AIRSHOWS ATTENDED BY THE AUTHOR
Updated: 01 May 2016
Aircraft are not the only reason to attend airshows. Jun 01 2002 @ RNM
Aircraft are not the only reason to attend airshows. May 10 2009 @ BUR. Photo courtesy of Brian Lockett.
pre-1972: several NAS Pt Mugu shows and numerous trips to the Santa Barbara airport
with Dad. Dad also took us to LAX to see the new 747 back in 1969.
DATE EVENT HILIGHT
1981: 1
11/01 NAS Pt Mugu SR-71 flyby
1982: 2
10/23 Van Nuys/Mojave airport When it all began... Haj's, Hank, I
10/24 Edwards AFB Haj's, Hank, I
1983: 1
03/12 Nellis AFB I opted not to go and came out smelling like a rose. Haj's
drove to a cancelled show and then met the Spider Woman.
10/21 NAS Pt. Mugu w/Haj's
1984: 9
03/10 LAX visit End of the runway w/Haj's, Voodoo!
04/29 El Toro w/Haj's, Airwolf tried to kill Greg
05/19 Chino Airshow w/Haj's & Bob
08/25 Santa Barbara Airshow
10/20 NAS Pt Mugu
10/27 Mojave visit Haj's, Hank, We watched 2 T-33s doing touch-and-gos from side of runway
(long before airport security was invented)
10/27 Edwards AFB TBirds; w/Haj's & Bob
11/03 Norton AFB SR-71 demo; absolutely awesome!
11/04 George AFB TBirds; F4 burner takeoff at twilight; w/Haj's
11/12 Vandenberg AFB TBirds; w/Mahlon, I believe
1985: 8
04/27 MCAS El Toro
07/06-07 NAS Moffett Blue Angels; roadtrip: Haj's, Bob, I visit HEF; Gift from God-an abandoned Coors truck!
08/17-18 NAS Miramar Blue Angels & E-2 ONLY; roadtrip: Haj's, Bob, Don, John, Jake, Jon B., Jack, & Steve.
Steve didn't want to be the FN map-reader anyway...
09/19 LAX visit end of the runway
11/02 March AFB TBirds; roadtrip: Haj's, Bob, Jon B., Don, Mike, Jon Campbell, Jake. Heat-treating
motel art in San B'do
11/03 Edwards AFB TBirds; roadtrip: Haj's, Bob, Jon B., Don, Mike, Jon Campbell, Jake, bro John. 500000+
11/06 Shuttle Challenger landing Little did I know...
11/10 Norton AFB TBirds
1986: 6
pre-May Mojave visit Haj's, Hanni, & I; Capri augers
05/03 MCAS El Toro Haj's, Bob, & I
07/26-27 NAS Miramar Blue Angels (may have attended)
08/03 Beale AFB SR-71 base; Ken & I almost got killed by Ng Phoc Nguyen
10/10-11 Fleet Week Blue Angels; Hank gets us a tour of CV-63 Kittyhawk
10/18-19 NAS Pt Mugu 1019! Haj's, Bob, & I; possibly the best show ever! The air reeked of jet fuel!
11/09 Edwards AFB Haj's, Hanni, Bob, Kepford, Steve, E!, Don, Karen, Jon B.
