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This P-51H didn`t enter the service
before the end of WW II. The mustang with it`s improved aerodynamics was built 555 times
and of all these aircrafts only two are still flying today. The owner of this one is Mike
Coutches from California. |
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Painted in it`s original paint scheme of
the Australian NAVY was this Hawker Sea Fury. |
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The "Grim Reaper", is depicted
on the nose of Sal Rubino`s beautiful Mustang. On the ferry flight to the RSwAF in
Stockholm on the 15th of April 1945 the Pilot Bill Crump got bored while on hold for
landing and so decided to do three flypasts underneath the Stockholm harbour bridge. |
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The only jet at the EAA Fly In at
Marysville was this F/A-18. Together with the Corsair and the Sea Fury a part of the
heritage flight. |
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Before North American Aviation built
the famous P-51, they built a prototype fighter aircraft. It was the NA-50 equipped
with a radial engine. The only existing flyable replica could be seen at
Marysville. |
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The Heritage Flights, consisting of a
formation of old and new fighter aircrafts - always a spectacular sight at each Airshow. |
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"Preying Mantis" - the nose art
on the NA-50 depicts a beauty riding on the back of a praying mantis. |
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No easy task for the pilots to fly in
such a tight formation with these totally different aircrafts and their unique flight
characteristics. |
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One of the few flyable Boeing B-17 Flying
Fortress. The "Aluminium Overcast" is an aircraft of the "G"-series
recognizable by the remote controlled machine gun turret under it`s nose. |
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Of course also a North American AT-6 was
present at Marysville. There are still various planes available of this standard trainer
of the war and post war times. |
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The "Aluminum Overcast"
on the apron. With the 1000 bomber attacks over Germany you could really guess what an
"aluminium overcast" sky looked like. |
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John Culver demonstrated the training
programm of a WW II fighter pilot with his Texan "War Dog". |
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As at the most US-airshows the official
part of the show was opened by a parachutist presenting an oversized star spangled banner. |
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Sean Derossier is one of the youngest
aerobatic pilots having already amassed over 400 aeorbatic flying hours in his logbook.
His "One Design Charger" is very small and powerful. It`s climbrate is
3000ft/min and the top speed exceeds 220mph. |
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Used as the drop off plane for the
parachutists was this Beech 18. |
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Again one of the various Shenyangs in an
excellent condition. These aircrafts are very tough and fully capable of aerbobatic
manouevers. |
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The "Aluminum Overcast" just
before touchdown. The weather and the visibility were superb as you can see by the
fantastic panorama. |
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The Aero L-39 Albatros is widely in use
in the USA. Already before the fall of the iron curtain this aircraft type was sold in
large numbers to the USA at a very affordable price. |
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Every time an impressive performance:
the Chance-Vought F-4U Corsair. Here you can see the gear bay doors closing right
after take-off. |
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In is held from the 20-22 of June 2003 at the Yuba Airport in Marysville,
California. If you are somewhere near you should visit this event - it`s really worth it.
For more informations please have a look at: www.goldenwestflyin.org
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