Warbird DisplaysDiscuss Chino 2007 album in the World War II - Aviation forums; Great show today, but the haze made everything a bit screwy. I am exhausted, but wanted to post some shots ...
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!!!
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Wherever their bones may lie, the courage of heroes is consecrated in the hearts and engraved in the history of the free. Lt Col Honner DSO MC, 39th Commander speaking of the dead from the battle of Kokoda.
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Excellent shots!
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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.
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Nice pics, and pretty amazing about the bird strike....
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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!
Wherever their bones may lie, the courage of heroes is consecrated in the hearts and engraved in the history of the free. Lt Col Honner DSO MC, 39th Commander speaking of the dead from the battle of Kokoda.
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.
Wherever their bones may lie, the courage of heroes is consecrated in the hearts and engraved in the history of the free. Lt Col Honner DSO MC, 39th Commander speaking of the dead from the battle of Kokoda.
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.
Wherever their bones may lie, the courage of heroes is consecrated in the hearts and engraved in the history of the free. Lt Col Honner DSO MC, 39th Commander speaking of the dead from the battle of Kokoda.
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
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.
Wherever their bones may lie, the courage of heroes is consecrated in the hearts and engraved in the history of the free. Lt Col Honner DSO MC, 39th Commander speaking of the dead from the battle of Kokoda.
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