2009 Museums: Planes of Fame, Chino, CA

KCNO - N33-58-29 W117-38-11

The Planes of Fame Air Museum at Chino, CA is one of the most impressive museum I had the chance to visit. Its collection contains rare artifacts I had not seen anywhere else yet and then, many of their planes are kept in flying condition ! Their annual air show is a good testament of this philosophy. Here are my many pictures taken there during my too short visit. Enjoy this virtual tour of this fine museum !

The Edward T. Maloney Hangar:
Boeing P-26A Peashooter Side view Nose Art North American F-86F Sabre "Luke" Nose Art Boeing P-12E Side view	Seversky 2PA/AT-12 Guardsman Nose view 3/4 rear view Nose art Hanriot HD-1 Scout Nose art Wright 1903 Flyer
The Pond Hangar (flyables):
Republic P-47G Thunderbolt Side view Culver PQ-14/TDC-2 Piper L4-H Stearman PT-17 Kaydet Yakovlev Yak-18 Rear view Convair L-13A Grasshopper Stearman PT-17 Kaydet (from the Pearl Harbor movie) Ryan FR-1 Fireball Rear view Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star Side view	Bell P-39N Aircobra "Little Sir Echo" Nose art Belly tank North American P-51D Mustang "Spam Can" Side view Nose art North American P-51D Mustang "Wee Willy II" Side view Stinson L5-G Sentinel "Intensive Care" Nose art North American SNJ-4 Texan Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket Lockheed T-33A
The USS Enterprise CV-6 Hangar:
GM BM-3 Avenger (Grumman TBF) Vought F4U-1A Corsair Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat Rear view Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless Side view	Grumman F4-F Wildcat Nose art Grumman F9F-5P Panther Rear view Douglas A-4B Skyhawk
The Friedkin Restauration Hangar (flyables):
Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat Nose view Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat "Big Bossman" Engine nacelle Nose art Northrop N9MB Flying Wing Bell P-59A Airacomet "Fighting 2" single seater (type ???)	Grumman F3F-2 Side view Nose art North American Navion L-17 Super B Grumman J2F-6 Duck Rear view Hispano HA-1112-MIL / Me-109G
The Tarmac Displays:
Antonov AN-2 Side view North American B-25J Mitchell "Photo Fanny" Side view Nose view Nose art Douglas C-47	Hiller UH-12 MiG 15-bis Fagot North American F-100D Super Sabre F-100D with the MiG-15 Grumman OV-1 Mohawk Aichi D3A2 VAL Side view 3/4 rear view
Righter Rebuilders Shop:
Here's a the wing of a North American A-36A Apache under restoration. This model was the dive bomber version of the P-51 fabricated for the US Army.	Here's a P-51 under restoration. Don't know which ship this is though. Again, help would be appreciated: Engine compartment Wing root and left landing gear Engine compartment, viewed from ground level
The Outside Storage Area:
Douglas A4-E Skyhawk Boeing B-50A Superfortress "Lucky Lady II" Nose art Bell X-2 Vought F8U-1 Crusader Republic F-84F Thunderstreak North American F-86E Sabre Lockheed F-104G Starfighter North American FJ-3 Fury Lockheed L-18 Lodestar	Lockheed C-60 Lodestar Panoramic view CallAir A-4 Republic RF-84F Thunderflash Sabre & MiG fuselages F+W C-3605 Schlepp North American T-2A Buckeye Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat Beech UC-45 Expeditor
P-38 Lightning & 375^th FG Displays:
Lockheed P-38J Lightning "23 Ski-Doo" Rear view Nose art	Lockheed P-38L "Miss Fluff'n Lace" Cockpit Display Nose art
The Jet Hangar & Air Racers:
North American F-86E Sabre Nose view Nose art North American F-86F Sabre MiG-15-bis Fagot MiG-17 Fresco MiG-21R Fishbed deHavilland Vampire Mk.IV Gloster Meteor Mk.IV Macchi M-39 Schneider Cup Winner PZL Mielec TS-11 Iskra Spark Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star Lockheed T-33A "Airshowbuzz.com"	Howard DGA-5 IKE #39 "Miss Chevrolet" Gee Bee R-1 Racer "7 S.A.R.A. 11" Nose art Curtiss R3C-2 Miles & Atwood Special Racer #1 Deperdussen 1913 Racer Formula One Racer "Cosmic Wind" Formula One Racer "Shoestring" Rider R-4 Racer "Firecracker" #70 Rider R-6 Racer "8-Ball" #18
The Foreign Hangar (Static & Flyables):
Curtiss P-40N Warhawk Side view Nose view Laister-Kauffman TG-4A/LK-10 Glider Gannet Mk.I Tail view Fieseler FI156 Storch Tail view North American P-51A Mustang "Mrs Virginia" Side view Nose view Heinkel He-162A-1 Volksjäger "Nervenklau" Tail view Nose art Gerhard Fieseler-Werke FZG-76 / V-1 "Loom"	Messerschmitt ME163 Komet "Wieein Floh Aber Oho!" Nose view Nose art Bristol F2b Brisfit Horten Ho-IV Flying Wing Glider Nose view Sopwith Pup Fokker DR-1 Cockpit view Tail view Heinkel He-100 Bachem Ba349 Natter Mitsubishi G4M1 ISHIKIRIKKO (Betty) Nose view Yokosuka MXY7 OHKA Mitsubishi J2M3 RAIDEN Mitsubishi A6M5 REISEN (Zeke) Mitsubishi J8M1 Shusui
*Restoration of the B-17G Picadilly Lilly:*
Boeing B-17G "Picadilly Lilly" Tail view w/out the rudder Waist gunners position Belly turret from inside Belly turret with hatch open	Cockpit view through bomb bay Top turret looking aft Cockpit through side window Tail gunner position
The Museum's Engine Collection: The museum's collection is quite extensive and varied ! Here are my pictures:
Piston engines: Allison V-1710 Argus AS-10 Continental R-670 Curtiss D-12 6-in line upright engine (help needed for this one) Small 2 cyl. flat engine (help needed for this one too) Franklin O-200 Liberty V-12 Lycoming O-145-A1 Packard V-1650 V-12 Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp Pratt & Whitney Wasp Jr. Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Twin-Wasp Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major Ranger straight 6 ??? Ranger 200 Straight 6 Rolls-Royce Merlin V-12 Wright J-5 Wright R-1820 Cyclone	Jet Engines: Allison J33-A-35 Turbojet BMW 003-EI Axial Flow Turbojet GE J-31 - First US Jet Engine GE-J47 Turbojet GE J-79-3 Axial Flow Turbojet Klimov VK-1 Jet engine Lockheed L-1000 Axial Flow Turbojet Walters 109-500 A1 Jet pod Westinghouse 19B Turbojet Rocket Engines: Unknown type (help !) Walters 109-509 A W. Schmidding 105-513