Faded Glory
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Crunch
Senior Airman
Great thread idea! (I have nothing though 
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Gary,
Where did you take these wonderful pictures? Shangri-la?
Jim
Where did you take these wonderful pictures? Shangri-la?
Jim
evangilder
"Shooter"
Excellent stuff Gary. It is a shame to see them like this but they can make excellent photographs.
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ToughOmbre
Senior Master Sergeant
Very cool pics, but also very sad to see those warbirds reverting back to nature.
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evangilder
"Shooter"
Boy, that 109 is neat, Marcel!
Miss Universe has fallen into disrepair, sadly. I don't know what will become of that once proud bird.
Miss Universe has fallen into disrepair, sadly. I don't know what will become of that once proud bird.
Gary,
Wouldn't it be nice if they got the Mauler and Dragon back in the air, or at least in a museum somewhere?
Keep 'em coming!
Regards, Jim
PS I still say you look like a surfer dude from SoCal.
Wouldn't it be nice if they got the Mauler and Dragon back in the air, or at least in a museum somewhere?
Keep 'em coming!
Regards, Jim
PS I still say you look like a surfer dude from SoCal.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Great idea for a thread and cool photos, Gary!
Hopefully, someone will take pity on Miss Universe and restore her
Marcel, that '109 is cool!
I sure wish I had some photos of the "boneyard" at Chino from when I used to scrounge around there when I was a kid. All the old hulks down on the western end of the property near old quonsett buildings...this is going waaay back to the 70's, but I recall climbing around in old cargo planes and old TBM firefighters among other warbird carcasses including a well picked-over fuselage of a Fw190.
Wonder what ever happened to all that stuff...
Hopefully, someone will take pity on Miss Universe and restore her
Marcel, that '109 is cool!
I sure wish I had some photos of the "boneyard" at Chino from when I used to scrounge around there when I was a kid. All the old hulks down on the western end of the property near old quonsett buildings...this is going waaay back to the 70's, but I recall climbing around in old cargo planes and old TBM firefighters among other warbird carcasses including a well picked-over fuselage of a Fw190.
Wonder what ever happened to all that stuff...
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
It's sad to see once great war birds in a state like that.
wheelsup_cavu
1st Sergeant
I think most of it's still there. This is some of the better preserved aircraft.Great idea for a thread and cool photos, Gary!
Hopefully, someone will take pity on Miss Universe and restore her
Marcel, that '109 is cool!
I sure wish I had some photos of the "boneyard" at Chino from when I used to scrounge around there when I was a kid. All the old hulks down on the western end of the property near old quonsett buildings...this is going waaay back to the 70's, but I recall climbing around in old cargo planes and old TBM firefighters among other warbird carcasses including a well picked-over fuselage of a Fw190.
Wonder what ever happened to all that stuff...
I am pretty sure there is another area with more cannibalized ones.
IIRC this is there to be restored section ??
Wheelsup
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Those are some really cool shots, Wheelsup...when did you take them?
wheelsup_cavu
1st Sergeant
Thans GrauGeist I took them in December 2008. They were my last hurrah with film.
After spending more on developing the film than what a digital camera cost I bought one.
Planes of Fame Air Museum Hours and Directions
On this site map all of them are located in the "Jet Aircraft, Tank, Vehicle Displays" section.
I had to duck under some of the wings to get the shots from behind because thay have them parked so close.
If this satellite link works when you zoom in completely you will see a mass of aircraft just up and to the left of the tag. That is where I took the shots I posted.
ACME Mapper 2.0 Planes of Fame
The marker tag is located on the Gift shop.
Wheels
After spending more on developing the film than what a digital camera cost I bought one.
Planes of Fame Air Museum Hours and Directions
On this site map all of them are located in the "Jet Aircraft, Tank, Vehicle Displays" section.
I had to duck under some of the wings to get the shots from behind because thay have them parked so close.
If this satellite link works when you zoom in completely you will see a mass of aircraft just up and to the left of the tag. That is where I took the shots I posted.
ACME Mapper 2.0 Planes of Fame
The marker tag is located on the Gift shop.
Wheels
Posted this in my D.XXI thread last year. Last remaining Dutch Fokker D.XXI (no 229). Legendary for shooting down a Bf110 by jettisoning the canopy which ended up in the Bf110's propeller. Was shot down afterwards and remained in the soil until 1990 when it was digged out again. On display at a ford near Amsterdam with more of the Crash 40-45 collection.
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GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Thanks for the links, Wheels!
The boneyard I am remembering used to be on the far western edge of the airport proper, near Euclid Ave. and was of considerable size and also held relics from TV movie productions.
I see from the satellite map that Chino has really changed, which is no surprise, but the complex of older hangars and the rows of quonsette buildings I remember are long gone. There also used to be an entrance from Euclid Ave.
The boneyard I am remembering used to be on the far western edge of the airport proper, near Euclid Ave. and was of considerable size and also held relics from TV movie productions.
I see from the satellite map that Chino has really changed, which is no surprise, but the complex of older hangars and the rows of quonsette buildings I remember are long gone. There also used to be an entrance from Euclid Ave.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
That is fricken awesome. Tragic she is the last, I always loved the Fokkers.
wheelsup_cavu
1st Sergeant
I think the movie aircraft have been brought into the hangars.
I know the Corsair used in Black Sheep Squadron and the F-86 used in the John Wayne movie Jet Pilot are in the hangars on display.
If you pan out and look around you will see that the area has really built up from when you remember it.
Several new housing tracts and road improvements.
I hadn't been to the museum since 1992 when I went in 2008 and boy was I shocked at how much it had changed.
I am sure I walked around the boneyard you were talking about in 92 because the museum grounds were not nearly as built up as they are now.
Wheels
