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Chino Pr0n

By lex, on October 15th, 2009

It’s not so very far away. Great pics.

Maybe next year.

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October 15th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: Flying

15 comments to Chino Pr0n

  • proud dad
    October 15, 2009 at 9:52 pm

    Memories from my youth,brunch at flo’s,then touring the planes of fame museum.In those days you could wander around the hangers and talk to the people working on the warbirds(maybe you still can).
    One thing that still sticks in my mind is a picture of a P-51(as I remember)and a dragster.Picture is taken at night with the dragster at 0ft AGL and the P-51 at 10 maybe 20ft AGL right on top of the dragster.Both are running a very rich mixture,lots of fire.
    I sure would like to see that picture again.
    Thanks for the memory reload.
    Alan

  • SCOTTtheBADGER
    October 15, 2009 at 10:31 pm

    There was an F6F there! HUZZAH!

  • HomefrontSix
    October 15, 2009 at 11:32 pm

    My uncle flew the P-40, the P-47, and the P-51 in the China-Burma-India theater of operations during WWII. What incredible pictures!

  • SK1 Cook
    October 16, 2009 at 7:28 am

    I have been an avid Warbird buff since childhood….sometimes I feel I was born in the wrong timeframe – should have been borne in the late 1920′s instead of the early 1960′s…..

    Megamillions is up to $200 Million for tonight’s drawing and one of the first things I will do with the winnings, (if I am so blessed) is the purchase of a B-25 Mitchell I found for sale on the web….Not as sexy as a P-51 or a P-38 but I will be able to take my newly acquired girlfriends for a flight with me as we tour the Hawaiian Islands and land back at my new Maui estate……I can see it all now…..Mai-Tais in the hot-tub with the girls and sunsets that will bring tears to my eyes….

    Here’s the details on the B-25….

    Model
    B-25 MITCHELL
    Price
    US $750,000
    Location
    Rvs, Oklahoma
    Condition
    USED
    Registration Number
    N345BG
    Total Time
    9744 Hours

    • xairboss
      October 16, 2009 at 1:55 pm

      SK1, Snake Eater can probably give you a receipt for “Cubi Specials”. The are pretty good too.

      • bc
        October 16, 2009 at 6:39 pm

        Airboss, speaking of Cubi, saw some news pieces about the successful port visit of the USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group (Cowpens, Fitzgerald, CVW-5) to Manila during mid-August. First time in 13 years for a carrier. Think it was four days…have to wonder if anyone was allowed out of perimeter for nostalgic visits down memory lane (Fields Ave., Magsaysay, Barrio Baretto, etc.). Glad they’ve started visiting again. A little liberty goes a long way. A little good liberty goes even further. (though it’s all good, right?)

  • Larry Schumacher
    October 16, 2009 at 8:03 am

    I crewed on the B25 Pacific Princess back in the 80s, Fun times, Great people, and an awesome airplane to fly around in. Plus working on R2600s was a kick for a diesel mechanic. PP was in blue navy PBj markings back then but nose art was same.

  • chaps
    October 16, 2009 at 10:04 am

    Even though I served on a carrier, I am not fluent in aviator. Something I have seen here before but can’t figure out;

    Would someone please translate PrOn?

    Remember, you only remain ignorant if you don’t ask. :-)

    • lex
      October 16, 2009 at 10:26 am

      chaps, pictures of cool airplanes are a kind of p*rnograpy for aviators, but if you write headlines on blog posts that talk about p*rn, you get links to, and attention from, all of the less savory and darker corners of the ‘net. “Pr0n” on the other hand seems to get you a bye.

      We like to keep things neat and tidy around here :-)

  • Glenn Cassel AMH1(AW) USN Retired
    October 16, 2009 at 2:50 pm

    Used to watch the Avengers, Catalinas and the occasional AT Ford Trimotor as a kid in Helena, Montana during the fire season. And in Hamilton in the Bitteroot Valley visiting the cousins. Johnson Bell Flying Service out of Missoula used the Fords to drop smoke jumpers. It was slow enough to get them on target.

  • Tuna
    October 16, 2009 at 7:46 pm

    Lex, not sure if you noticed, but there were several shots in the second half of the group of a Corsair with markings of the SSHWFGD’s.

  • Just John
    October 17, 2009 at 10:39 pm

    What a blast from the past. I also have many fond memories from my childhood of attending the show at Chino. I had the honor of meeting Pappy Boyington there. Even then, it was a real treat, since I too was weened on Black Sheep Squadron.

  • DAve
    October 18, 2009 at 11:19 pm

    Don’t worry boys there’s plenty to go around:
    http://www.courtesyaircraft.com/inventory%20table.htm
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