wheelsup_cavu Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 (edited) For anyone in the Southern California area this weekend the aircraft that Planes of Fame will be flying fits right in with the theme of this forum. This Saturday, July 01, 2023, Planes of Fame will be flying their SBD-5 which is an actual PTO combat aircraft. https://planesoffame.org/aircraft/plane-SBD-5 https://www.facebook.com/planesoffameairmuseum/posts/pfbid027nmaQqDgN7rmZuHzc99k2TguyKDVFfPWXLUGrwaEi5esRV2zL4AcciTPHSbF2jVQl https://planesoffame.org/events/events-at-a-glance-2023 Wheels Edited June 30 by wheelsup_cavu 1 Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsup_cavu Posted July 5 Author Share Posted July 5 Some nice video of the SBD flying demo at Planes of fame on July 01, 2023. Wheels 4 1 Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBPencil Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 (edited) This is likely her, serial number NZ5062, with her regular crew of Flight Sergeants N.L. Kelly and B.E. Cullen on Bougainville in 1944. Photo courtesy of the Air Force Museum of New Zealand, file PR3442. Edited July 5 by HBPencil 2 1 Quote Skins, missions, campaigns and historical references for flight sims: http://www.axis-and-allies-paintworks.com/news.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsup_cavu Posted July 5 Author Share Posted July 5 17 hours ago, HBPencil said: This is likely her, serial number NZ5062, Seems too be the correct number. Quote Serial Number: 28536 / RNZAF 5062 https://planesoffame.org/aircraft/plane-SBD-5 SPECIFICATIONS Status: Flyable Manufacturer: Douglas Aircraft Company Year: 1943 Model: SBD-5 Dauntless Registration Number: N670AM Serial Number: 28536 / RNZAF 5062 Crew: 2 Max T/O Weight: 10,700 lb. Span: 41 ft. 6 in. Length: 33 ft. 1 in. Height: 13 ft. 7 in. Maximum Speed: 255 mph Cruise Speed: 185 mph Rate of Climb: 1,700 ft/min Power Plant: 1, 1,200-hp Wright R-1820-60 Cyclone 9-cylinder air-cooled radial engine Range: 1,115 miles Service Ceiling: 25,530 ft. Armament: Two fixed forward firing .50-cal & two flexible .30-cal rear machine guns I had never seen a picture of her with auxiliary fuel tanks though. Wheels 1 Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsup_cavu Posted October 21 Author Share Posted October 21 Planes of Fame has a Ford Tri-motor visiting today and tomorrow. Wheels 2 Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javelina Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 1 hour ago, wheelsup_cavu said: Planes of Fame has a Ford Tri-motor visiting today and tomorrow. Wheels I've flown this one a few times.... (via MSFS 2020) 😀 cool bird! 2 Quote 13900k , 64GB, RTX4090, Win 11, TMW, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, TrackIR, Reverb G2, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsup_cavu Posted November 19 Author Share Posted November 19 I met Harald Bauer at one of the monthly events at Planes of Fame in 2012. As a 17 year old teenager Harald flew the He-162 as a factory pilot from the factory to the front lines during the war. Of the 65 factory pilots that started with Harald only 5 which included himself survived the war. Harald flew black op reconnaissance missions for the US Navy during the Korean war. Quote **Harald Bauer, From the Luftwaffe to the US Navy** https://youtu.be/xmJqjx9VVKM?si=4jnfTDgNvMwckkfz (The video must be watched on YouTube) A Facebook page with 21 photos from his early life and career/s. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.424432830927092.85752.103672823003096 The absolute best line from his interview when I saw him at Planes of Fame in 2012 is when he is telling about the time he is at a party with several US fliers from the war and he states that he was at a particular airfield on a specific date. This statement causes one of the pilots to claim that was not possible because his bomb group was attacking that airfield on that date. At this point he states, I never said I was on your side, or something to that effect. 🙃 Sadly Harald passed in 2018 at the age of 90 after a fall. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/atascadero-ca/harald-bauer-7860500 Wheels 2 Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsup_cavu Posted November 24 Author Share Posted November 24 This monthly event has already been mentioned in the See a Zeke fly in December at Planes of Fame thread but here are the full details for the event. Quote Hangar Talk and Flying Demo of the Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero - 2nd of December, 2023 On Saturday, December 2, 2023, Planes of Fame Air Museum presents another in our series of Hangar Talk events along with our monthly Flying Demo. The Museum will be featuring the Mitsubishi A6M5 'Zero'. Museum doors open at 9:00am on this day. Hangar Talk begins at 10:30am and lasts until 12:00pm. Hangar Talk features several brief and fascinating presentations focused on aviation history, key personalities from aviation’s past, and other engaging topics. We’ll announce the actual line-up for each event about 1-2 weeks preceding the event. At 12:15pm, we'll be hosting our "Flying Demo" featuring the "A6M5 Zero." A brief outdoor presentation will be followed by engine start-up and taxi directly in front of the crowd. Q & A with the aircraft pilot will follow the flight. We will have food trucks on-site, our re-enactors and Museum Guides, and fun stuff for our youngest visitors. Our Gift Shop is open and stocked with loads of aviation themed apparel, toys, logo keepsakes, books and many more items. The Museum is open until 4:00pm. Regular Admission is in effect (Members always admitted free). Our "Member's Only" raffle drawing will be held to win a flight in one of our aircraft. A great way to spend the day for the whole family at Planes of Fame Air Museum. This is a link to the Planes of Fame events calendar. Wheels 1 Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Fett Posted November 25 Share Posted November 25 It's an excellent museum overall. Most of their aircraft are airworthy and get up a couple times of year (or more depending). I've been many times, though, I've put a continent between me and there now. I still PayPal them monthly from afar. The monthly fly dates have good hangar presentations before the flights that are informative. Best of all, it sounds like they are going to revive their airshow which is among the best for us WWII fans. Both are well worth attending. Fett 3 Quote Fett “I’d say we’re offering a fair deal under the circumstances.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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