2013 Planes of Fame Airshow

2013 Planes of Fame Airshow

Glacier Girl Warbirds thundered over the Chino Airport May 4-5, 2013 as the Planes of Fame Air Museum held its annual air show.  This year’s theme was “Lightning Strikes Chino” as five out of seven flyable P-38 Lightnings in the world today gathered together.  This was the first time in over 50 years this many P-38 Lightnings flew in one place. One of the five P-38 Lightnings was Glacier Girl owned by Rob Lewis.  On 15 July 1942, due to [...]

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Flying With Two Legends

Flying With Two Legends

    We would like to thank Chuck Hall and Doug Matthews for allowing us to video their beautiful aircraft in flight.  Special thanks to Mike Malak for making the connection for us, Mike’s photography is use as our thumbnails for the video.  You can check out more of Mike’s amazing work at Malak Photography.com  “Click picture above to play video” “Click picture above to play video”   Still Photography by Lisa Plummer Doug taxing back to his hangar after [...]

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2013 Riverside Airshow

2013 Riverside Airshow

Riverside Municipal Airport, CA The 2013 Riverside Airshow was held April 6th at the Riverside Municipal Airport and attracted a crowd of 90,000 airshow fans.  As with many air shows this year military aircraft were noticeably missing from the flight line.  WWII aircraft owned and operated by individuals and organizations filled in for the current military aircraft. Aerobatic acts carried most of the show with performances from Tim Weber, John Collver, Frank Donnelly and Jon Melby.  Silver Wings Wingwalking also [...]

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Sean D. Tucker, Air to Air

Sean D. Tucker, Air to Air

  “click picture above to play video” Media flight, 2012 Jacqueline Cochran Airshow.  We would like to thank Sean D. Tucker and Team Oracle for their support in making this video possible. Enjoy! AIRSHOWVID.COM

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“FiFi” The World’s Only Flying B-29 Bomber

“FiFi” The World’s Only Flying B-29 Bomber

Palm Springs Air Museum, CA One stop on FiFi’s West Coast tour was the Palm Springs Air Museum.  The four day stop was a huge success with large crowds waiting in line to see FiFi and a sold out flight schedule for rides.  The Commemorative Air Force who operates FiFi allowed us unrestricted access to FiFi and her flight crew for the purpose of making our video shown below.   As an unexpected bonus, Murray Siegel, a former WWII B-29 navigator showed up [...]

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2013 NAF El Centro Airshow

2013 NAF El Centro Airshow

The 2013 NAF El Centro Airshow took place under the confusion of sequestration. The airshow is the largest event in the Imperial Valley with an estimated 35,000 visitors seeing the one day airshow.  During the weeks leading up to the event many last minute changes from static display aircraft to military performances had to be accommodated.  Filling holes in the flight schedule became a challenging job for the airshow staff but after long days of working around the 10 to [...]

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OPERATION RED FLAG

OPERATION RED FLAG

Nellis Air Force Base, NV “click picture above to play video” A look from the runway as today’s most high tech military aircraft take part in a RED FLAG mission launch and retrieval from Nellis Air Force Base, NV. A wide selection of current US Air Force jets are shown including the F-22 Raptor, B1-B Lancer as well as aircraft from NATO countries like the Saab JAS-39 Gripen. See what only a few have seen before.  A special thanks goes [...]

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NAF El Centro Winter Photocall 2013

NAF El Centro Winter Photocall 2013

NAF El Centro, CA “click picture above to play video” Naval Air Facility El Centro holds a PhotoCall twice a year and AIRSHOWVID.COM was allowed to attend the first Photocall of 2013.  El Centro is unique for its friendly outreach to the aviation photography community.  Very few military bases allow civilians the level of access during flight operations as NAF El Centro.  As a bonus, we were allowed access to watch the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels practice for their 2013 [...]

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AT-6 Air to Air Video

AT-6 Air to Air Video

 “Click Photo Above to Play Video” Daniel Wotring of Aviator Flight Training was flying his WWII AT-6 during Yanks Air Museum’s “Open Cockpit Day” event.   Daniel’s partner in the AT-6 Gary Stark was kind enough to fly his other aircraft as camera ship to allow us to capture this beautiful air to air video.   More of this air to air video will be seen in a mini-documentary about Daniel and this AT-6 which is currently in production. Enjoy! [...]

