High Country Warbirds Fly-In, Valle Airport, June 23rd

[Joe Copalman]

Scheduled, but no announcement of what aircraft will be present.  I'm guessing the usual suspects, plus one or two non-Mustangs from Chino.

Looking forward to coming home with a devastatingly-low keeper rate as always.

http://planesoffame.org/index.php?mact=pof_evts,cntnt01,default,0&cntnt01what=pofev&cntnt01alias=Valle-Fly-in&cntnt01returnid=125

[scottcolbath]

Why so few keepers, Joe?

I had a great time last year, combining an epic ride on the motorcycle with the fly-in. I'll have to repeat the process this year.

S.C.

[Joe Copalman]

Why so few keepers, Joe?

Everything flies really fast and at a relatively close offset to the crowdline.  Just a real panning workout, especially if you're trying to get any appreciable prop blur.  Still a ton of fun, wish I could make it this year.

[JD Costner]

I made it out there but I didn't see anyone I know there. Was I the only one that made it? No P38, P40 or Corsair.

[Jay Beckman]

Based on last year's experience and this year's forecast, I opted out...

Sorry the Lighting didn't make it.  What did fly?

[Brian Lockett]

Kaspar, Ned, and I were there.  They flew Wee Willy II, Dolly (formerly Spam Can), Ford Trimotor, replica Val, SNJ, BT-13, T-28, T-34, Yak-52, and a pair of Cessna 190s.
It was very windy.  

[Brian Lockett]

North American P-51D Mustang NL5441V Dolly has belonged to the Planes of Fame Air Museum since June 1957. It flew for the Army Air Force as 45-11582.  It was formerly flown as Spam Can with tail number 45-11582. Now it carries tail number 44-72861.

[Brian Lockett]

North American P-51D Mustang NL7715C Wee Willy II is owned by Steve Hinton and registered NL7715C.

[Brian Lockett]

Ryan ST3KR N56017 was built in 1942. It is restored as a US Army Air Corps PT-22.


North American SNJ-4 Texan N75964 #44 was manufactured in 1943. Its construction number is 88-9830.


Cessna 195 N195P


Yakovlev Yak-52, 2255C


Vultee BT-13A Vibrator N2808


Cessna 190 N9848A


Grand Canyon Airlines Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor N414H was built in 1929. Its serial number is 74 and it is the 155th of 199 Trimotors. It made one flight in the morning. It taxied out for a second flight, but the wind was blowing too hard.

[bilwor]

Really good set of photos Brian, I especially like the shot of the Vibrator. You don't see those around a lot.

[Brian Lockett]

Really good set of photos Brian, I especially like the shot of the Vibrator. You don't see those around a lot.

Thanks Bill!  It's a nice fly-in to shoot at.  I have only photographed three or four stock BT-13s.  I think I have more Toro Tora Tora Vals than stock BT-13s.

[Ned Harris]

Kaspar and Brian: Great shooting with you at Valle. Your images are great and a tough act to follow.

[Ned Harris]

SNJ-4 N75964, Valle, 6-23-12.


_92W6874 North American Aviation SNJ-4 N75964 by Ned Harris, on Flickr

[Ned Harris]

Vultee BT-13A (N2808), Valle, 6-23-12.


_92W6830 Vultee BT-13A N2808 by Ned Harris, on Flickr

[Ned Harris]

P-51D "Dolly" (NL5441V), Valle, 6-23-12.


_92W6506 P-51D Mustang NL5441V by Ned Harris, on Flickr