Chino Airshow 2009
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The very impressive flight line
A Curtiss P-40 Warhawk taxies to the runway
Silver Wings with Margi Stivers and pilot Hartley Folstad
Margi Stivers in fine style
Steve Hinton, head of the Planes of Fame Museum
Grumman J2F Duck -- a rare bird
Grumman F3F and J2F
Grumman F3F, the last American biplane fighter
The pilot prepares the wings of a TBM Avenger for takeoff
TBM Avenger flies by
Avenger similar to the one George Bush flew in WWII
Another TBM Avenger
Two Grumman Bearcats in close formation
F8F Bearcats
The Bearcats come around again
Grumman F7F Tigercat
Steve Hinton prepares to fly the F7F Tigercat
Grumman F7F Tigercat
F7F Tigercat with smoke on
One of three Tigercats flying at the show
Five Grummans - F3F, F4F Wildcat, F6F Hellcat, F7F Tigercat and F8F Bearcat
Grumman F4F Wildcat
F4F Wildcat
Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star, the first operational American jet fighter
North American F86 and MiG 15 -- Legendary Korean war foes
F-86 and MiG 15
F-86 and MiG 15
Two Authentic Japanese Zeros
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
P-40 Warhawk
Another P-40, similar to the ones flown by the Amercian Volunteer Group (AVG) otherwise known as the "Flying Tigers"
The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk first flew in 1938
North American P-51 Mustang "Kimberly Kaye"
F6F Hellcat was a carrier based fighter that replaced the F4F Wildcat. The Hellcat proved to be the most successful aircraft in naval history, destroying 5,271 aircraft.
Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Bell P-39 Airacobra
Hellcat in British Royal Navy Colors
P-51 Mustang "Lady Go"
Waiting in the P-47
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
P-47 Thunderbolt
P-47 Thunderbolt
P-47 Thunderbolt