The County of San Bernardino Planes of Fame Airshow is an annual event and one NEVER to be missed. Joe and I have been making this trip for the past three years and it just keeps getting better. This year was special as it was celebrating the “100th Anniversary of U.S. Naval Aviation”. Planes of [...]
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Planes of Fame – Chino Air Show 2011
Posted by davebudd on May 18th, 2011
Posted in Bombers, Fighters, Museums, POF, Racers 
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No Comments »Valiant Air Command Airshow 2011
Posted by joekates on April 4th, 2011
The Valiant Air Command hosts an annual airshow in Titusville Florida each spring. In the past (20 years ago) it was one of the 3 or 4 top airshows in the country. It’s still a great show and has a long standing name “TICO” and is a contraction of the name Titusville Cocca Airport Authority. [...]
Posted in Fighters, Museums Tags: Bill Yoak, Darryl Greenmeyer, F-104, Heavy Metal Jet Team, Jim Tobul, Kermit Weeks, N104RB, P-51 “QuickSilver”, Starfighter, Starfighters, Titusville Cocca Airport Authority, Tom Smith, VAC Museum, Valiant Air Command, Valiant Air Command Airshow 2011, “Fantasy of Flight”, “Korean War Hero”, “TICO” No Comments »B-29 Superfortress “Fi Fi” returns to the air.
Posted by joekates on August 6th, 2010
MIDLAND, TEXAS (Aug. 5, 2010). –The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) is proud to announce the return to flight for FIFI, “the Queen of the Fleet.” The world’s only flyable Boeing B-29 Superfortress returned to the skies early Thursday morning for its first flight since 2004. “It is an emotional day at the CAF for our [...]
F-86 Sabre
Posted by joekates on June 6th, 2010
Last Saturday (June 5th), The Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, CA held its monthly “Living History Flying Day.” This month’s topic was the F-86 Sabre. From 10am until noon, veteran F-86 pilots Vernon Hodges, Casey Finnegan, and others spoke to a crowd of 150. These pilots shared their experiences and great memories of [...]
