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  • 1968 North American F-51D Mustang, C/N: AF6722581 N151MC
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  • Eddie Kurdziel flies his Fairey Firefly AS.Mk 6 number WB518 behind a North American B-25J Mitchell bomber named Executive Sweet off the coast of San Diego, California.
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  • North American B-25J Mitchell bomber, "God and Country"<br />
<br />
God And Country  is a “J” Model North American B-25 Mitchell, and was built in 1944 at North American's Kansas City plant and was accepted for service in the AAF in early 1945 which was too late to see combat.  She came out of storage in 1946,  and beginning in 1949, served as VIP transport in the new US Air Force until 1958 when she experienced a gear-up landing and was declared as salvage. <br />
<br />
She was bought in 1962 by Tallmantz Aviation of Long Beach, CA and began the next chapter of her life as a photo ship for Hollywood.  Pacific Prowler has participated in over 80 Hollywood feature films including:<br />
  Catch 22 <br />
  Around The World in 80 Days <br />
  For Whom The Bell Tolls <br />
  Disney's 360 Degree 'Circle Vision' movies<br />
<br />
In the 1960s, this plane flew to all four corners of the world to film the Seven Wonders Of The World at low level for Disney Studios for use in their 360 degree videos as seen at the Disney Parks.  In the mid-1980s she was sold to Universal Aviation and was operated by Aces High in the UK (as 'Dolly') - being employed specifically to film The Memphis Belle in 1989.  She retired from movie-work in the mid-1990s and went into a serious restoration period.  In 1996, while owned by World Jet of Florida, her camera nose was removed and the traditional military nose replaced From 1996 to 1999 she only flew 60 hours, mostly to air shows as "Girls Rule".   By the early 2000s she was renamed "Top Secret", and under the operation of 99th Street Inc. of San Antonio, TX, she hardly flew at all; rather, she languished in disrepair in a falling down hangar.  In late 2002/early 2003, Jim Terry purchased the aircraft and renamed her "Pacific Prowler". The plane spent the first several months in Tulsa OK, where students at the Tulsa Tech Center and volunteers got the plane airworthy.  For the next 10 years, Pacific Prowler flew the airshow circuit flying just over 1,000 hours while being based in Ft. Worth TX.
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  • Kelly Mahon flies the Mid America Flight Museum's J2F-4 Grumman Duck near Mt. Pleasant, TX.
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  • A pair of T-28 Trojans on the warbird ramp at night
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  • 2009 California Capital Air Show in Sacramento, California celebrates Air Force Week, September 12-13.
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  • Currently painted in the colors of FP-680 (AF63-7680), the jet flown by Robin Olds during Operation Bolo, F-4D Phantom II, AF65-0749 is being flown by Ret. LtCol. Jerry 'Jive' Kirby with passenger Lunar Sawyer in the back seat. One of the only civilian-operated Phantoms in the world, it took an act of Congress by means of an amendment to the Defense Authorization Bill of 1999 to allow the Collings Foundation to acquire and operate its F-4 Phantom.
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  • Eddie Kurdziel flies his Fairey Firefly AS.Mk 6 number WB518 behind a North American B-25J Mitchell bomber named Executive Sweet off the coast of San Diego, California.
    miramar08_firefly_9168.jpg
  • David Presta flying P-51D StrawBoss 2 with Sal Rubino, Jr. flying P-51D Grim Reaper. Beech 18 photo ship flown by Steve Lamb, Jr. over Hollister, CA.
