You never know what you will see or hear in the skies around Detroit’s Willow Run International Airport located in Ypsilanti MI. Willow Run has a little of everything from locally based USA Jet or Kalitta freighters to the more exotic Aeronaves De Mexico DC9’s. If you want to go one step further […]
Posts Tagged ‘F8F Bearcat’
Warbirds at the 2014 Reno Air Races
Posted by Ken Kula on November 13th, 2014

The 51st National Championship Air Races brought a large number of warbirds to the Nevada desert. Some competed in the air, some competed on the ground, while others were just displayed to honor their military heritage. The races have always attracted a fair amount of veteran aircraft, especially since three of today’s race classes […]
The Formation Flight
Posted by davebudd on September 25th, 2013
See what the pilot sees when flying a F8F Bearcat in formation with a P-51D Mustang. Jason Somes of the Commemorative Air Force Southern California Wing attached a GoPro camera to his helmet during a demonstration flight at the Jacqueline Cochran Airshow located in Thermal, CA. The footage is stunning and shows how much skill […]