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From last Saturday's Planes of Fame Momthly Event "World War 2 Bombers"...

Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless at Golden Hour (when the sun is setting making a golden hue). The pilot's son is in the backseat.







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Also, here's a few photos from the event. We had a lot flying that day! Almost like a Mini Airshow!
But that's what you can expect to see at the Planes of Fame Museum!

P-51D Mustang 'Wee Willy II' and B-25J Mitchell 'Photo Fanny'


B-25J Mitchell 'Photo Fanny'


B-25J Mitchell 'Photo Fanny'


P-40N Warhawk


P-51D Mustang 'Spam Can'


Formation of these aircraft:


And I had the ultimate pleasure of meeting and getting to chat with Jonna Doolittle, Jimmy Doolittle's granddaughter.
WOW did she have some amazing stories to tell about her grandfather including some never told outside her family
about Jimmy Doolittle's famous raid!
Here she is in front of our B-25J Mitchell, she's actually in the Mitchell in those photos of our B-25 flying. She loved the ride.

As always, I enjoy looking at your photos! Those are some really great shots of the planes in flight!

Yes, thanks for some more great photos.
What event was that?
Also have you done or do you plan on doing a "ghosts" style calender?
just curious.

I cant beleive i missed that!!! Awesome pics!

pilotman wrote:Yes, thanks for some more great photos.
What event was that?
Also have you done or do you plan on doing a "ghosts" style calender?
just curious.

I'm the photographer for the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, California (Chino Airport). The first Saturday of each month we have a event where there is a seminar on a particular topic/theme and then afterwards a flight demo by an aircraft relating to the theme. The topic for that even was 'WW2 Bombers'

I'm not sure if you've mentioned before, but for some of the shots of the planes in the air, do you get to ride in a chase plane? If so, let me understand.....you get to hang around classic planes, take cool pictures, and then get free rides? If so, sweet deal!

Hey! Enough of the (absolutely beautiful!!! ) photos of the Dauntless!

Torture...enough already!! (would love to see a 1:18 Dauntless!!)

Great photos...all of them...keep 'em coming! (great story on Ms. Doolittle, too!) Thanks!

JimBob

Morian Miner wrote:I'm not sure if you've mentioned before, but for some of the shots of the planes in the air, do you get to ride in a chase plane? If so, let me understand.....you get to hang around classic planes, take cool pictures, and then get free rides? If so, sweet deal!

I'm usually in a civi plane flying formation with them. Cessna 182, Cessna 210, Baron, SNJ Texan, etc. I technically 'work' for the museum, but I don't get paid I volunteer I guess... though they 'pay' me back with air-to-air photo sessions. It benefits them and myself.