11/16 Norton AFB (may have attended)
1987: 9
04/26 NAF El Centro Blue Angels; road trip; w/Haj's; Steve almost killed as van augers; origins of
the Universe discovered
06/06-07 MCAS El Toro ? Greg, Hanni, Ken, E!, Lonny, Steve B., Don, Karen
07/04-05 NAS Moffett Haj's, Hanni, Luke, Ray
08/08-09 NAS Miramar
10/?? Mojave visit Haj's & I
10/17-18 NAS Pt Mugu
10/25 Norton AFB
11/08 Edwards AFB
1988: 6
03/28 Mojave visit Mojave
04/16 NAS Lemoore Blue Angels; Haj's, Hanni, E!, X
04/23-24 MCAS El Toro Blue Angels; w/X; F18 crash; 800000+
05/14-15 Chino Airport LOTS flew; w/X, Hajs. This was an epic show, WWI-jets
08/20-21 NAS Miramar Blue Angels
09/xx Flew Copter tour of Kauai w/X
10/08-09 NAS Pt Mugu Blue Angels
10/30 George AFB TBirds; w/Q
11/12 Norton AFB (may have attended)
1989: 4
03/19 Norton AFB Thunderbirds
04/ NAWC China Lake w/X
08/12-13 NAS Miramar Blue Angels
10/28 NAS Pt Mugu Thunderbirds
1990: 0
07/28-29 NAS Miramar Blue Angels (may have attended)
10/13-14 NAS Pt Mugu Blue Angels (may have attended)
1991: 3
04/26-28 MCAS El Toro Blue Angels
07/06-07 NAS Pt Mugu Blue Angels
10/06 Edwards AFB Thunderbirds
1992: 7
03/14-15 NAF El Centro Blue Angels
04/24-26 MCAS El Toro Blue Angels
06/27-28 Santa Ynez Airport Civil Aviation
07/18-19 Van Nuys Airport Static Display
10/10-11 NAS Pt Mugu Snowbirds
10/17-18 NAS Moffett USN Blue Angels
1993: 3
08/13-15 NAS Miramar Blue Angels
10/16 Santa Barbara airshow Civil Aviation
10/23-24 NAS Pt. Mugu Blue Angels (24)
1994: 6
04/29-01 MCAS El Toro Blue Angels
08/19-21 NAS Miramar Blue Angels
09/03 Chicago Airshow w/Steve; Blue Angels
10/01-02 NAS Pt. Mugu
10/22 Edwards AFB
12/18 Blackbird AirPark Openhs
1995: 6
04/28-30 MCAS El Toro Blue Angels
06/17-18 Camarillo Airport
08/25-27 NAS Miramar Blue Angels
09/23-24 NAS Pt. Mugu Snowbirds
10/21 Edwards AFB
10/07-08 Fleet Week USN Blue Angels
(1990-1995 several flights on Corporate Citations from Camarillo to Everett & SFO, research)
1996: 6
06/14-16 Fly-In and airshow
08/16-18 NAS Miramar Blue Angels
10/05-06 NAS Pt. Mugu Blue Angels
10/12-13 Fleet Week airshow Blue Angels
10/19 Edwards AFB Rosamond USAF inventory
11/02-03 Blackbird AirPark Openhs Palmdale SRs
1997: 10
02/01 Chino F-86 spec event w/H; Planes of Fame museum
03/15 Chino Museum 40th anniv Fly 40 vntg/warbirds
04/25-26 Nellis Golden Air Tattoo w/H; 5 demo teams, BIG SHOW; all military flying solid 9-6!
06/14-15 Camarillo airshow EAA, warbird, antique
07/19-20 Van Nuys Aviation Expo w/H; Fly-bys; very close to a Harrier demo
08/09-10 Seattle SeaFair w/H; BAngels & jet hydros; went in lieu of Miramar, Steve & Megan wedding
08/23-24 Hawthorne Air Fair alone; Military/Warbird; F-18 simulated traps, WOW!
10/04 Santa Barbara Air Fair w/Earl!; Greg & I bathe in F-18 jet wash
10/10-12 San Francisco Fleet Week w/H; Blue Angels
10/18-19 Edwards Open House w/H, Hajs, Kep; USAF 50th annv; TBirds
1998: 3
04/25-26 NAWC Pt Mugu w/Lauretta
08/15 MCAS Miramar AS w/Lauretta
10/03 Edward AFB Open House Haj's & Lauretta
1999: 7
03/13 NAF El Centro AS w/Lauretta; Blue Angels; drove '93 down for Angels show and drove back
04/24 NAS Pt Mugu Airshow w/L, Steve & Josefina, John; Blue Angels; best #6 hi speed pass ever, low and moving!
