Vintage Aviation News

Planes of Fame’s Ryan FR-1 Fireball

May 10, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 3

By Adam Estes The U.S. Navy’s first jet aircraft, the Ryan FR-1 Fireball, was unusual in that it was powered by a Wright R-1820 Cyclone radial engine and a General Electric J31 turbojet engine. Developed […]

California’s Airfest 2023

November 3, 2023 Adam Estes 0

By Adam Estes. The October 14-15, 2023 weekend saw the second annual Central Coast Airfest at Santa Maria Public Airport, about 140 miles (225 km) northwest from Los Angeles, California. The event presents numerous aircraft […]

The 60th Anniversary Planes of Fame Airshow Recap

May 8, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 4

By Scott Plummer The 2017 Planes of Fame Air Show celebrated the Planes of Fame Air Museum’s 60th anniversary and the 25th year they’ve held the air show at Chino Municipal Airport in Chino California. […]

Airshow News

Planes of Fame Air Show – April 29 thru May 1st

March 17, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California will be holding their world-famous annual air show over the course of April 29th through May 1st, 2016. As always, it is bound to be a […]

A6M 3 Zero stilll in its warpaint from the film Pearl Harbor at Mojave in 2006 photo by Alan Wilson

A6M Zero Flies Over Japan

January 27, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 8

Earlier today, legendary Reno Air Racing pilot, Skip Holm flew a restored Mitsubishi A6M Zero over Japan. Although it is not the first former WWII-era Japanese aircraft to do so in the intervening seventy odd years […]

Planes of Fame Air Show 2015

April 4, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Planes of Fame Air Museum will be holding their annual air show over the weekend of May 2nd/3rd. Titled “A Salute to Veterans”, this year’s airshow will feature nearly fifty historic aircraft. Planes of Fame is […]

Planes of Fames B 25J known as Photo Fanny

‘Doolittle Raid’ – Living History Event at Planes of Fame

April 2, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California will be presenting another of its Living History Events on Saturday, April 4th. The event is open to the public of course. This month’s feature covers the […]

‘LOCKHEED SKUNK WORKS’ – Living History at Planes of Fame

February 5, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California will be presenting another of its Living History Event on Saturday, February 7th. The event is open to the public of course. This month’s feature is […]

Aviation In The Movies at Planes Of Fame

January 1, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California will be presenting its initial monthly Living History Event of 2015 on Saturday, January 3rd. The event is open to the public of course. This month’s feature […]

Happy Birthday To The Douglas SBD Dauntless

May 1, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The Douglas SBD Dauntless flew for the first time seventy-four years ago today. A two-seat carrier-based scout and dive bomber, the SBD Dauntless hammered the Japanese at Coral Sea, Midway and […]

Planes Of fame