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F-86 Sabre & MiG-15 Event Planes of Fame Air Museum

F-86 Sabre & MiG-15 Event Planes of Fame Air Museum

PLANES OF FAME AIR MUSEUM FEB 2, 2013 Each month the Planes of Fame Air Museum holds a Living History event highlighting the history on one of the museum’s aircraft. The February 2013 event focused on the North American F-86 Sabre and the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15.  This video (below) shows the highlights from the event and includes flight footage of the F-86 Sabre and MiG-15.  Special thanks to the Planes of Fame Air Museum for camera access to their aircraft during [...]

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2013 Cable Air Show

2013 Cable Air Show

Jan. 12-13 Cable Airport On a very cold weekend for Southern California, thousands braved the low temperatures to see one of the first airshows of the 2013 season.  The 38th annual Cable Air Show kicks off the airshow season in California with it’s unique mix of powerful warbirds and graceful vintage aircraft .   The Cable Airport is a unique place to have an airshow, easy to access, no long walks and easy to find a good seat to watch all the action. [...]

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The Reno Air Race 2012 Video Montage

The Reno Air Race 2012 Video Montage

 “Click Photo Above to Play Video” Video shot buy our sister website Photorecon.net during their stay at the 2012 Reno Air Races. Still photographer Dave Budd turned into at videographer for a day and shot some great action video clips from all over Reno’s Stead Field Airport where the races are held. If you are an aviation geek, see how many people you can name in this video, some in this video are giants in the aviation world. Enjoy! AIRSHOWVID.COM

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  • 2013 Planes of Fame Airshow

    2013 Planes of Fame Airshow

    Glacier Girl Warbirds thundered over the Chino Airport May 4-5, 2013 as the Planes of Fame Air Museum held its annual air show.  This year’s theme was “Lightning Strikes Chino” as five out of seven flyable P-38 Lightnings in the world today gathered together.  This was the first time in over 50 years this many P-38 Lightnings flew in one place. One of the five P-38 Lightnings was Glacier Girl owned by Rob Lewis.  On 15 July 1942, due to [...]

    Continue reading »

  • Flying With Two Legends

    Flying With Two Legends

        We would like to thank Chuck Hall and Doug Matthews for allowing us to video their beautiful aircraft in flight.  Special thanks to Mike Malak for making the connection for us, Mike’s photography is use as our thumbnails for the video.  You can check out more of Mike’s amazing work at Malak Photography.com  “Click picture above to play video” “Click picture above to play video”   Still Photography by Lisa Plummer Doug taxing back to his hangar after [...]

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  • 2013 Riverside Airshow

    2013 Riverside Airshow

    Riverside Municipal Airport, CA The 2013 Riverside Airshow was held April 6th at the Riverside Municipal Airport and attracted a crowd of 90,000 airshow fans.  As with many air shows this year military aircraft were noticeably missing from the flight line.  WWII aircraft owned and operated by individuals and organizations filled in for the current military aircraft. Aerobatic acts carried most of the show with performances from Tim Weber, John Collver, Frank Donnelly and Jon Melby.  Silver Wings Wingwalking also [...]

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  • Sean D. Tucker, Air to Air

    Sean D. Tucker, Air to Air

      “click picture above to play video” Media flight, 2012 Jacqueline Cochran Airshow.  We would like to thank Sean D. Tucker and Team Oracle for their support in making this video possible. Enjoy! AIRSHOWVID.COM

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  • “FiFi” The World’s Only Flying B-29 Bomber

    “FiFi” The World’s Only Flying B-29 Bomber

    Palm Springs Air Museum, CA One stop on FiFi’s West Coast tour was the Palm Springs Air Museum.  The four day stop was a huge success with large crowds waiting in line to see FiFi and a sold out flight schedule for rides.  The Commemorative Air Force who operates FiFi allowed us unrestricted access to FiFi and her flight crew for the purpose of making our video shown below.   As an unexpected bonus, Murray Siegel, a former WWII B-29 navigator showed up [...]