05/30 Planes of Fame Air Museum Steve, Bob, & Andy; Warbird flybys; P-51, B-25
07/17 Aviation Expo 99 Haj's, HEF, Lauretta; sparse; good F-14 departure
07/31 MCAS Miramar AS Lauretta; Blue Angels; spectacular earth-shaking B-1 demo
10/07-10 Fleet Week w/Lauretta; Blue Angels; saw 4 shows (2 Marina Green, 2 Pier 39)!
12/18 Blackbird Airpark Open Hs w/Lauretta; Blackbird Heaven! Had my picture taken in -973
2000: 7
01/01 Rose Parade w/Lauretta; Thunderbirds NO SHOW, B-2 flyover
03/11 NAF El Centro AS w/Lauretta; Blue Angels looking great; VF-101 transonic F-14 (700+)
04/08 NAS Pt Mugu Airshow Haj's, Hanni, E!, Vadim, Steve & Josefina, Lauretta. VF-101's finest F-14 demo
to date, dirty roll from a touch'n'go!
06/24-25 Van Nuys Aviation Expo w/Haj's, Hank, Brian, Vadim; did Fri/Sun PM/Mon; Mon was the Burner Parade!
10/07-08 Planes of Fame AS 2000 met Ken; Warbirds-a-plenty and F-15 demo; Sherman Tank car jump
10/13-15 MCAS Miramar AS w/Lauretta; Blue Angels XLNT, VF-101 F-14, B-1, B-2, F-117, A-10, MAGTF, AV-8B; high
circus factor; parking nightmare, but saw 16 F-18 simulated bomb runs at twilight.
10/21 Edward AFB Open House w/Lauretta, Hank, Staan, Ken, E!, Bryan; lightest Edwards show in years, and
the wind was up again; A-10, C-17, F-117, F-16, F-15, TPS; B-2 on the ramp!
2001: 16
02/17 MCAS Yuma w/Lauretta, Hank, Staan, Al, Greg, Ken, Joan, Bill, Sarah, Kain; F-16+Harrier demos, CAS
03/10 NAF El Centro w/Lauretta; N9M, F-16 demo, F4U-F8F-F7F, new Angels; high circus factor; static F/A-18F
03/23 Red Flag recovery (Nellis) F-16s, F-15s, KC-135, VC-10, C-17s, C-141, C-160s, AWACS, MH-53
03/30-01 NAWS Pt. Mugu Fri F-15 F-18 demo; Sat w/party of 14 weathered out; Sun F-14 F-4 F-18 flybys/touch+go
04/29 B-17/HE-111 visit Chino w/Lauretta, Brian, Ken, E!, Andy, Bob; NO-SHOW, so self-guided airport tour
05/12 B-17 at Camarillo, fly? w/Ken. Nope, weathered out. G********T!
05/18 Red Flag (Nellis) w/Lauretta; lots of F-16s, some F-15s
06/21 B-29/LB-30 visit Van Nuys alone; 2 hour bonding; B-52 flew over while I was in the LB-30
06/23-24 Van Nuys Aviation Expo w/Haj's & Brian; did Fri/Mon; B-29, B-52, 3x F-15E hilites
06/30 1st Ann Cable Warbird AS w/L, Bob, Andy; 18 warbirds doing low flybys; hilites T-28, F4F, F8F
07/04 Ventura Street Fair F-14, CAF F8F and T-28 flyovers
07/15 Vickers Vimy visit Fla-Bob w/Lauretta, Ken, E!, Hank, & Staan
08/05 SeaFair, Lake Washington w/Lauretta; Blue Angels, hydros
Jul/Aug Museums/facilities visited: Santa Monica Museum of Flying, Milestones of Flight Museum/CDF Air Tanker base -
Lancaster/Fox, Castle Air Museum - Atwater CA, Redding CDF Air Tanker base, Evergreen Aviation Museum -
McMinnville OR, Nanaimo Municipal Airport BC (PBYs), Forest Industries Ltd. Martin Mars - Sproat Lake BC,
Comox CFB Museum - Comox BC, Seattle Museum of Flight Restoration Facility - Everett WA, Me-262 Project -
Everett WA, Seattle Museum of Flight, Tillamook Air Museum - OR
08/25 DESTINY FLIGHT: Flew on TAT Bushmaster w/Brian, Greg, Hanni at Camarillo Airshow
08/25-26 Camarillo Airshow w/Brian, Greg, Hanni Sat, Ken & E! Sun, Warbirds-o-rama, F-4, F-18
09/01-02 Visit Western Museum of Flight, Van Nuys airport, then w/QyE: Great Western Soaring in Llano, Aviation
Warehouse in El Mirage, Southern California Air Logistic Base in Adelanto (George), Apple Valley airport - 0!