    TVR17_P51_Mustang_1271.jpg
  • Matt Bongers flies the UC-78 Bobcat from the Mid America Flight Museum near Mt. Pleasant, TX, with Kelly Mahon flying photo ship.<br />
<br />
The Cessna AT-17 Bobcat was a twin-engined advanced trainer aircraft designed and made in the United States, and used during World War II to bridge the gap between single-engined trainers and twin-engined combat aircraft. The AT-17 was powered by two Jacobs R-755-9 radial piston engines. The commercial version was the Model T-50, from which the AT-17 was developed.<br />
<br />
Thirty-three AT-8s were built for the U.S. Army Air Corps, and production continued under the designation AT-17 reflecting a change in equipment and engine types. In 1942, the U.S Army Air Force (the successor to the Air Corps from June 1941) adopted the Bobcat as a light personnel transport and those delivered after January 1, 1943 were designated UC-78s. By the end of World War II, Cessna had produced more than 4,600 Bobcats for the U.S. military, 67 of which were transferred to the United States Navy as JRC-1s. In addition, 822 Bobcats had been produced for the Royal Canadian Air Force as Crane Is, many of which were used in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The aircraft did not last long in North American postwar military service. Few (if any) Bobcats were in service with the United States Air Force when it was formed in September, 1947. Surviving military aircraft were declared obsolete in 1949.<br />
<br />
Dubbed the "Bamboo Bomber" by the pilots who flew them, it was one of the aircraft featured in the popular television series "Sky King" of the early-to-mid 1950s. The aircraft was replaced in later episodes by the T-50's successor, the all-metal Cessna 310.<br />
<br />
Postwar, surplus AT-17s and UC-78s could be converted by CAA-approved kits to civilian standard aircraft allowing their certification under the T-50s original Type Certificate (ATC- 722, issued 3-24-1940). They were used by small airlines, charter and "bush" operators and private pilots. Some were operated on float
    MAFM17_TVR_Cessna_AT-17_Bobcat_5196.tif
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  • David Presta flying P-51D StrawBoss 2 with Sal Rubino, Jr. flying P-51D Grim Reaper. Beech 18 photo ship flown by Steve Lamb, Jr. over Hollister, CA.
    TVR17_P51_Mustang_0728.jpg
  • T-28 60th Anniversary Formation Training - Sheboygan, WI.
    osh09_t28_trojan_7884.jpg
  • North American B-25J Mitchell bomber, "God and Country"<br />
<br />
God And Country  is a “J” Model North American B-25 Mitchell, and was built in 1944 at North American's Kansas City plant and was accepted for service in the AAF in early 1945 which was too late to see combat.  She came out of storage in 1946,  and beginning in 1949, served as VIP transport in the new US Air Force until 1958 when she experienced a gear-up landing and was declared as salvage. <br />
<br />
She was bought in 1962 by Tallmantz Aviation of Long Beach, CA and began the next chapter of her life as a photo ship for Hollywood.  Pacific Prowler has participated in over 80 Hollywood feature films including:<br />
  Catch 22 <br />
  Around The World in 80 Days <br />
  For Whom The Bell Tolls <br />
  Disney's 360 Degree 'Circle Vision' movies<br />
<br />
In the 1960s, this plane flew to all four corners of the world to film the Seven Wonders Of The World at low level for Disney Studios for use in their 360 degree videos as seen at the Disney Parks.  In the mid-1980s she was sold to Universal Aviation and was operated by Aces High in the UK (as 'Dolly') - being employed specifically to film The Memphis Belle in 1989.  She retired from movie-work in the mid-1990s and went into a serious restoration period.  In 1996, while owned by World Jet of Florida, her camera nose was removed and the traditional military nose replaced From 1996 to 1999 she only flew 60 hours, mostly to air shows as "Girls Rule".   By the early 2000s she was renamed "Top Secret", and under the operation of 99th Street Inc. of San Antonio, TX, she hardly flew at all; rather, she languished in disrepair in a falling down hangar.  In late 2002/early 2003, Jim Terry purchased the aircraft and renamed her "Pacific Prowler". The plane spent the first several months in Tulsa OK, where students at the Tulsa Tech Center and volunteers got the plane airworthy.  For the next 10 years, Pacific Prowler flew the airshow circuit flying just over 1,000 hours while being based in Ft. Worth TX.
