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  • Flying at extremely high altitudes, the B-2 Stealth bomber has been at the forefront of setting great expectations. Part of the 509th Bombing Wing at Whitman AFB Missouri, these bombers are tasked with flying extreme distances. During bombing runs over Afghanistan, B-2's were flying halfway across the world and back incurring 36-hour long missions between a crew of two. High over the Nellis Range Complex, two B-2A 'Spirit' stealth bombers await clearance to drop precision guided weaponry.
    redflag06_b2_0376.jpg
  • Just as the United States Navy has done for over 200 years, the air force began commissioning certain aircraft by giving them individual names. Here the B-2A 'Spirit' stealth bomber named 'Spirit of Kitty Hawk', lifts off from runway 3R at Nellis Air Force Base. For this particular exercise held in early 2006, four B-2A bombers from the 509th Bombing Wing, normally stationed at Whiteman AFB, attended providing ground support to advancing warfighters.
    redflag06_b2_1547.jpg
  • The unmistakable silhouette of the Batman-like B-2A stealth bomber takes to the evening skies to begin the second round of the day's Red Flag exercises. Even during nighttime missions, nothing is held back. Aircraft numbers remain the same, missions and goals are increased in intensity and pilots are still expected to meet their respective objectives.
    redflag06_b2_2211.jpg
  • At an average cost of $2 billion dollars by 1998 standards, the Northrop Grumman B-2A stealth bomber is more costly than a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and just under double its weight in gold. Only twenty-one B-2A's were built, all stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri under the command of the 509th Bombing Wing. Despite the limited production of the YB-49 Flying Wing in the late 1940's, the B-2A is the first flying wing designed aircraft to enter service.
    redflag06_b2_1040.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_0939.tif
  • 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
  • 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_0729.tif
  • 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_0655.tif
  • 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_6529.tif
  • 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_6347.tif
  • 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_5617.tif
  • 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_6271.tif
  • 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_6150.tif
  • 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_5456.tif
  • 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_5395.tif
  • 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_5330.tif
  • 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_5320.tif
  • 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_5023.tif
  • 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_5013.tif
  • A view of the instrument panel inside C-47 "Betsy's Biscuit Bomber" AF 43-48608, N47SJ.
    thelasttime10_c47_N47SJ_0846.jpg
  • Betsy's Biscuit Bomber, AF 43-48608 is a C-47B owned and operated by the Estrella Warbird Museum in Paso Robles, CA. Prior to calling the Museum her home in 2007, she served with USAAF, French Air Force, Belgian Air Force, and Israeli Air Force. From 2007 until the summer of 2009, C-47B, FAA registration N47SJ, underwent an extensive restoration to restore her to 1947 standards. She took flight once more on August 1st 2009.
    thelasttime10_c47_N47SJ_0844.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_1158.tif
  • 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_0760.tif
  • 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
  • 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_5261.tif
  • 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
  • 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_5185.tif
  • 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_5039.tif
  • Betsy's Biscuit Bomber, AF 43-48608 is a C-47B owned and operated by the Estrella Warbird Museum in Paso Robles, CA. Prior to calling the Museum her home in 2007, she served with USAAF, French Air Force, Belgian Air Force, and Israeli Air Force. From 2007 until the summer of 2009, C-47B, FAA registration N47SJ, underwent an extensive restoration to restore her to 1947 standards. She took flight once more on August 1st 2009.
    thelasttime10_c47_N47SJ_3016.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_6485.tif
  • On the Southern side of Nellis Air Force Base reside some of the heavier aircraft including these B-1B Lancer bombers. Making up their own flightline, it's not uncommon for B-1's, B-2's E-3's as well as the larger allied aircraft such as C-130's and R1's to be parked away from the congested flightline to the North. Also located on this side of the base are the reventments used to shield aircraft being equipped with live weapons.
    jrf05_b1_7948.jpg
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  • 2009 California Capital Air Show in Sacramento, California celebrates Air Force Week, September 12-13.
    sac09_b2_5813.jpg
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  • 2009 California Capital Air Show in Sacramento, California celebrates Air Force Week, September 12-13.
    sac09_b2_5852.jpg
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  • osh12_uc-78c_8176.jpg
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  • miramar08_b25_detail_0747.jpg
  • B-17G-105-VE, 44-85740, Aluminum Overcast belonging to the Experimental Aviation Association (EAA) flies over Wittman Field as part of Airventure 2008 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
    osh08_b17_5767.jpg
  • 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.
    Legacy11_helldiver_f18_6989bw.jpg
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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.
    Legacy11_helldiver_f18_6989.jpg
  • 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.
    Legacy11_helldiver_f18_6902.jpg
  • 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.