09/09 Stick time on Grob glider N__01M, Great Western Soaring School, Llano CA
10/06-07 Chino airshow. Sat w/L, G&H;, QyE, B; Sun w/Q. DOZENS of warbirds, A-10 demo, F-18F. 20 warbirds in "parade".
and everything else was cancelled due to the 09/11 tragedy
2002: 23 airshows/events - my best year ever!
02/17 WWII Air Combat Expo/Hawthorne + Proud Bird w/Q, Hank; B-25 P-40 P-38 P-51 static, rain showers
03/09 NAF El Centro w/Lauretta; N9M, B-2, F-16, F-18F, P-38, P-51, MATS Connie, Blue Angels
03/16 March Field Open Aircraft w/QyE!
04/19-20 NAWS Pt Mugu w/L, Haj, Brian, Kay, Ed; warbirds, NATS F-14 F-4 F-18; harsh wind Friday; best
Tbirds show ever; horrendous fatal QF-4 crash Saturday, remainder of show cancelled.
04/27 Blackbird Airpark Open Hs w/QyE!, Greg, Brian, Kay
05/05 Wings over Gillespie w/Q & Greg; N9M demo, Collings B-17 B-24, F4F F6F F8F Yak-3 T-28(2) L-29 A-26 OV-10 AD
05/18-19 Chino airshow. Sat w/L, Bob, Andy, Sun w/RC. 32 warbirds flew, 22 for mass flyover. A-10 demo, F-18E. Great show!
05/27 Memorial Day Event, Pierce Bros Mortuary, T-6 flyover
06/01 Ramona AirFair w/Brian. T-28s, P-51s, AD, S-2, OV-10, F-18 (PM). Good show! Met the Baroness. 180 miles...
06/29 Cable Warbird Show. W/Andy (T-6 flight), Dan, Susan, Maggie; F4F F6F F8F P-38 AD_39606 hi speed flybys,
also B-25, AN-2, Fouga, etc.
07/25 CAF Museum, Camarillo. Just me. They have some of SMMOF a/c on loan.
07/27 American Heroes Airshow. Just me. 24 Helis on display. Parade of 30+ sirened emergency vehicles.
08/10 DESTINY FLIGHT: Flew on Vintage Aircraft SMB (Beech 18) at Camarillo Airshow
08/10-11 Camarillo EAA/CAF airshow. Me Sat, Sun all Hajs, Brian/Kay, HEF. Over 30 warbirds flew. Excellent show.
