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Grumman F3F Flying Barrel N20FG is owned by Cinema Air of
Carlsbad, California. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Grumman F3F Flying Barrels, N20FG and N19FG fly formation with a
two-place Grumman G32A N100TF. They are all registered to Cinema
Air. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Fokker Dr.1 Triplane N113PC is
registered to Stearman Restorations of Wilmington, Delaware.
Photographer: Brian Lockett.
North American SNJ-4 #44 N75964 in Navy markings is owned by
William Nightingale. AT-6 in U.S. Air Force markings is named
Fixation. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
North American AT-28D-5 Trojan N2496 is registered to Trojan Air
Holdings of Anchorage, Alaska. It was built as U.S.A.F. 49-1496,
and is painted in authentic matte finish SEA camouflage. I saw it
fly over the museum here in Goleta just the other day.
Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Grumman
TBF-3 Avenger NX7835C is owned by the Planes of Fame Museum at
Chino, California. It was originally Navy BuNo 91264 and flies as
BuNo 7154. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
The Planes of Fame Museum was one of the first air museums in the United States
Goodyear FG-1D Corsair N11Y is a license built variant of the
Vought F4U. It is registered to C C Air Corporation of Port
Hueneme, California. It was built as Navy BuNo 67087.
Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat NX6178C is registered to Richard Bertea
of Corvallis, Oregon. It was built as Navy BuNo 80483. In the
sixties it flew as tanker #E43 for Sis-Q Flying Service of Santa
Rosa, California. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Grumman
F6F Hellcat N4994V is registered to the Planes of Fame Museum at
Chino, California. It was originally Navy BuNo 93879.
Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Vought F4U-1 Corsair NX83782 in formation with
Goodyear FG-1D Corsair N11Y. NX83782 is registered to the Planes
of Fame Museum at Chino, California. It was built as and carries
Buno 17799 on its tail. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
"Wampus Cat", Grumman F8F Bearcat N800H is registered
to Talon Investments of Eugene, Oregon. It was built as Navy BuNo
121752. This Bearcat has a lengthy racing history. In the
sixties, Tom Mathews flew this F8F as #10, "Tom's Cat".
Walt Ohlrich flew it as #8, "Miss Priss". John Herlihy
named it "Sweet Pea" and it carried race #8. Harold
Beal and Charles Smith gave it the name "Precious
Bear", still as #8. Then it spent a while at Biggin Hill in
the U.K. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Link to pictures of "Wampus Cat" at the 1998 Reno Air Races.
General Motors FM-2 Wildcat NL5HP is a license
built version of the Grumman F4F. This one is registered to
Howard Pardue of Breckenridge, Texas. It was built as Navy BuNo
86777. It is seen here in formation with F7F Tigercat NX6178C,
giving a perspective on the evolution of naval fighter design
over the course of World War II. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless NX670AM is registered to the Air Museum
at Chino, California. It was built as Navy BuNo 28536 but
delivered to the Royal New Zealand Air Force as NZ5062. After the
war it was used as a wind machine by MGM Studios. Wings from
another SBD were recovered from Guadalcanal to return this
Dauntless to flying condition in 1987. Note the perforated dive
brakes and the swinging bomb cradle. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Northrop N9MB Flying Wing is now registered N9MB, although it
carried no registration when it was flown as a one-third scale,
free-flying, wind-tunnel model of the XB-35 bomber. It is owned
by the Air Museum at Chino, California. Photographer: Brian
Lockett.
Vought F4U
Corsair NX83782 taxis to the ramp with folded wings.
Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Grumman
TBF-3 Avenger NX7835C displays the alternative wing fold
mechanism favored by Grumman. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Northrop N9MB Flying Wing N9MB landing. Photographer: Brian
Lockett.
"Joltin' Josie", Lockheed
P-38J Lightning NX138AM, now registered to the Air Museum at
Chino, used to be registered to Bob Pond as NX38BP. It was built
as Army Air Corps 44-23314. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
"Ridge Runner", North American P-51D Mustang NL151DM is registered to Martin Daniel of San Jose, California. It was built as Army Air Corps 44-13250 but carries tail number 472308. It spent some time in the service of the FA Salvadorena.
Link to pictures of "Ridge Runner" at the 1998 Reno Air Races.
"Six Shooter", another P-51D Mustang, is flown by Chuck Hall.
"Joltin' Josie" and
"Six Shooter" are joined by Bell P-63C-5 Kingcobra
NL163FS and "Val Halla" a P-51D Mustang. Photographer:
Brian Lockett.
