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Had a chance to go through Yanks on the Friday prior to the Planes of Fame airshow. The air show has been well covered with pictures far better than mine but I've not seen much on Yanks so here is a link to 80+ photos for those interested. I'm no photographer and my equipment is low budget but I think at least a few of you will appreciate the effort anyway!

http://s23.photobucket.com/user/CVEICH/ ... S%20MUSEUM

A few teaser shots to whet your appetite!

A great museum, with some amazing machines. I visited on the Wednesday before the Planes of Fame Airshow when everything was still covered in a thick layer of sand that was being blown in by the strong winds, not great for photos but well worth the visit.

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John

Thanks for posting.
Some very interesting stuff there.

Is the Hellcat under restoration to fly?

Andy

Went there on the Wednesday before the show as well (my photos are in the gallery section (nothing special)). I couldn't believe how the docents were so apologetic about the winds/dirt (as if they had anything to apologize for). I was extremely impressed with the museum and those that run it and work there.

Andy, most all of the restorations (including the Hellcat) are done to airworthy, but not flown. The 12-A Electra and P-51D have flown every now and then, though the P-51 is currently waiting for a new radiator.

Thanks for all those pics. What a collection they have there.

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Hi Andy,

As noted by Mr. Terrell the completed Hellcat is restored to airworthy standards but has not been flown in many years. The second Hellcat pictured under restoration will be finished to the same standard according to the guys working on her.

So it did fly once? I thought all of Yank's aircraft (at least the WWII ones) we're restored to airworthy condition but never flown.

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Thanks for the post. Very cool collection.

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Any word on when the Corsair will be finished?

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Years ago I was waiting to do some flying at Chino so I walked around the museum.
Ten years later, I was back for a longer visit...and again was shown around.
Great people, great planes.

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Groovy! You've done a fine job of documenting their collection. I'm especially diggin' the Curtiss and Bell products.

Did you happen to get any more shots of the O-52?


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You know, that's a good question! I've seen pictures of it on display at a Planes of Fame airshow way back in the 1980's and always just assumed it was a flyer. In fact, for reasons I can't pinpoint, I have it in my mind that this bird was restored and flown prior to being purchased by Nichols/Yanks. Can anyone confirm? The Warbird Registry does not have any information about the airplane prior to Yanks' ownership.

The Hellcat flew in, and I think it flew a few times after that.