    Continue reading »

  • 2013 NAF El Centro Airshow

    2013 NAF El Centro Airshow

    The 2013 NAF El Centro Airshow took place under the confusion of sequestration. The airshow is the largest event in the Imperial Valley with an estimated 35,000 visitors seeing the one day airshow.  During the weeks leading up to the event many last minute changes from static display aircraft to military performances had to be accommodated.  Filling holes in the flight schedule became a challenging job for the airshow staff but after long days of working around the 10 to [...]

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  • OPERATION RED FLAG

    OPERATION RED FLAG

    Nellis Air Force Base, NV “click picture above to play video” A look from the runway as today’s most high tech military aircraft take part in a RED FLAG mission launch and retrieval from Nellis Air Force Base, NV. A wide selection of current US Air Force jets are shown including the F-22 Raptor, B1-B Lancer as well as aircraft from NATO countries like the Saab JAS-39 Gripen. See what only a few have seen before.  A special thanks goes [...]

    Continue reading »

  • NAF El Centro Winter Photocall 2013

    NAF El Centro Winter Photocall 2013

    NAF El Centro, CA “click picture above to play video” Naval Air Facility El Centro holds a PhotoCall twice a year and AIRSHOWVID.COM was allowed to attend the first Photocall of 2013.  El Centro is unique for its friendly outreach to the aviation photography community.  Very few military bases allow civilians the level of access during flight operations as NAF El Centro.  As a bonus, we were allowed access to watch the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels practice for their 2013 [...]

    Continue reading »

  • AT-6 Air to Air Video

    AT-6 Air to Air Video

     “Click Photo Above to Play Video” Daniel Wotring of Aviator Flight Training was flying his WWII AT-6 during Yanks Air Museum’s “Open Cockpit Day” event.   Daniel’s partner in the AT-6 Gary Stark was kind enough to fly his other aircraft as camera ship to allow us to capture this beautiful air to air video.   More of this air to air video will be seen in a mini-documentary about Daniel and this AT-6 which is currently in production. Enjoy! [...]

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  • F-86 Sabre & MiG-15 Event Planes of Fame Air Museum

    F-86 Sabre & MiG-15 Event Planes of Fame Air Museum

    PLANES OF FAME AIR MUSEUM FEB 2, 2013 Each month the Planes of Fame Air Museum holds a Living History event highlighting the history on one of the museum’s aircraft. The February 2013 event focused on the North American F-86 Sabre and the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15.  This video (below) shows the highlights from the event and includes flight footage of the F-86 Sabre and MiG-15.  Special thanks to the Planes of Fame Air Museum for camera access to their aircraft during [...]

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  • 2013 Cable Air Show

    2013 Cable Air Show

    Jan. 12-13 Cable Airport On a very cold weekend for Southern California, thousands braved the low temperatures to see one of the first airshows of the 2013 season.  The 38th annual Cable Air Show kicks off the airshow season in California with it’s unique mix of powerful warbirds and graceful vintage aircraft .   The Cable Airport is a unique place to have an airshow, easy to access, no long walks and easy to find a good seat to watch all the action. [...]

    Continue reading »

  • The Reno Air Race 2012 Video Montage

    The Reno Air Race 2012 Video Montage

     “Click Photo Above to Play Video” Video shot buy our sister website Photorecon.net during their stay at the 2012 Reno Air Races. Still photographer Dave Budd turned into at videographer for a day and shot some great action video clips from all over Reno’s Stead Field Airport where the races are held. If you are an aviation geek, see how many people you can name in this video, some in this video are giants in the aviation world. Enjoy! AIRSHOWVID.COM

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  • Bell P-59 Airacomet Restoration Project

    Bell P-59 Airacomet Restoration Project

     “Click Photo Above to Play Video” The Planes of Fame Air Museum is currently looking for donations to complete the restoration for their Bell P-59 Airacomet, America’s first military jet aircraft. The funds raised will go towards restoration completion and FAA flight certification. If you would like to help and see this historic aircraft take to the sky again please visit the Planes of Fame website at www.planesoffame.org and make your generous donation today. Thank  You! AIRSHOWVID.COM  

