Hamilton Air Show 2012

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Here are some of the Dakota. I believe this is Dak with the highest number of hours on it in the world.

 

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B-25 Hot Gen.

 

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Some of the previous birds from across the tarmac.

The Corsair looks real mean here (sorry for the bias!)

 

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The Lancaster.

 

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Sabre. By the time I got to it I couldn't get close unfortunately.

 

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Couple more of a Fifi and an Aurora.

 

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A-10.

 

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That's basically all of the major pictures, I may add more of some of the static displays as time goes on. Hope you enjoyed them!

 

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May as well toss these in here too. This is the B-17G I saw today. I'll be going back before it leaves, and with a better camera I imagine. These were just taken with my iPhone.

 

[Gnomey]

Excellent shots Corey!

 

[N4521U]

Ohhhhhhhhh boy I miss the airshows in the States. Hamilton is just up the bay from where I lived. I was there years ago with Russ Francis and his P-51D. Met Bob Hoover there with Russ. Did some cartooning on the side of Lacey's PV-2 Harpoon before he painted in the Navy colors. It was still bar aluminum, he was still working on that beauty. Bill Walsh came and visited Russ at his plane. I thought they had ripped up the runways at Hamilton when the property was developed.

I miss them, Watsonville, Salinas, Tracy, Livermore, all them local airshows. Even flew into Minter Field with Russ in the Mustang. Ground crewed his plane at several shows. Even got to fly in to NAS Moffit in a TBM, and back out again at the end of the show. We took on 5 gals of oil just to bring it up to minimums.

I miss them airshows.

Thanks for the pictures. Gonna do a Lanc for the next Heavy Hitters GB!

 

[fubar57]

Some great detail shots there Cory. Thanks.

Geo

 

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Thanks, and my pleasure guys. Glad it brought back some memories Bill!

 

[Geedee]

One word dude....bl**dyhellthatsagreatsetofshots !

 

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Thanks Gary!