08/15 Boeing Museum w/Don
08/18 NAS Whidbey Island a/s w/Don; 2-ship A-6 demo, warbirds, F-117, C-2; fog ended show
08/23 Yanks Air Museum and Planes of Fame w/Brian; great collection of flyers
09/23 Texas Air Museum, Stinson Field; came upon Lucky's wrecked "White Lightning"; w/L
09/30 Vintage Flying Museum, Meacham Field, Fort Worth TX, w/L
10/01 Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addison TX, w/L; great collection of flyers
10/04-06 CAF Airshow, Midland TX w/L; Fri static; most warbirds I've ever seen together... B-1 transonic
10/19 MCAS Miramar AS; w/L, Hank, Joan, Rusty, Patti; Kain flew AV-8B; exceptional F-117, VF-101 F-14D demo; BA, F-16,
F-15, AV-8B
10/26 Edwards AFB AS; w/L, Hajs, Brian & Kay; F-15 F-16 F-18 A-10W F-117 C-141 C-17 B-1 B-52 wbrd N9M, stat X-35B F-22
10/26 Wing And A Prayer for dinner with L, Hajs; great place! Halloween costumes & kareoke
10/28 A-3 50th Anniv celeb at VNY; w/Hajs & Brian; 4 A-3s static & Raytheon chief pilot Ron Woltman flew several passes
11/02 Vandenberg AFB AS w/Hank; F-18 F-16 Yak-9 demo, SoCal CAF wing, C.Hall P-51 and Hinton in POF F-86; F-117
2003: many military shows cancelled due to The War On Iraq(tm)
01/11 Pomona Valley Air Fair @ Cable/Upland, alone. GA and Antiques.
02/15 Palm Springs Air Museum P-51 fly-in; w/L; 4 P-51s flew; great museum!
04/26 DESTINY FLIGHT: Flew on Colling Foundation B-17 "909" from Burbank w/Q; best $400 I ever spent!
05/04 Wings over Gillespie, alone. 17+ warbirds flew: N9M demo, CAFAZ B-17 AN-2 A-26 F8F Yak-3 AD T-28(2) L-29(5) Fouga
05/10 Minter "Warbirds In Action", w/Q. 25+ warbirds flew: B-25 A-26 P-51(5) F4U Yak-11 Sea_Fury
Yak-11(Race 86 Czech Mate) T-28(2) BT-13(2) Fi-156 L-29(4) HA-200 IT_jet Fouga BAC-167 SMB Bushmaster
05/17-18 Chino airshow. Sat w/Hajs, Sun add HEF/E!. 37 warbirds flew, 26 ship "airpower formation" (24 Sun). The best
warbird show EVER! SBD F4U F4F(2) F8F(2) J2F AD P-40 P-51(7) F7F(2) Fury(2) Yak-18 Hurri Spit-IX Zero N9M Fi-156
F-86 MiG-15 MiG-17 B-17 B-25(4) TBM P-47 F3F F-16 F-18:o
05/25 Visit CMA CAF museum; tour of restoration hangar; most of David Price's AC now there
05/26 Memorial Day Event, West Oaks Mortuary, T-6 flyby (8), F-16 flyby (2, TPS)
06/19 "Return to Kitty Hawk" transcontinental glider race departure, CrystalAir w/E! God bless Gene Carapetyan.
06/20 Van Nuys airshow arrivals w/Q
06/23 Van Nuys airshow departures w/me
06/28 Warbirds at Cable w/Pat. AD T-28 F4U AN-2 Magister
07/02 San Diego Air Museum w/Mahlon & Lauretta
08/03 Centennial of Flight Celeb Santa Paula, stumbled into QyE!
08/16 Hawthorne Air & Auto Power Show, alone, static, 15 warbirds
08/23-24 Camarillo Airshow; Sat w/Hajs Brian Kay L, Sun w/L. T-34(4) B25 Spit Hurri F6F P51 L29(2) TS11 T33 Fi156 AN2 Tri Fury
09/11-14 Reno Championship Air Races w/L. All 4 days. Races TB F-16 A-10 Draken etc. Nonstop action.
10/01 Kern County Airshow w/Brian. F-18F demos (2), Harrier hover, Snowbirds
10/18 MCAS Miramar w/L, Brian, and all Hajs; met Spencer. MAGTF, AV-8B, F-16, F-117, B-1, BA. Total 3 F-18 transonic passes!
10/25 Edwards AFB AS w/Hajs Kay Spencer. B-1 C-117 B-2 F-117 F-15 F-16 F-22 Tbirds and H at the pool... oh my...
10/26 Fox Field aerial tanker opns w/Greg Hanni Brian. 9 tankers operating, witnessed dump retardant prior to landing
2004: 15 airshows/events; better next year?!? Where is that F/A-22 demo?