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  • 1946 Globe GC-1B Swift C/N 2271
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  • David Presta flying P-51D StrawBoss 2 with Sal Rubino, Jr. flying P-51D Grim Reaper. Beech 18 photo ship flown by Steve Lamb, Jr. over Hollister, CA.
    TVR17_P51_Mustang_0241.jpg
  • John O'Conner flies his freshly restored FG-1D Corsair named 'Kathleen' behind Larry Kelley's B-25 'Panchito'. The Goodyear FG-1D Corsair N209TW was the Grand Champion recipient in the WWII category at EAA Airventure 2010.
    osh10_fg1d_corsair_3277.jpg
  • Eddie Kurdziel flies his Fairey Firefly AS.Mk 6 number WB518 behind a North American B-25J Mitchell bomber named Executive Sweet off the coast of San Diego, California.
    miramar08_firefly_9234.jpg
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  • Warbird Re-enactor, Shane Van Linn makes use of Jack Roush's newest P-51B Mustang 'Old Crow' at EAA Airventure 2008.
    osh08_Re-enactment_p51b_6397.jpg
  • Rob Ator flies P-38 'Ruff Stuff' behind Larry Kelley's B-25 'Panchito'.
    osh10_p38_ruffstuff_2944.jpg
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  • T-28 60th Anniversary Formation Training - Sheboygan, WI.
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  • A P-51D "Wee Willy II" flown by Steve Hinton approaches the open ramp of a Rhode Island Air National Guard C-130J Hercules for a photoshoot in conjunction with the California International Airshow in Salinas.
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  • T-28 60th Anniversary Formation Training - Sheboygan, WI.
    osh09_t28_trojan_7852.jpg
  • osh10_collings_f4_a4_TR_7564.jpg
  • Eddie Kurdziel flies his Fairey Firefly AS.Mk 6 number WB518 behind a North American B-25J Mitchell bomber named Executive Sweet off the coast of San Diego, California.
    miramar08_firefly_1250.jpg
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  • 2014 California Capital Airshow
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  • Photoshoot of Spartan Executive 7W
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  • Warbird Re-enactor, Shane Van Linn makes use of Jack Roush's newest P-51B Mustang 'Old Crow' at EAA Airventure 2008.
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  • B-25 Lady Luck N5833B
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  • Nightshot of FM2 Wildcat
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  • David Presta flying P-51D StrawBoss 2 with Sal Rubino, Jr. flying P-51D Grim Reaper. Beech 18 photo ship flown by Steve Lamb, Jr. over Hollister, CA.
    TVR17_P51_Mustang_1530.jpg
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  • Flown by Paul Wood, the Warbird Heritage Foundation A-4B Skyhawk BuNo 142112 is currently painted to represent aircraft BuNo 148609, an A-4C flown by LCDR Ted "T.R." Swartz, a member of Squadron VA-76, operating from the aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) during the Vietnam War. On May 1, 1967, LCDR Swartz shot down a MIG-17 over North Vietnam with an unguided ZUNI rocket. This was the only air-to-air kill by a Skyhawk during the Vietnam War. ..Collings Foundation F-4D Phantom II flown by Ret LtCol. Jerry 'Jive' Kerby..Collings Foundation TA-4J flown by Jared 'Rook' Isaacman, Ret LtCol. Mike 'Buick' Eberhardt. Sponsored by United Bank Card Inc...Warbird Heritage Foundation A-4B Paul Wood ..T-33 Paul Keppeler..L-39 (solid grey right wing) Scot Zamolyi..L-39 (blue camo left wing) Doug Demko..L-39 (green camo slot) Larry Labriola.
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  • To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Naval Aviation, an F/A-18C Hornet takes on the colors of a WWII Helldiver unit and joins the world's only airworthy Helldiver in the skies above Central California. The F/A-18C is flown by VFA-122's LT Alex "Scribe" Armatas and the Helldiver is piloted by Mark Allen.
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  • David Presta flying P-51D StrawBoss 2 with Sal Rubino, Jr. flying P-51D Grim Reaper. Beech 18 photo ship flown by Steve Lamb, Jr. over Hollister, CA.
