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Yanks Air Museum Open Cockpit Day: P-40 Warhawk July 20th

Posted on by Shawn E. Bell

Yanks Air Museum at the Chino Airport is hosting an open cockpit day on July 20th, 2013.

From the Yanks website:

See the world differently gazing out of a fighter aircraft. Join us for the 1st ever OPEN COCKPIT DAY featuring the P-40 Warhawk. Step back into the 1940’s, Yanks’ authentic fighter cockpits are complete and original.

Tour the Super Constellation, this aircraft flew classified, secret missions to detect invasion from USSR bombers during the 1950’s. She is complete, airworthy and original as any “Connie” we have ever seen. Visit with Connie specialist Gary Harrington to learn more about AEW, Radiomen and their missions.

Train with the 82nd Airborne Living History Re-enactors and jump from the C-47 Skytrain.

Support our cause with Pilot extraordinaire Bob Hayden, he won’t keep his feet on the ground for long. Take to the skies in this PT-17 open-cockpit bi-plane or go aerobatic with pilot Daniel Wotring in the T-6 Texan of WWII fame. AIRCRAFT RIDES start at $50pp.

Packages available include admission, cockpit access, posters, food and fun

You can find out more about Yanks Air Museum and this event at the Yanks website HERE.

 

Warbirds

Planes of Fame Hosting AVG Flying Tigers Event July 6th

Posted on by Shawn E. Bell

The Planes of Fame Air Museum’s living history event for July is the Flying Tigers and the AVG, featuring the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk.

Quick Stats from the Planes of Fame Museum’s website on their P-40N:

History

  • The P-40 is most widely known as the aircraft of the Flying Tigers, aka the American Volunteer Group (AVG), who began fighting the Japanese in China during the early days of the Pacific war.
  • The P-40 was not as maneuverable as the aircraft types flown by the Japanese.
  • The P-40 was built in a number of variants, sold to several foreign air forces, and operated under a plethora of names.
  • It was known as the Warhawk to the USAAF, while the British Commonwealth countries called the early versions Tomahawks and the later versions Kittyhawks. A number served with the SovietAir Force, under the lend-lease program.
  • The aircraft served in all theaters of WW2.
  • Purchased by Edward Maloney in 1960 and restored to flight by Planes of Fame Air Museum in 1980.

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