03/13 NAF El Centro w/Lauretta; F-16, F-117, BA not at their best; show very crowded
05/02 Wings over Gillespie, alone. Many warbirds flew: F8F Yak-9 AD T-28(2) MiG-15 L-29 L-39 depart C-46 B-25 Collings B-17 B24 B-25
05/10 Minter "Warbirds In Action", alone. 13 warbirds flew, excellent A6M/F4U tailchase. Over 70 AC total.
05/15-16 Chino airshow. Sat w/QyE, Sun w/QyBrian. 40 warbirds flew, 26 ship "airpower formation". Even better than 2003!
FM2(2) Firefly Spit(3 IX XIV XIX) SBD F6F Hurri AD F8F(2) F4U TBM(2) MiG-15 F-86 B-25(3) F7F(2) Fury P-47 P-51(8)
P-40(2) P-38 A6M(2) B-17 N9M F-18:o F-16. How about a FM2(2) A6M(2) P-40 P-38 tailchase where Steve Barber/A6M gets
"shot down", followed by Steve Hinton/P-38 strafing POF A6M followed by victory rolls? Absolutely fabulous!
05/31 Visit CMA CAF museum, P-38 A6M SpitXIV F8F F6F C-46 C-121 etc
06/05 Hemet-Ryan alone. Good static display. Flying included CDF display, aerobatics.
06/25 Van Nuys airshow arrivals w/Q, complete bust. So did Yanks & Planes of Fame museums.
07/09 DESTINY FLIGHT: Fly on DC-2 Rose out of HHR, Greg Hanni Ken Eden Brian L & I
08/14 Hawthorne Air Faire, alone. 25 major warbirds, static show...
08/15 Visit Santa Maria MOF.
09/18-19 NAWS Pt Mugu Sat w/L, Haj-E!, Brian, Sun me; F-18F (superb!) F-15 A-10 C-130J E2C P-51 F6F Black Angels (Fry Patriots)
09/25 View glider flights from Mount Williamson/Angeles Forest with Haj; the Destiny Hike(tm)
10/16 MCAS Miramar w/L; MAGTF F-16 B-2 BA were absolutely fab! Very large crowd...
10/16 E! passes her FAA written!
2005:
03/11 Palm Springs Air Museum w/Q; almost all AC on the ramp!
03/12 NAF El Centro w/Q; F-16, DC-7, BA looking good!; show again very crowded
04/xx E! gets her pilot's license! YAY E!!!
04/26 B-17 Fuddy Duddy visit at CMA
04/30 Wings Over Gillespie w/Hajs; Bob A1 best demo ever, 3xT-28 F4F F8F A6M B-17 An-2 4xL-29 MiG-21 +
05/14 Minter "Warbirds In Action", w/Hajs & Brian. Met & hung with Wayman! 7xP-51 6xT-28 Yak-3 Yak-9 12xT-6 3xBT-13 2xL-29 BAC-167 L-39
B-24 B-17 P-38 Ha-1112 TBM PV2 Strega SeaFury Fi-156 NavionNation BlackHawk UH-1 F-16 demo
05/15 Van Nuys static show (me); F-16 P-51 LegacyHeritage flight
05/21-22 Chino AS w/Hajs L(Sat) Brian(Sun) - dozens of warbirds, F-18, A-10, absolutely fabulous!
08/27-28 Camarillo airshow Sat w/Hajs_all/Ray/Brian/Kay/L, Sun w/Brian: dozen+ warbirds, most excellent as always.
09/16-18 Reno Championship Air Races w/L. Last 3 days. Races SB TB F2G! A-10 F-18 etc. Nonstop action. Fabulous show!
10/01 Flew with E! y Q in C-172 252SP from Vny to Fox (museum) and back at end of Topanga (Chatsworth) fire.
10/14 USS Midway museum w/Q; also saw Dornier 24-ATT fly around San Diego Bay, way cool.