    Legacy11_helldiver_f18_6893.jpg
  • Lt. Kyle "Groper" Jason with warbird pilot Doug Rozendaal in the back seat, flies perhaps one of the most unique-looking aircraft to adorn a Centennial of Naval Aviation paint scheme. Dubbed the "Digi-Cam" Hornet, Groper pulls along side the world's only flying Helldiver piloted by Ed Vesely.
    Legacy11_helldiver_f18_6541.jpg
  • thelasttime10_c47_N47SJ_2174.jpg
  • osh10_warbird_TR_6993.jpg
  • Larry Kelley and Gary Sinise taxi B-25 Panchito leading the Veteran's Parade...Disabled American Veterans Parade activities involving Vietnam Veteran and triple-amputee, Jim Sursely, B-25 'Panchito' owner and pilot, Larry Kelley and actor Gary Sinise.
    osh10_dav_sinise_kelley_TR_3711.jpg
  • Lt. Col. Chris 'Hans' Knehans, 7th Fighter Squadron commander, inspects his F-117A aircraft with the assistance of the F-117 Demo Team prior to the Silver Stealth Formation Flight.
    silver_stealth06_pilot_798_0896.jpg
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  • On April 21, 1999 The Dragon aircraft, #86-0837 suffered extensive damage in an unspecified landing accident. The aircraft belonged to the Detachment 1, 79th Test and Evaluation Group and therefore wore a tailcode of "OT". The accident was reported as a Class A mishap. According to some sources, the damage was quickly repaired and the Dragon was flying again as of October 1999.
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  • Master Sgt. Byron 'Ozzy' Osborn has worked on the F-117A for nearly 19 years. A fitting retirement, he chose to leave the service on the same day as the Silver Stealth flyover.
    silver_stealth06_crew_0729.jpg
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  • F-15E from the 90th Fighter Squadron stationed at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska blasts off from runway 3L. Encompassing a 66,000 square mile area, Red Flag Alaska will provide an immense geographical change for those accustomed to the typical Red Flag exercises held at Nellis AFB. Just as the Nellis Range Complex offers a diversely hostile desert environment, the Alaskan wilderness offers much of the same on the opposite end of the weather scale.
    redflag06_sj_f15_1711.jpg
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  • This F-15E is from the 90th Fighter Squadron operating under the 3rd Wing stationed at Elmendorf AFB in Alaska. Although seen here taking off from runway 3L at Nellis AFB, fighter pilots from Alaska are beginning to feel right at home with the newly developed Red Flag Alaska replacing the already successful Cope Thunder exercises. Many aspects of Cope Thunder will remain unchanged despite the new name however, the name change will provide for a more integrated training environment.
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  • osh07_panchito_b25_9279.jpg
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  • B-17G-105-VE, 44-85740, Aluminum Overcast belonging to the Experimental Aviation Association (EAA) flies over Wittman Field as part of Airventure 2008 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
    osh08_b17_5767.jpg
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  • 2009 California Capital Air Show in Sacramento, California celebrates Air Force Week, September 12-13.
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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.
    Legacy11_helldiver_f18_7026BW.jpg
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  • An SB2C Helldiver flies lead with an F6F Hellcat in slot and two F/A-18F Super Hornets on each wing making up this unique four-ship formation. Flying the Hellcat is Ed Vesely and the F6F is Doug Rozendaal. The F/A-18F Super Hornets were flown by Lt. Brant "Winthorp" Gresham and Lt. Alex "Scribe" Armatas.
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  • Mark Allen banks the SB2C Helldiver with Lt. Patrick "Hashbrown" O'Conner flying the F/A-18F Super Hornet off Allen's left wing. Meanwhile, Lt. Alex "Stranger" Wright and the photographer flew right wing in another F/A-18F and warbird pilot Ray Dieckman flew an F6F Hellcat in the number four position just outside the camera's view.
    Legacy11_helldiver_f18_7565.jpg
  • Mark Allen banks the SB2C Helldiver with Lt. Patrick "Hashbrown" O'Conner flying the F/A-18F Super Hornet off Allen's left wing. Meanwhile, Lt. Alex "Stranger" Wright and the photographer flew right wing in another F/A-18F and warbird pilot Ray Dieckman flew an F6F Hellcat in the number four position just outside the camera's view.
    Legacy11_helldiver_f18_7392.jpg
  • 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.
    Legacy11_helldiver_f18_7026a.jpg
  • 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.
    Legacy11_helldiver_f18_7008.jpg
  • Lt. Kyle "Groper" Jason with warbird pilot Doug Rozendaal in the back seat, flies perhaps one of the most unique-looking aircraft to adorn a Centennial of Naval Aviation paint scheme. Dubbed the "Digi-Cam" Hornet, Groper pulls along side the world's only flying Helldiver piloted by Ed Vesely.
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  • Visiting from Texas, the SB2C Helldiver prepares for another formation training flight.
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