Chino 2007 album

[evangilder]

Great show today, but the haze made everything a bit screwy. I am exhausted, but wanted to post some shots from today. I can only say 2 words about Chino...Oh YEAH! The massive gaggle of warbirds had 27 WWII aircraft in the sky at the same time!!!

***Warning, cover keyboards before viewing as this may cause extreme drooling.

 

[syscom3]

I'm going out there tomorrow Evans......

 

[Wildcat]

Very very cool! I'm so jealous...

 

[Gnomey]

Excellent shots!

 

[evangilder]

Thanks guys. I didn't know until this morning that the B-17G "Fuddy Duddy" had a bird strike yesterday. I took a look at my pictures and sure enough, you can see the damage. Must have been a good sized bird to do that kind of damage to a B-17! It's the port side wing, out past the #1 engine.

 

[lesofprimus]

Nice pics, and pretty amazing about the bird strike....

 

[evangilder]

Ugh, I meant #4 engine...The amazing part is that the B-17 was the tail-end charlie in a 27 ship formation. The bird missed 26 other airplanes before hitting the B-17. I am culling through tons and will post some more soon.

Dan, you would have loved the Corsair action. In the morning, they were making high speed knife edge passes that were awesome. In the afternoon, 2 corsairs were flying in formation. I will get to those. I am going through 2,000+ pictures in 38 directories!

 

[Wildcat]

Great shots Eric! Did the 3 P-38's get airborne together?

 

[syscom3]

I just got back from the airshow.

What a fantastic show they had this year!

Hi lite of the "Korean War" flyby was the F86 losing one of its wing pylons!

WE thought the plane lost a control surface or something critical.

Everyone was glad to see it land safely.

 

[evangilder]

Actually, it was a wing tank that separated. I had a friend that caught a picture of it. It was another great show by the folks at Chino and further proof that once you go to Chino you go back again and again. A couple of photographer friends of mine have not missed a show since the 1970s. Another has been to every one since 1962!

Here are a couple of more quick shots. I am editting like a madman.

 

[fyrflyr]

Thanks guys. I didn't know until this morning that the B-17G "Fuddy Duddy" had a bird strike yesterday. I took a look at my pictures and sure enough, you can see the damage. Must have been a good sized bird to do that kind of damage to a B-17! It's the port side wing, out past the #1 engine.

Looks to me to be on the Starboard side, outside the #4 engine. We always counted from left to right.

 

[evangilder]

Correct, I was thinking in reverse on about 2 hours of sleep when I posted that.

 

[pbfoot]

Fuddy Duddy looks out of place in California the guys in Geneseo who restored it are still a little miffed about how they lost it. Aside from that awesome pics

 

[comiso90]

AWESOME..

I like the A1 in the air..

I ve never seen a photo of 2 zeros at an airshow

 

[evangilder]

Yes, Wildcat, the P-38s flew together in a loose formation. The pilot of the P-38L with the invasion stripes is not fully certified for fromation flying yet.

 

[Wildcat]

Nice shots. Must have been awesome to see 3 P-38's in the air together.

 

[evangilder]

It was. I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming.

 

[Gnomey]

I'm sure you did. Excellent shots!

 

[Haztoys]

Great pic's...I still have famliy around Chino...When I lived there I would go there alot... Will be stopping by next month when I'm over there..

I live in Arizona now ...And there is a part of Chino up at Valle Arizona airport.. They have a small show every year... But I can't seem to find a date for this years show .. Anyone know if they still have the show at Valle Arizona ..??

 

[evangilder]

June 23, 2007

High Country Warbirds Fly-In - Planes of Fame Press Release