Chino Pix

[the lancaster kicks ass]

believe it or not that was actually as close to a 2 as i could draw, i did mean B-25............

and i'd say an F2b too.........

 

[lesofprimus]

Great pics syscom.... I wish I knew what happened to all of my pics that I took from back in the day, airshows and reunions and whatnot... Very frustrating, now that having those pics means something... My father got rid of alot of that stuff after I moved out and joined the service...

 

[Gnomey]

Nice pics syscom!

 

[syscom3]

A couple of crappy pics of two different P39's at Chino, again in 1984.

Notice one of them has a four bladed prop. I dont know if this was a Reno racer at one time.

The other pix, look at the exhaust stack, and the paint discoloration behind it. Thats a good indication of the airflow across the fuselauge at that point.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice pics syscom.

 

[evangilder]

Nice shots

 

[syscom3]

Thought you guys might like these. These were taken at Chino in 1988. The CAF had all three of their big birds there that year. The B17, the B24D and the B29.

If theres one thing that comes to mind when you see the B29 next to the other WW2 warbirds, is "its huge".

 

[evangilder]

Very nice!

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

If theres one thing that comes to mind when you see the B29 next to the other WW2 warbirds, is "its huge".

no it's not

yes, i know the B-36's post war but i wanted to post it anyway

 

[Gnomey]

Nice pics syscom!

 

[Nonskimmer]

Yes indeed, nice pics.

 

[cheddar cheese]

Terrific! 8)

 

[syscom3]

I found two more of this magnificent machine flying in the air.

I think the fighter thats in formation with it, is a rare P51A.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice pics syscom, I like the second one.

 

[syscom3]

This is my xmas gift to Pisis, Les, Gnomey, CC, Lanc, Evans, Deradler, Erich, Nonskimmer and Jon, and all the rest.

You just dont see this warbird every day!

This was on static display at Chino May 1998. It had just been restored to airworthy condition for a private collector in Florida. I think it was still getting its FAA certifications at the time, so it wasnt going to fly that weekend. It was a shame as it would have been a crowd pleaser.

From what I can remember, this is an ulta rare "A" model that escaped from the scrap heap after the war. It never saw service due to it being the 3rd B26 built and was used for training and other purposes. (I think thats the story, someone correct me if I am wrong).

In one of the pics, Im the dumb looking guy wearing the "Hard Rock - Bali" tee shirt.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice pics syscom.

 

[Nonskimmer]

Hey, great gift syscom! Thanks!
I didn't even get you a tie.

 

[A6M3]

That's Kermit Weeks B-26. There was an article on that B-26 in the January 1998 Air Classics.

And here is a link to Kermit's website.
http://www.fantasyofflight.com/aircraftpages/b26.htm

Eric

 

[lesofprimus]

Excellent pics..

 

[cheddar cheese]

Superb...