For the Flyboys a few Cool Vintage Fighters

[Zip-in-Z]

Went for a tour at the Palm Springs Air Museum it’s a must see, admission <$ 20.00 for a few hours of fun, took a lot of pic’s here’s a few of the better ones.

Enjoy ....

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P40 Warhawk



P47 Thunderbolt


MK14 British Spitfire


Japanese DA3 “Val”

DHC-1 CDN Chipmunk

B25 Mitchell Bomber

B17 Flying Fortress


F8F Bearcat

F100 Super Sabre

FB4 Phantom Fighter

Fairchild C119G

[Zip-in-Z]

AH1 Huey Cobra

EA6B Prowler


Cool Mural

Weapons of the Past



$150.00 get’s you the front seat and a 20 minute tour





Sat in on an interesting presentation


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Recommend you put this one the to-do-list if you ever get to P.S.


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[jkav]

Awesome machines - thanks for posting.

[JimPS]

Very nice - thanks for sharing.

I'll take the Griffon powered Mk 14 Spit with the 5 bladder - please.

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[Zip-in-Z]

Originally Posted by JimPS

Very nice - thanks for sharing.

I'll take the Griffon powered Mk 14 Spit with the 5 bladder - please.

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They called it a Supermarine Spitfire it had lots of horse power for it's time.

Few more pics ...

[IR_mike]

Awesome pics!! Thanks for posting.
The plane labeled f 100 super sabre is actually a f 105 thunderchief.

[bobinthesky]

Great pics Zip.

A little historical note about the museum. Most of the WWII aircraft came from Bob Ponds collection after he died. They were sold (cheaply) to the city of Palm Springs and at that time they all were airworthy and flown regularly. The museum couldn't afford to keep them that way, one thing led to another and eventually there was a lawsuit involving Ponds wife over a hanger of parts that she allegedly didn't turn over to them.
As with a lot of things, there's a bunch of politicking going on behind the scenes but the museum definitely is a must see for anyone remotely interested in old airplanes!

[58thecat]

Love the corsair Aircraft mural!

Did you go for a flight in the bi-plane?

Thanks for sharing.

[JohninAB]

Thanks for sharing.

Was in Fox Creek one day and Whats Up Doc, a P51 Mustang landed there due to weather. Awesome plane and when the Rolls Royce Merlin fired up to leave, well, to quote a certain mod, it was an eargasm!

Around 1995 a B17 flew into Edmonton City airport. We parked in the viewing area along 121st street. The B17 came in low level overhead to land. Some serious rumble I tell ya. The B25 and German tri engine bomber that accompanied it where seriously outdone by the 17.

[From The Hip]

Nice pics indeed.I particularly liked the B-17.Were the planes open to the public?As in getting to sit in the cockpit/turrets?

Sadly there was no P-51 Mustang

Thanks for posting these.

FTH

[Sushi]

Thanks! Really enjoyed seeing the photos! I'm adding this to my someday to do list!

[hayseed]

That would be a great way to spend the day!!!!!

And I would for surely drop the 150 for a sky ride.

Cool stuff Zip, thx for sharin!!!

[regl]

Your picture of the F 100 is a F 105 The 100 is a low wing aircraft while the 105 is a shoulder mounted wing aircraft Have always been a big fan of the F 105 from reading about them in the Vietnam war They were featured on an episode of Air Aces. Interesting story involving F 105s is about a triple ace named Robin Olds.

[Zip-in-Z]

Originally Posted by IR_mike

Awesome pics!! Thanks for posting.
The plane labeled f 100 super sabre is actually a f 105 thunderchief.

Tks ... this was the info board.





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Originally Posted by From The Hip

Nice pics indeed.I particularly liked the B-17.Were the planes open to the public?As in getting to sit in the cockpit/turrets?

Sadly there was no P-51 Mustang

Thanks for posting these.

FTH

Bunny P-51 was out at a local airshow and wasn't scheduled to return until later in the day.

[JimPS]

Originally Posted by Zip-in-Z

They called it a Supermarine Spitfire it had lots of horse power for it's time.

Few more pics ...

Thanks again.

It's amazing how many aircraft from the Robert Pond collection are airworthy.

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[Zip-in-Z]

Originally Posted by regl

Your picture of the F 100 is a F 105 The 100 is a low wing aircraft while the 105 is a shoulder mounted wing aircraft Have always been a big fan of the F 105 from reading about them in the Vietnam war They were featured on an episode of Air Aces. Interesting story involving F 105s is about a triple ace named Robin Olds.

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This was the info board with the aircraft.

[Zip-in-Z]

For those who asked .... I chickened out going up on the Biplane, it was quite windy and looked like a bumpy ride.

Were staying at the Desert Princess complex, it's just across the wash from the airport, I really enjoy watching the various aircraft seen in those pics fly over our place, one day there was 3 groups of 4 .... 12 pieces of history in formation .... the rumble is amazing.

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[Grizzly Adams]

Doesn't look like a Super Sabre to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ociMl0JEIlo

Grizz

[32-40win]

Is that an F84 behind the F105? Too long a nose for the F86 or a MIG.

[M.C. Gusto]

Beautiful planes. Hard to match the beauty of a Spitfire.

[Headdamage]

The magazine is not correctly inserted into the LeeEnfield #3 and the LeeEnfield #4 has the magazine from an Indian 7.62x51 Enfield in it.

[32-40win]

Is that an F84 behind the F105? Too long a nose for the F86 or a MIG. And yet it appears to have swept wing, and it doesn't appear to be tapered or flattened enough for an F100. Hmmm.

[Zip-in-Z]

Originally Posted by From The Hip

Nice pics indeed.I particularly liked the B-17.Were the planes open to the public?As in getting to sit in the cockpit/turrets?

Sadly there was no P-51 Mustang

Thanks for posting these.

FTH

Yes .... for a small fee, they allowed visitors to have a closer look at the B-17, the volunteers would spend hours with you going over ever detail.

More B17 pics...









Stock photo from website



The end .... pleased you enjoyed the tour.

[From The Hip]

Originally Posted by Zip-in-Z

Tks ... this was the info board.





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Bunny P-51 was out at a local airshow and wasn't scheduled to return until later in the day.

Thanks for posting the P-51 pic...that plane was the Cadillac of the sky back then.

FTH

[Grizzly Adams]

Originally Posted by From The Hip

Thanks for posting the P-51 pic...that plane was the Cadillac of the sky back then.

FTH

When I was a kid, there was a whole row of them at the Calgary airport. thinking they were being disposed of. Milt Harradence, a local lawyer, flew one for fun. One of the neatest aircraft out there. No paint as a weight saving measure.

Grizz

[Selkirk]

Originally Posted by Zip-in-Z

DHC-1 CDN Chipmunk

Awsome!

Mac

[bb356]

Cool ... Thank's !!!