One of the truly awesome pieces of engineering. The Osprey is really cool in that it can both hover and fly faster than a copter.
MV-22 at the Miramar Airshow
F-35 Vapor Cloud
F-35 in a vapor cloud at the 2022 Central Coast Airfest. The show was really a vapor fest for all planes. I heard that even the 2023 show was going to be the same.
Planes of Fame F4u Corsair flying at the Camarillo Airshow
Planes of Fame F4U Flying at the Camarillo Airshow.
ME-108 at the Camarillo Airshow
I don’t always get to see German WW2 aircraft, in fact this might have been one of the first ones that I have seen. Beautiful plane that has been wonderfully restored.
ME-108 making a photo pass during the airshow.
ME-108 coming in for a landing.
B-25J Mitchell, A6m5 Zero, F6F Hellcat
3 of the planes from the Commemorative Airforce flying through the Camarillo Airshow. Beautiful planes making some great passes and doing a demo of attack. These are some impressive planes that I have gotten the chance to see several times and each time is a blast.
Supermarine Spitfire – 2023 Camarillo Airshow
Don’t get to see too many of these flying. Beautiful WW2 plane that helped save the British during the war. These were shot during the 2023 Camarillo Airshow and is part of the Commemorative Airforces Planes.
Details about this particular Spitfire:
Only 957 production Mk XIVs were built. It was the first Spitfire in large-scale production with the V-12 Rolls Royce Griffon 65 engine, and entered service in 1944. The Mk XIV was the most successful of all the variants at destroying V-1 flying bombs, accounting for 300 kills. In October 1944 a Mk XIV had the distinction of being the first to destroy a jet-powered Messerschmitt Me 262.
Our Spitfire was built at the Aldermaston factory in Berkshire, England and then delivered to the Royal Air Force. The aircraft was shipped to Karachi, India in July, 1945 for anticipated operations in Southeast Asia. In 1947 it was transferred to the Indian Air Force.
In 1983 the aircraft was found badly damaged in Patna and was returned to England. It was restored and flew again at Cranfield in 1983. The aircraft was painted in the colors of the South East Asia Command.
In 1985 the aircraft was purchased by David Price and shipped to Los Angeles. That year the aircraft won an award at the Oshkosh Air Show. Now owned by the CAF, this Spitfire Mk XIV is at the CAF, Southern California Wing’s Hangar at Camarillo Airport. It is currently in flying status and is available for airshow bookings year-round.
P-63 Kingcobra from the 2023 Camarillo Airshow
A couple of the fly by passes at the Camarillo Airshow. Some nice pyrotechnics as the plane was entering the aerial box.
Burrowing Owls at the Ontario Airport
At the Ontario Airport we have a burrowing owl sanctuary. I was out shooting them this weekend and caught some good shots of the various owls sitting out.
September Hangar Talk featuring the P-51A
This month Planes of Fame flew the P-51A Mustang Mrs. Virginia. Beautiful plane and there aren’t many of this variant flying around. This variant had the Allison engine. This the only authentic version of this variant flying.
West Coast Rhino Demo Team performance at the Wings over Camarillo Show
This past weekend was the Wings over Camarillo Airshow. Unfortunately due to Hurricane Hillary we only got to have one day of it. This is excerpts from the Rhino Demo Team performing along with a few shots from the day.
“The aircraft for you today is the F-model which incorporates a two-place cockpit to accomplish the side mission. In today’s demonstration we have Lieutenant West, Trash Blaster Perkins from Georgetown, Texas and the WSO for you today’s Lieutenant Jonathan Runn Datsin from Gallus, Georgia. During this flight, they will experience G forces from -3 up to 8 times the normal force of gravity. In speeds as fast as 700 mph and as slow as 100 mph as they maneuver the aircraft to the edge of its operating envelope. Ladies and gentlemen, please direct your attention to the left. Where in a moment you’ll hear the Rhino’s 2GE F404 Turbo Fan Engine spool up with their maximum power. After a brief systems check, They are going to release the brakes allowing the engine’s 44,000 pounds of thrust to accelerate the aircraft to its takeoff speed of 130 miles per hour. On takeoff they’ll perform a low transition, raising the landing gear and accelerating to 400 miles per hour to give you an up close look at the power of the Rhino just 50 feet off the ground. the end of the runway they will pull seven teams into the vertical. Ladies and gentlemen from the left the West Coast Rider Industries team let’s get it!”
Joseph Jenkins 