gathering of six P-38 Lightnings. "Lightning Strikes Chino!!"
Source: PLANES OF FAME - Latest News
Airshow Preview Event - May 03, 2013
On Friday,
May 3rd, Planes of Fame Air Museum will have a special '
Airshow 2013 Preview' event. The only way to be a part of this '2013 Airshow Preview' event is to visit Planes of Fame Air Museum. Visitors Planes of Fame Air Museum members can come to the museum during normal museum hours on Friday May 3rd and, after entering the museum, take a tram to the ramp to view arriving aircraft and practice sessions. The first practice session will be from
1:00-2:30PM and the second practice session from
3:00-4:00PM. Museum Members are admitted without charge as usual and visitors pay regular museum entrance fees. Planes of Fame
Air Museum Members can then come to Airshow on either Saturday or Sunday without charge to enjoy the entire performance.
Source: PLANES OF FAME - _script-page-events
Planes of Fame Air Show 2013 - May 4 5
- 8:00 Gates Open Static Displays tours of warbirds
- 9:30 - 10:30 Veterans Panel Held at Announcer Stand
- 11:00-11:10 Air Show Opens National Anthem, Missing Man Fly-Over
- 11:10-11:25 Silver Wings Wingwalking Margi Stivers Hartley Folstad perform with their 450 Stearman Biplane
- 11:25-11:35 Rob Harrison Aerobatics Aerobatic Performance by the Rob Harrison, "Tumbling Bear" in his Zlin 50LX
- 11:35-12:00 Pacific Air Battle F4F, F6F, F7F, F8F, F4U, PBY, J2F, SBD, TBM, Val, Zero
- 12:00-12:20 Intermission
- 12:20-12:50 Korean Air Battle F-86, MIG-15, T-33, T-6, P-51, F4U, AD-1, Sea Fury
- 12:50-1:10 Sean Tucker Aerobatics Performs in his Team Oracle Challenger II Biplane
- 1:10-1:20 Heritage Flight Two Lockheed P-38 Lightnings
- 1:20-1:50 European Fighters P-40, P-51, P-47, FW-190, Spitfire, Yak-3, P-63
- 1:50-2:00 Dennis Sanders Sea Fury Aerobatics
- 2:00-2:20 B-25 Bombers/C-47s Three B-25s and three C-47s Flybys
- 2:20-2:45 P-38 Lightning Formation Demo Flybys of five P-38 Lightnings!
- 2:45-2:55 Steve Hinton P-38 Lightning Aerobatic Demonstration
- 2:55-3:10 Clay Lacy Learjet Aerobatic Demonstration
- 3:10-3:20 Ron Hackworth N9M Flying Wing
- 3:20-3:40 John Collver T-6 "War Dog" Aerobatics
- 4:00 End of Air Show Thank you for coming!
- 4:35 Chino Airport Resumes Normal Operations
Planes of Fame Events Calendar:
PLANES OF FAME - Events Calendar
2013 Schedule of Events:
PLANES OF FAME - 2013 Schedule of Events
WHEN: Friday, Saturday Sunday, May 03, 04, 05, 2013
WHERE: Planes of Fame Air Museum, 7000 Merrill Avenue #17, Chino, CA 91710
WHY: It is the Mission of Planes of Fame Air Museum to
preserve aviation history,
inspire interest in aviation,
educate the public, and
honor aviation pioneers and veterans. The Museum sponsors regular events in the form of inspirational experiences, educational presentations, flight demonstrations, and airshows in fulfillment of this mission.
Planes of Fame Air Museum,
'Where Warbirds Fly and Aviation History Lives'
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Looking forward to seeing you there.
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