10/15 MCAS Miramar w/Q; F22 F117 B1 BA F16 F18 MAGTF; F4/A10/F16/P51 flight; I think over 500,000. Jesus!
10/22 Edwards AFB w/Haj (no E!) K and Brian - best show since mid-90s; they flew everything!
10/23 NAWC Mugu alone - fogged out (BA grounded); hilites Sea Fury, F-18F, F-16 demo
2006:
03/11 NAF El Centro w/L; WX marginal, low attendance, PM rain. Great F-15 demo, BA in the mud.
03/13 Palm Springs Air Museum w/L; almost all AC inside! New F-4, T-33 on ramp.
04/22 Wings Over Gillespie w/Hajs; LOTS of warbirds, Collings B-17 B-24 B-25; great show!
04/29 March ARB alone; KC-135 F-15E F6F F8F P-51(2) B-25 B-52 C-17 F-18 TB; hazy, but great show!
04/30 DESTINY FLIGHT: Collings B-25 w/Hajs out of BUR. Absolutely fabulous!
05/20-21 Chino POF Airshow w/Hajs and Brian (Sun); P-26 F3F P-35 Warbirds-o-rama! Great!
06/11 Van Nuys Air Fest alone; F-22 3 passes; good warbird static; crowded. LAST SHOW!...
08/19-20 Camarillo airshow Sat w/Core+SMZ, Sun alone; half a dozen warbirds, great stuff!
08/26 Santa Maria airshow w/Core+SMZ-E!; DC-2 DC-3 12+ warbirds and outstanding F-18C demo
09/14-17 Reno Air Races w/L, QyE! Fri & Sun. This is a fabulous show! We did Sec 3 this time. I signed Skip Holm's shoe...
09/30 Santa Barbara Airport Adventure w/Brian and Haj family SMZ (no Q E! G B) CMA warbirds, 5x T-28, CG Helo, Firetruck demo; cool for litle show
10/13 MCAS Miramar AS alone; F8F F4J F-18F Leg, MAGTF, F-18F, F-117, CV-22, BA. Fab!
10/28-29 Edwards AFB Open House w/L Hajs+SMZ Brian Kay Spencer+son; F22 demo (vectoring), B1 B52 C17 F16 F15E F18E +++. Good one!
12/09 Pilot Maker Day CMA w/Brian; 3x T-6 and 1x T-34
2007:
01/06 Planes Of Fame 50th Anniv w/Q and Brian; Hinton, Mormillo, and Ed Maloney spoke, 12 warbirds flew
03/09 Palm Springs Air Museum w/L; B-17 on ramp, Da Vinci exhibit; F-14 out front "restricted access"
03/10 NAF El Centro w/L; HOT; 2x MiG-17, F-16 demo, BA outstanding, CV-22 depart
03/31-04/01 NAWS Pt Mugu Sat LGB, Sun QGBEarl; F-22 F-15E A-10 C-130 F-117 NO NAVY! Outstanding F-22 demo, mucho vapor.
04/21 Warbirds In Action/Minter w/QGH; lots of warbirds, good show. T-28 took off from taxiway, and The Chinaman taunted the JROTC gal
05/19-20 Chino POF Airshow w/GBQ(Sa); 3x P38, 4x B25, gonzo warbirds. The Gaggle was 27 (Sa). Spectacular!
08/18-19 Camarillo Airshow Sat w/Hajs (E! last) Brian L, flew on Teigh's AT-11, Sun w/Brian; another fab show!
09/15-16 Reno Air Races w/L, Sun w/The Lord; this is such a great show!
11/04 WMOF Grand Opening, Torrance alone; dozen or so warbirds, static
11/11 Mojave Vet Day Ceremony w/Q and Brian; T-33 flew, Skyraider Bob made some passes
12/01 E!s kamikaze flight - I cry a thousand tears...
2008:
03/08 NAF El Centro w/L; 4 AV8Bs arrived, BA outstanding. Cool though...
