Planes of Fame Airshow at Chino
May 17, 2009
Flying Displays, page 1

Over seventy vintage airplanes were displayed at the Planes of Fame Airshow at Chino over the weekend of May 16 - 17. The theme of the show was the Grumman Iron Works. The show featured five Grumman F8F Bearcats, three Grumman F7F Tigercats, three General Motors TBM Avengers, three Curtiss P-40 Warhawks, two North American B-25 Mitchells, two Mitsubishi A6M "Zeroes", several North American P-51 Mustangs and a host of others.

Grumman F8F Bearcat Formation Flight

Grumman Bearcat F8F-1 NL9G BuNo 90454 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat NL9G

Grumman Bearcat F8F-2 NX8TF BuNo 122637 Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat NX8TF

Grumman Bearcat F8F-2P NX747NF BuNo 122614 Grumman F8F-2P Bearcat NX747NF

Grumman Bearcat F8F-2 NX224RD BuNo 121748 Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat NX224RD

Grumman Bearcat F8F-2 NX14WB BuNo 122619 Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat NX14WB

Grumman Bearcat F8F-1 NL9G BuNo 90454 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat NL9G

Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat NX8TF BuNo 122637 Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat NX8TF

Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat NX224RD BuNo 121748 Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat NX224RD

Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat NX14WB BuNo 122619 Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat NX14WB

Grumman Bearcats F8F-2 NX14WB, F8F-2P NX747NF, F8F-1 NL9G, F8F-2 NX8TF, and F8F-2 NX224RD Grumman Bearcats F8F-2 NX14WB, F8F-2P NX747NF, F8F-1 NL9G, F8F-2 NX8TF, and F8F-2 NX224RD

Grumman Bearcats F8F-2 NX14WB, F8F-2P NX747NF, F8F-1 NL9G, F8F-2 NX8TF, and F8F-2 NX224RD Grumman Bearcats F8F-2 NX14WB, F8F-2P NX747NF, F8F-1 NL9G, F8F-2 NX8TF, and F8F-2 NX224RD

Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat NX30FG Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat NX30FG

Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat N1078Z Minsi III Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat N1078Z Minsi III

Grumman F8F-2P Bearcat NX747NF BuNo 122614 Grumman F8F-2P Bearcat NX747NF

Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat NX224RD BuNo 121748 Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat NX224RD

Silver Wings Wing Walker

Stearman B75N1 N450SR Margaret Stivers Margaret Stivers photographs the crowd from the upper wing of Stearman B75N1 N450SR Margaret Stivers piloted by Hartley Folstad.

Stearman B75N1 N450SR Margaret Stivers Margaret Stivers aboard Stearman B75N1 N450SR

Rob Harrison's Zlin 50 LX

Zlin 50 N6660C Tumbling Bear Rob Harrison is back performing aerobatics in Zlin 50 N6660C Tumbling Bear

Grumman Iron Works

Grumman TBM-3E Avenger N7835C Grumman TBM-3E Avenger N7835C

Grumman TBM-3E Avenger N7226C BuNo 85938 Grumman TBM-3E Avenger N7226C

Grumman TBM-3E Avenger N4171A Grumman TBM-3E Avenger N4171A

Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat NX909TC BuNo 80425 Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat NX909TC

Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat N805MB BuNo 80503 Big Bossman Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat N805MB Big Bossman

Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat NX30FG Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat NX30FG

Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat N1078Z Minsi III Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat N1078Z Minsi III

Grumman Hellcats F6F-3 NX30FG and F6F-5 N1078Z Minsi III Grumman Hellcats F6F-3 NX30FG and F6F-5 N1078Z Minsi III

Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat NX909TC Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat NX909TC

Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat N805MB Big Bossman Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat N805MB Big Bossman

Grumman Bearcat F8F-2P NX747NF Grumman Bearcat F8F-2P NX747NF

Grumman Bearcat F8F-2 NX224RD Grumman Bearcat F8F-2 NX224RD

Grumman TBM-3E Avenger N7226C Grumman TBM-3E Avenger N7226C

Grumman TBM-3E Avenger N4171A Grumman TBM-3E Avenger N4171A

Grumman Hellcats F6F-3 NX30FG and F6F-5 N1078Z Minsi III Grumman Hellcats F6F-3 NX30FG and F6F-5 N1078Z Minsi III

Grumman Bearcats F8F-2P NX747NF and F8F-2 NX224RD Grumman Bearcats F8F-2P NX747NF and F8F-2 NX224RD

Grumman F8F-2P Bearcat NX747NF Grumman F8F-2P Bearcat NX747NF

Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat NX909TC Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat NX909TC

Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat N1078Z Minsi III Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat N1078Z Minsi III

Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat NX909TC and F7F-3N Tigercat N805MB Big Bossman Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat NX909TC and F7F-3N Tigercat N805MB Big Bossman

Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat NX30FG Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat NX30FG

Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat NX224RD Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat NX224RD

Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat N805MB Big Bossman Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat N805MB Big Bossman

Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat NX909TC Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat NX909TC

Grumman TBM-3E Avenger N7226C Grumman TBM-3E Avenger N7226C

Grumman TBM-3E Avenger N4171A ="Grumman TBM-3E Avenger N4171A

Grumman TBM-3E Avenger N7226C Grumman TBM-3E Avenger N7226C

Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat N700F BuNo 80390 Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat N700F

Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat NX224RD F7F-3N N805MB Big Bossman,and F6F-3 Hellcat NX30FG Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat NX224RD, F7F-3N N805MB Big Bossman, and F6F-3 Hellcat NX30FG

Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat NX224RD Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat NX224RD

Steve Hinton F7F Aerobatics

Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat N700F BuNo 80390 Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat N700F

Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat N700F BuNo 80390 Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat N700F

Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat N700F BuNo 80390 Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat N700F

Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat N700F BuNo 80390 Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat N700F

Pulsa Jet Ground Demo

Pulse Jet A pulse jet of the type that powered the V-1 Buzz Bomb made a deafening drone when it was run for the crowd.

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