    TVR17_P51_Mustang_1544.jpg
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  • T-28 60th Anniversary Formation Training - Sheboygan, WI. Pilot Paul Walter
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  • David Presta flying P-51D StrawBoss 2 with Sal Rubino, Jr. flying P-51D Grim Reaper. Beech 18 photo ship flown by Steve Lamb, Jr. over Hollister, CA.
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  • Rob Ator flies P-38 'Ruff Stuff' behind Larry Kelley's B-25 'Panchito'.
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  • Matt Bongers flies the UC-78 Bobcat from the Mid America Flight Museum near Mt. Pleasant, TX, with Kelly Mahon flying photo ship.<br />
<br />
The Cessna AT-17 Bobcat was a twin-engined advanced trainer aircraft designed and made in the United States, and used during World War II to bridge the gap between single-engined trainers and twin-engined combat aircraft. The AT-17 was powered by two Jacobs R-755-9 radial piston engines. The commercial version was the Model T-50, from which the AT-17 was developed.<br />
<br />
Thirty-three AT-8s were built for the U.S. Army Air Corps, and production continued under the designation AT-17 reflecting a change in equipment and engine types. In 1942, the U.S Army Air Force (the successor to the Air Corps from June 1941) adopted the Bobcat as a light personnel transport and those delivered after January 1, 1943 were designated UC-78s. By the end of World War II, Cessna had produced more than 4,600 Bobcats for the U.S. military, 67 of which were transferred to the United States Navy as JRC-1s. In addition, 822 Bobcats had been produced for the Royal Canadian Air Force as Crane Is, many of which were used in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The aircraft did not last long in North American postwar military service. Few (if any) Bobcats were in service with the United States Air Force when it was formed in September, 1947. Surviving military aircraft were declared obsolete in 1949.<br />
<br />
Dubbed the "Bamboo Bomber" by the pilots who flew them, it was one of the aircraft featured in the popular television series "Sky King" of the early-to-mid 1950s. The aircraft was replaced in later episodes by the T-50's successor, the all-metal Cessna 310.<br />
<br />
Postwar, surplus AT-17s and UC-78s could be converted by CAA-approved kits to civilian standard aircraft allowing their certification under the T-50s original Type Certificate (ATC- 722, issued 3-24-1940). They were used by small airlines, charter and "bush" operators and private pilots. Some were operated on float
    MAFM17_TVR_Cessna_AT-17_Bobcat_5433.tif
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  • Matt Bongers flies the UC-78 Bobcat from the Mid America Flight Museum near Mt. Pleasant, TX, with Kelly Mahon flying photo ship.<br />
<br />
The Cessna AT-17 Bobcat was a twin-engined advanced trainer aircraft designed and made in the United States, and used during World War II to bridge the gap between single-engined trainers and twin-engined combat aircraft. The AT-17 was powered by two Jacobs R-755-9 radial piston engines. The commercial version was the Model T-50, from which the AT-17 was developed.<br />
<br />
Thirty-three AT-8s were built for the U.S. Army Air Corps, and production continued under the designation AT-17 reflecting a change in equipment and engine types. In 1942, the U.S Army Air Force (the successor to the Air Corps from June 1941) adopted the Bobcat as a light personnel transport and those delivered after January 1, 1943 were designated UC-78s. By the end of World War II, Cessna had produced more than 4,600 Bobcats for the U.S. military, 67 of which were transferred to the United States Navy as JRC-1s. In addition, 822 Bobcats had been produced for the Royal Canadian Air Force as Crane Is, many of which were used in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The aircraft did not last long in North American postwar military service. Few (if any) Bobcats were in service with the United States Air Force when it was formed in September, 1947. Surviving military aircraft were declared obsolete in 1949.<br />
<br />
Dubbed the "Bamboo Bomber" by the pilots who flew them, it was one of the aircraft featured in the popular television series "Sky King" of the early-to-mid 1950s. The aircraft was replaced in later episodes by the T-50's successor, the all-metal Cessna 310.<br />
<br />
Postwar, surplus AT-17s and UC-78s could be converted by CAA-approved kits to civilian standard aircraft allowing their certification under the T-50s original Type Certificate (ATC- 722, issued 3-24-1940). They were used by small airlines, charter and "bush" operators and private pilots. Some were operated on float
    MAFM17_TVR_Cessna_AT-17_Bobcat_6485.tif
  • thelasttime10_c49j_N87745_0235.jpg
  • David Presta flying P-51D StrawBoss 2 with Sal Rubino, Jr. flying P-51D Grim Reaper. Beech 18 photo ship flown by Steve Lamb, Jr. over Hollister, CA.