05/03 March ARB Airshow me, MFAM, met John+Shawnie. C135 F18 S2 OV10 Tanker10 F22 C17. GREAT show!
05/11 Colling Bombers @ BUR w/L, went thru B17 B24, round B25
05/17 Chino POF Airshow w/LGB; 4xF4U 3xP38 2xB25 Dreadnaught, gonzo warbirds. The Gaggle was 22. 116 on the flightline. Again spectacular!
08/16-17 Camarillo Airshow Sat w/EVG, Sun w/Brian. Clay Lacy flew Porter and F7F, finale was 4 + 10 warbirds. Oh yes...
09/11-14 Reno Air Races w/L, TBirds, F-22 demos, and Tiger in Strega won the Unlimited Gold - Fabulous!
10/04 MCAS Miramar AS w/L Bob Marie; MAGTF F18F F16 F22 AV8B BA. L&I; rode bikes in, worked great. Fab show!
2009:
02/21 Mojave Plane Crazy met Brian, who did first Vending; fly-in and static show; we got to walk the entire west flight line
05/10 Colling Bombers @ BUR w/GHB, went thru B17 B24, saw P-51B; the ME-262 was supposed to be there...
05/17 Chino POF Airshow w/GHB. Unbelievable amount of warbirds, fabulous! 5x F8F, 3x F7F, 3x TBF, etc etc etc. The gaggle was 22 this time. And V1 pulsejet demo, Jesus!
05/24 DESTINY FLIGHT: Zeppelin 'Eureka' out of LBG, L & I. Wonderful!
08/22-23 Camarillo Airshow Sat alone, Sun w/Brian; 19 warbirds, 2xP38 F4U F6F F7F F8F NA40 2xT28 2xT6 B25 C47 SpitfireMk3? 4xCJ6 Zero
10/17 Edwards AFB Open House w/GHB Eric Spencer Dan cuz Lloyd; White Knight 2, and everything the AF has, including spectacular F22 demo, all CMA warbirds, B17 B25 P38 Tora
2010:
05/01 March ARB Airshow alone, went down for 1530 Raptor demo only, and made it! Observed from the Museum. Fab!
05/15 Chino POF Airshow w/BGB. 15 P51, 2x P38, 2x B25 B17 Reno Air Racing Demo etc. Mass flyover was 13 P51 2 P38 P47 B17. A truly awesome show!
08/24 Camarillo Airshow alone, saw the warbird part, bailed to vacation (left to EU next day)
09/16-19 Reno Air Races w/L, Fr w/Hanni, fabuloso! But the Sunday Gold Race was weathered out - dammit!
2011:
02/12 NASNI Parade Of Flight w/L, met Spencer. 100+ aircraft flew, massive static display, and Navy flew everything, finale being 36 Navy jets
05/14 Chino POF Airshow w/GHB. Again unbelievable amount of warbirds, fabulous! About 50 warbirds flew (BL later advised ~70). The gaggle was 28 this time.
08/20 Camarillo Airshow alone, around 2-4, Clay Lacy, Red Bull copter, and loads of Warbirds! 2xZero 2xP38 F4F F6F F7F F8F SpitXIV TBM 2xP51 B25. Fantastic!
09/15-16 Reno Air Races w/L. Thu good show, Fri the Gold ended in disaster on 3rd lap when The Galloping Ghost flew into the crowd line. 500+ mph race.
2012:
02/18 Palm Springs Air Museum w/L. Stan Stokes introduced Tuskeegee Airmen. Man o'War flew
2013: 0
2014: 0
2015:
09/27 NBVC Pt Mugu w/Cheri. Breitling L39 team F6F F8F P51 SpitXIV Zero Hunter C130J_MAFFS Blue Angels; WX clear
2016:
04/30 Chino POF Airshow w/GHB. 60? warbirds, F-16 demo. Fab!
Over 100 events attended (but who's counting?)
De Havilland Sea Vixen at Duxford 2001 (from www.f4aviation.co.uk)
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