Five P-38's Flying at POF Air Show

[Bomber_12th]

Planes of Fame announced today that the following P-38's are all scheduled to be flying at their big annual Chino air show being held this year from May 4-5.

"Tangerine" - Jack Erickson (coming from Oregon)
"Honey Bunny" - Jack Croul (based at Chino)
"Thoughts of Midnite" - Tom and Dan Friedkin (coming from Texas)
"Glacier Girl" - Rod Lewis (coming from Texas)
"23 Skidoo" - Planes of Fame Museum (based at Chino)

Only slightly disappointed that nothing has been mentioned of Ron Fagen's P-38 "Ruff Stuff", but it would have a long journey to get out there and may already have other commitments (it did partake in the P-38 gathering held a couple years ago in California, at the 'Capital City Airshow' - at that show, they worked to assemble five together as well, but due to an engine problem with the POF Lightning at the last moment, they were one short).

More info: http://planesoffame.org/index.php?page=general-info

(Note that with the air show schedule, more often than not there are multiples (in some cases a lot) of a particular aircraft type listed.)

 

[Daveroo]

Planes of Fame announced today that the following P-38's are all scheduled to be flying at their big annual Chino air show being held this year from May 4-5.

"Tangerine" - Jack Erickson (coming from Oregon)
"Honey Bunny" - Jack Croul (based at Chino)
"Thoughts of Midnite" - Tom and Dan Friedkin (coming from Texas)
"Glacier Girl" - Rod Lewis (coming from Texas)
"23 Skidoo" - Planes of Fame Museum (based at Chino)

Only slightly disappointed that nothing has been mentioned of Ron Fagen's P-38 "Ruff Stuff", but it would have a long journey to get out there and may already have other commitments (it did partake in the P-38 gathering held a couple years ago in California, at the 'Capital City Airshow' - at that show, they worked to assemble five together as well, but due to an engine problem with the POF Lightning at the last moment, they were one short).

More info: http://planesoffame.org/index.php?page=general-info

(Note that with the air show schedule, more often than not there are multiples (in some cases a lot) of a particular aircraft type listed.)

i got to see them all gathered at the capitol california airshow at mather field sacramento, was an awesome sight and sound to see and hear then in the air together...im not good enough to take pic of aircraft in the air,so i wasnt able to do so..wished i had.
seems my pics are too large..and im worn out tonight...

 

[Bomber_12th]

Some more recent info, following yesterday's press day: http://photorecon.net/six-p-38s-scheduled-for-chino-2013

It is now reported that the P-38 from Yanks will be rolled out onto the ramp to join the others, so that there will be a total of six P-38's parked together at the show (the Yanks P-38 is not currently airworthy).

 

[stansdds]

Wish I was there.

 

[Terry]

What ever happened to White Lightning that was purchased and rebuilt by Red Bull?

 

[Bomber_12th]

Hey Terry, that aircraft is based at the 'Flying Bulls' museum at the Salzburg airport, Austria. It's been getting a lot of flight hours, and appears that it will be displaying with the collection's Corsair throughout this air show season (in the last few years, it has made air show appearances all over Europe, including Flying Legends at Duxford in 2011).

These films were posted recently of some training flights so-far this year, ahead of the air show season:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKVrc9vFXis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7NADTfBwJ4


Here's in-cockpit footage of the aircraft displaying at the 2011 Flying Legends show at Duxford:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLKiQ06z7_g

 

[robert41]

Great videos. Thanks for the links.