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The Planes of Fame Airshow 2006
The Planes of Fame Airshow 2006
Airshow 2006 Pre WWII
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story and photography by Curtis Fowles
Airshow 2006
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Fighters Pre-World War II

World War I

That's right, look around and you will see a Fokker Tri-plane in the air along with the Sopwith Camel. What a pair. They rounded the pattern several times with the infamous sound of the Camel's engine that is "on" or "off". The Sopwith's engine is not controlled by a throttle! The Fokker sounded real smooth and quiet, not like a early generation fighter.

Although these two WWI Fighters are not fast, they can turn and change directions very quickly.


CH6_0586t   CH6_0644t   CH6_0654wpt  
CH6_1300wpt   CH6_1346t   CH6_1387t  

CH6_1391t   CH6_1393t  

The POF Boeing P-26A is one of only two existing today and is the world's only airworthy model! The Planes of Fame Peashooter was recently restored and finished just before the show. The P-26 entered US Service in 1934 with 148 built.

The Seversky AT-12 "Guardsman" was a two-seat version of the P-35 fighter. This version was developed in 1937 for export to Japan, Soviet Union and Sweden. This aircraft was one of 50 (out of 52) held back from Sweden because of the Nazi invasion. The US Army Air Corps kept the Guardsman for training.


CH6_1406t   CH6_1411t   CN6_0262wpt   CN6_0271wt  
CN6_0273wt   CN6_0283wpt   CN6_0285wt   CN6_0288t  
CN6_0292wt  

Also headlining the Pre-WWII show was the Grumman F3F. Developed in 1935, the F3F was the US frontline fighter in the late 30's. What a sight to see ... the F3F, the P-26 and the AT-12 in formation flight.


CN6_0297t   CN6_0302wt   CN6_0315t   CN6_0330wt  
CN6_0335wt   CN6_0337wt   CN6_0352t   CN6_0358wt  
CN6_0360wt