Chino Pictures - Late'70's / Early '80's

[Craig59]

Flying out of both SNA and LGB in that time period, I'd often head to Chino to satisfy my warbird fix. I've got more pictures but, these twelve are a start. Any info/intel on unidentified aircraft including current status is greatly appreciated. Here we go:

1. Unidentified B-17


2. Unidentified TBM/TBF and P-38, 44-27231 today flying as "Ruff Stuff."


3. Unidentified P-51. Appears to be N51JW.


4. Unidentified A-26. OUCH! Gonna take more than a hammer and body dolly to straighten that one out!


5. Former Tallichet, now Weeks B-24. Sure would like to see it in the air again.


6. Former Tallichet, now Weeks B-26 under restoration.


7.POF back lot.


8. Unidentified Sikorsky S-51. Can't read the 'N' number.


9. Unidentified SNJ/T6 and an unidentified long-haired, skinny guy...oh wait... that's me.


10. Unidentified F-86. Looks like the last three might be 670, 870???


11. POF B-17.


12. Unidentified P-51.

[Sully]

#10 is N8687D
Now with Vintage Wings of Canada.

#4 on the left side looks like the tail of CT-33 - N155X

Sully

[Forgotten Field]

Where is that R-4 nowadays? Anybody know?

[warbirdcrew]

What??? Mountains at Chino??? Some fine photoshop talent you have there.

[bdk]

#4 http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=43492&key=0

#9 http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/nnumsql.asp?NNumbertxt=3375G

I think the R-4 is in Canada and was traded for the Diemert Val?

[hang the expense]

The silver 17 was David Tallechets to fly(I think it belonged to the airforce).The bird is at the armaments museum in Fla. now.David picked up N3703G a little later and gave this one back to the airforce.

[Jack Cook]

B-26 looks like the K that Ted Stewart crashed when the prop (s) went into flat pitch (or reverse).

[RickH]

Hate to see the K model looking like that. Look behind the A-26, is that the Skyshark ?

[airnutz]

Hate to see the K model looking like that. Look behind the A-26, is that the Skyshark ?

Yep..on both counts.

[Cripes A Mighty]

[quote="Craig59"]

10. Unidentified F-86. Looks like the last three might be 670, 870???


Isnt that CL-13A N8687D.......flown by Hoover? Rebuilt at the Penhall shops.

[P51Mstg]

The P-51 with the Checkered Nose looks like the old "Mustangs Flying Club" P-51, soon to be destroyed.......

Mark H

[51fixer]

Blue #20 Mustang was Jon Wright"s Phillipine Mustang. IIRC he had engine problems near Reno, engine restarted at high power at slow speed and it torgue rolled over into the ground killing him and his wife.
I got a good deal of time driving and riding in the camo truck.
Chino as it was when I 1st started hanging out there.
The SNJ looks like the Museum's.
Rich

B-26 looks like the K that Ted Stewart crashed when the prop (s) went into flat pitch (or reverse).

Jack, is this the same Ted Stewart I'm thinking of. The same one who tore up another A-26 some 20 years later?

[Jack Cook]

I think Ted only crashed one Wally McDonald's?).
BTW he's a great guy and flew with us alot and got Wayne ready
for his B-25 type check. He and his dad at one time operated a Martin 404

[Jack Cook]

I don't know if it was N467M which is still registered to Ted or another.