IMG_0847 Tarmac loaded with warbirds at Gillespie.
IMG_0848 Corsair
IMG_0849 F4-U Corsair
IMG_0856 Texan T-6 smoke on!
IMG_0859 Climb aboard the Corsair (I wish)!
IMG_0975 P51 "Lady Alice" screaming down the runway!
IMG_0989 P-51 "Red Dog" with sun glinting off the turtle deck. Notice combat "kills" below the cockpit.
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IMG_1137 Northrop N-9MB, first prototype of flying wing built during WWII. Predecessor to B-2 Bomber. Way ahead of its time, and ... too politically efficient for the war effort.
IMG_1140 Boeing Stearman PT-19, served as primary trainer during WWII.
IMG_1173 C-53 takeoff
IMG_1203 C-53 Jumpers away!
IMG_1222 Nose cone reflection!
IMG_1253 Corsair touchdown by Jet Air
IMG_1281 F4-U Corsair high speed pass.
IMG_1311 F4-U Corsair low and slow, carrier approach.
IMG_1359 Yak-9 formation flying.
IMG_1421 Northrop 9-MB taxis out, notice 4th wheel/gear aft.
IMG_1442 Northrop 9-MB, blue bottom and yellow top to tell the difference when seen in flight.
IMG_1457 Northrop 9-MB, blue bottom and yellow top to tell the difference when seen in flight.
IMG_1522 P-51 Red Dog touches down by Jet Air.
IMG_1569 P-51 "Lady Alice" and simulated re-enactment of D-Day invasion (June 6, 1944).