Chino Pix

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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.
 

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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".
 

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If theres one thing that comes to mind when you see the B29 next to the other WW2 warbirds, is "its huge".
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no it's not

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

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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.
 

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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.
 

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