"Val Halla" is marked as a post-war Air Force Mustang. It is flown by Bill Anders who flew around the moon on Apollo 8.
Link to pictures of "Val Halla" at the 1998 Reno Air Races.
The Kingcobra is registered to Picacho Aviation of Las Cruces, New Mexico. It was built as Army Air Corps 42-69021.
Another view of that mixed bag
formation. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
"Ridge Runner", "Val
Halla", "Joltin' Josie", "Six Shooter",
and the P-63 Kingcobra. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Lady Jo, North American P-51D Mustang NL327DB is registered to
Aero Classics, Inc of Chino, California. It was built as Army Air
Corps 44-84860. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Link to pictures of "Lady Jo" at the 1998 Reno Air Races
McDonnell-Douglas F-15C Eagle, Air Force 80-024 from Eglin Air
Force Base. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Curtiss
P-40 Warhawk NL85104 is registered to Planes of Fame, Inc of
Anchorage, Alaska. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
"Spirit of Atlantic City N.J.", Republic P-47G
Thunderbolt N3395G sports the original razorback cockpit. It is
registered to the Air Museum of Chino, California. It was built
as Army Air Corps 42-25234. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
McDonnell-Douglas F-15C Eagle 80-024 pulls G's. Photographer:
Brian Lockett.
"Joltin Josie", the P-63 Kingcobra,
and F-15C Eagle 80-024 make a very uncommon formation.
Photographer: Brian Lockett.
"Joltin Josie", the P-63 Kingcobra,
and F-15C Eagle 80-024 Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Stearman
PT-17s of the Silver Wings Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Close-up of "Joltin Josie" Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Bell P-63
Kingcobra Photographer: Brian Lockett.
"Val Halla", P-51D Mustang piloted by Bill Anders.
Photographer: Brian Lockett.
"Maniyak", Czechoslovakian Let C.11 N18AW is a license
built variant of the Yak-11. It is registered to Thomas Camp of
San Francisco, California. It has been retrofitted with a Pratt
and Whitney R-1830 radial engine. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Wingwalker on
Hartley Ivor Folstad's Stearman PT-17. Photographer: Brian
Lockett.
"Maniyak" Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Link to pictures of "Maniyak"at the 1998 Reno Air Races
Yak-3U NX498SD has
been retrofitted with a Pratt and Whitney R-2000 radial engine.
It is registered to Samuel Davis of Corona, California.
Photographer: Brian Lockett.
"September Pops", Hawker Sea Fury T Mk 20 NX233MB is a
two-place trainer variant. It is registered to Fury Limited of
Carson City, Nevada and flown by Michael Brown. Photographer:
Brian Lockett.
Link to pictures of "September Pops" at the 1998 Reno Air Races
"Maniyak" and a new
production Yak-3M N529SB. The Yak-3M was recently manufactured by
the Yak company using the same jigs and construction methods used
during the Great Patriotic War. It is registered to Stephen
Barber of Ontario, Oregon. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
More information about the Yak-3M is available at Alexandre Savine's Russian Aviation Museum
Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" NX46770 is registered to the
Planes of Fame Museum of Anchorage, Alaska. There is now a second
flying Zero at the Santa Monica Museum of Flight. Photographer:
Brian Lockett.
"Sentimental Journey", Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
N9323Z is registered to the American Airpower Heritage Flying
Museum of Midland, Texas. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Link to the 
American Airpower
Heritage Museum of the Confederate Air Force
In the sixties, "Sentimental Journey" flew for Aero
Union Corporation of Chico, California as tanker #E17.
Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Dream Flight's
Douglas DC-3 N101KC is registered to Western Airways of Juntura,
Oregon. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
North American B-25J Mitchells, "Pacific Princess"
N9856C registered to Ted Itano of Monterey Park, California and
"Photo Fanny" N3675G registered to James Maloney of
Corona Del Mar, California. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
"Pacific Princess" was built as Army Air Corps 43-28204. It was seen in the movie "Catch 22"
"Photo Fanny" was built as Army Air Corps 44-30423.
Spanish built transport version of
the Heinkel He-111 N72615 is registered to the American Airpower
Heritage Flying Museum of Midland, Texas. Photographer: Brian
Lockett.
"Cottonmouth", Grumman Hu-16 Albatross N97HU is
registered to J C Janes and Associates of Rockford, Illinois. It
was built as Air Force 49-074 and flies now in Royal Canadian Air
Force markings. Photographer: Brian Lockett.
Lockheed T-33A
Photographer: Brian Lockett.
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