    TVR17_P51_Mustang_1291.jpg
  • thelasttime10_dc2_N1934D_1414.jpg
  • North American B-25J Mitchell bomber, "God and Country"<br />
<br />
God And Country  is a “J” Model North American B-25 Mitchell, and was built in 1944 at North American's Kansas City plant and was accepted for service in the AAF in early 1945 which was too late to see combat.  She came out of storage in 1946,  and beginning in 1949, served as VIP transport in the new US Air Force until 1958 when she experienced a gear-up landing and was declared as salvage. <br />
<br />
She was bought in 1962 by Tallmantz Aviation of Long Beach, CA and began the next chapter of her life as a photo ship for Hollywood.  Pacific Prowler has participated in over 80 Hollywood feature films including:<br />
  Catch 22 <br />
  Around The World in 80 Days <br />
  For Whom The Bell Tolls <br />
  Disney's 360 Degree 'Circle Vision' movies<br />
<br />
In the 1960s, this plane flew to all four corners of the world to film the Seven Wonders Of The World at low level for Disney Studios for use in their 360 degree videos as seen at the Disney Parks.  In the mid-1980s she was sold to Universal Aviation and was operated by Aces High in the UK (as 'Dolly') - being employed specifically to film The Memphis Belle in 1989.  She retired from movie-work in the mid-1990s and went into a serious restoration period.  In 1996, while owned by World Jet of Florida, her camera nose was removed and the traditional military nose replaced From 1996 to 1999 she only flew 60 hours, mostly to air shows as "Girls Rule".   By the early 2000s she was renamed "Top Secret", and under the operation of 99th Street Inc. of San Antonio, TX, she hardly flew at all; rather, she languished in disrepair in a falling down hangar.  In late 2002/early 2003, Jim Terry purchased the aircraft and renamed her "Pacific Prowler". The plane spent the first several months in Tulsa OK, where students at the Tulsa Tech Center and volunteers got the plane airworthy.  For the next 10 years, Pacific Prowler flew the airshow circuit flying just over 1,000 hours while being based in Ft. Worth TX.
    MAFM17_TVR_B25_Mitchell_0821.tif
  • John O'Conner flies his freshly restored FG-1D Corsair named 'Kathleen' behind Larry Kelley's B-25 'Panchito'. The Goodyear FG-1D Corsair N209TW was the Grand Champion recipient in the WWII category at EAA Airventure 2010.
    osh10_fg1d_corsair_3209.jpg
  • Kelly Mahon flies the Mid America Flight Museum's J2F-4 Grumman Duck near Mt. Pleasant, TX.
    MAFM17_TVR_Grumman_J2F-4_Duck_1827.tif
  • Capt. Mark "Mutha" Hubbard pilots the F-6F Hellcat with Lt. Matt "11" Lowe in the F/A-18E and Lt. Erik "Dookie" Kenny in the F/A-18F over California's Central Valley during the 2011 USN Tailhook Legacy Flight Qualifications.
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  • David Presta flying P-51D StrawBoss 2 with Sal Rubino, Jr. flying P-51D Grim Reaper. Beech 18 photo ship flown by Steve Lamb, Jr. over Hollister, CA.
    TVR17_P51_Mustang_0297.jpg
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