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  • B-25 Mitchell Bomber Flight Video

    B-25 Mitchell Bomber Flight Video

    “Click Photo Above to Play Video” In-flight video from this past summer’s tour of “Made In The Shade” owned by the Arizona Wing of the CAF.  This B-25 is one of the newest restored B-25′s flying in the United States.  Go Pro footage provided by Pat McGarry. AIRSHOWVID.COM

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  • Japanese WWII Aircraft Event

    Japanese WWII Aircraft Event

    PLANES OF FAME AIR MUSEUM’s DECEMBER LIVING HISTORY EVENT The Planes of Fame Air Museum had their last living history event for 2012 Dec. 1 at the museum’s Chino California location.  This living history event was focused on Japanese WWII aircraft and featured two of the museum’s Japanese aircraft the Aichi D3A1 (Val) Carrier Bomber Val replica, used in the movie Tora!Tora!Tora!. We will be flying the Val (in actuality, a modified Vultee BT-15 Valiant) and on static display will [...]

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  • Warbirds In Flight

    Warbirds In Flight

    “Click Photo Above to Play Video” All these warbirds shown in this video are operated by the Planes of Fame Air Museum located in Chino, CA.  Opening sunrise video shot by AIRSHOWVID.COM during the 2012 Jacqueline Cochran Air Show.  Air to Air video shot during flights to and from the 2012 Apple Valley Air Show and 2012 Jacqueline Cochran Air Show by Planes of Fame Air Museum. AIRSHOWVID.COM

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  • 2012 Jacqueline Cochran Air Show

    2012 Jacqueline Cochran Air Show

    The 2012 Jacqueline Cochran Air Show this year focused on aerobatic performers like Sean D. Tucker, Jon Melby, Tim Weber and Melissa Pemberton.  It is very rare to have this many top aerobatic performers at one air show.  There were also warbird performers like Planes of Fame’s Steve Hinton flying his F-86 Saber and John Collver flying his AT-6 named “War Dog”. Famed aviator Clay Lacy rounded out the list of performers with him flying his 1960 era Lear Jet.   [...]

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  • 2012 Copperstate Fly-In Documentary

    2012 Copperstate Fly-In Documentary

    PART ONE “Click Photo Above to Play Video” This is part one of our multi part Internet documentary on the 2012 Copperstate Fly-In held Oct. 24-27 at the Casa Grande Airport in Casa Grande, Arizona.  The video is hosted by Steve Kates who is a national radio & TV personality.  You may know Steve as “Dr. Sky” who is on radio shows like Coast to Coast and currently has his own radio show in Phoenix, Arizona.  The documentary gives you [...]

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  • 2012 Apple Valley Air Show

    2012 Apple Valley Air Show

    “Click Photo to Play Video” This video is our video coverage of the 2012 Apple Valley Air Show held Oct. 13th at the Apple Valley Airport.  We decided this year to cover the event as a mini movie, something new in our airshow coverage format.  This video would have not been possible without the help of the Planes of Fame Air Museum allowing AIRSHOWVID.COM special camera access to their aircraft and sharing their air to air footage shot before and [...]

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  • 2012 MCAS Miramar Air Show

    2012 MCAS Miramar Air Show

    The 2012 MCAS Miramar Air Show is one of the premier military air shows in the world today.  Nowhere else will you see the variety of air and ground military assets demonstrated together as only the United States Marine Corps can do.  The Marine’s expertise is most displayed during the MAGTF which stands for (Marine Air-Ground Task Force) demonstration or as the Marines like to say “an explosive display of Marine Corps power”.  The MAGTF are self-sustaining combined arms forces [...]

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  • A-4s Forever! Skyhawk 518

    A-4s Forever! Skyhawk 518

    “Click Photo to Play Video” On June 22, 1954 an aviation legend was born when the first prototype of this aircraft flew in the skies above  Edwards Air Force Base in CA.  Designed by legendary aircraft designer Ed Heinemann this aircraft is still being used by air forces in the world today some 60 years after it was first designed.  Skyhawk builder Mike McDougall and Owner/Pilot Don Keating allow our cameras an insiders view of the world’s only individually owned [...]

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