No. 311 Father's Day Aviation Events

Father's Day Aviation Events

Historic Flight Foundation
West Side Paine Field - Everett, WA
10am ~ 5pm
$15
http://historicflight.org/hf/

3rd Annual Biplane Weekend Friday June 19th ~ Sunday June 21st.

Saturday will feature speakers, live music, demonstration flying and period displays. Throughout the weekend HFF will host the Commemorative Air Force historical presentation “Rise Above,” an inspiring tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen offered in a transportable theater.  


Flying Heritage Collection
East Side Paine Field - Everett, Wa
10am~5pm
http://flyingheritage.com

Pacific Legends Day/ Fathers Day
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Take dad to Paine Field on Father’s Day weekend to see the Flying Heritage Collection’s amazing aircraft take to the skies. Father and son teams Steve and Steven Hinton, along with Bud and Ross Granley, will demonstrate the legendary aircraft of the Pacific War—the P-51 Mustang, F6F Hellcat, P-40 Tomahawk, and the rare Mitsubishi A6M Zero.

Watching the flying demonstration is always free, but why not make the day of it? Museum admission gets you entry for special events and lectures, a free pilots’ autograph signing session, and an up-close look at some of the rarest and most valuable vintage aircraft and vehicles in the world!

Doors open at 10 am, planes fly at noon!


 


Collings Foundation "Wings of Freedom Tour"
Flying Heritage Collection
Paine Field, WA
$12 
http://www.collingsfoundation.org/
 B-17 Walk Through Tour Times (no reservations needed):
6/19/2015 – 2:00 PM till 5:00 PM
6/20 – 6/21/2015 – 9:00 AM till 5:00 PM

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No. 285 "Ground Attack Day" Hosted by Flying Heritage Collection

Flying Heritage Collection
Paine Field
3407 109th Street SW
Everett, WA 98204 

Ground Attack Day
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Come early, learn about classic aviation, and stay to see our warbirds take flight at noon. Starting at 11:00 a.m.: Paine Field Round Table discussion featuring FHC, Museum of Flight Restoration Center, Future of Flight, and Historic Flight Foundation

Flying at noon: Ilyushin IL-2, Republic P-47. Plus, Historic Flight Foundation's P-51

Shots from today's Flight Demonstrations 

HFF P-51 Mustang 

FHC P-47D Thunderbolt & ILYUSHIN II-2M3 SHTURMOVIK

FHC P-47D Thunderbolt 

"Ground Attach Day" feat. ILYUSHIN II-2M3, P-47 Thunderbolt, P-51 Mustang 

FHC Ilyushin IL-2M3

More Images After the Break CLICK HERE 

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No. 283 Commemorative Air Force arrives at Paine Field

Historic Flight Foundation
10719 Bernie Webber Dr
Mukilteo, WA
http://historicflight.org/hf/

The Commemorative Air Force is dedicated to bringing the history and passion of our American Heritage to cities across America. We believe that education both young and old is key to preserving the legacy of our country. We strive to provide family friendly fun and activities with an emphasis on learning history. Join us at our tour stops across America to experience the passion and joy of these historic aircraft.  

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No. 267 Recap Of Doolittle Raid Afternoon

Historic Flight Foundation
Paine Field
Everett, WA
April 19, 2014

Saturday morning started off promising with a few sunbreaks around Snohomish County. But by 11am overcast clouds started rolling in from the south east and a light drizzle soon followed. Owner and pilot John Sessions begun his B-25D Mitchell pre-flight just after 11am but moved the pre-flight discussion out of the rain and inside the hangar.
A few of the volunteers and myself took shelter from the rain under the wings of the B-25 and waited for the V-22s and Vh-3s to startup and take off on their Presidential Transportation exercise over Snohomish County and Arlington Airport.
Although the rain made the afternoon a little uncomfortable there was still plenty of activity on the airport including an American Bald Eagle soaring overhead, take off of V22s, VH-3s, a Dreamifter, Boeing 737s and 777s.
Here is a recap in video and images.

HMX-1 MV-22B takeoff  configuration

HMX-1 MV-22B forward flight transition 

HMX-1 MV-22B Take Off

HMX-1 MV-22B returning from Arlington Airport 

HMX-1 MV-22B landing configuration

HMX-1 VH-3D Marine Corps Marine 1

HMX-1 VH-3D Marine Corps Marine 1

Air China B-2047 Boeing 777-300ER

Historic Flight Foundation  N88972 B-25D

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No. 266 72 Anniversary of Doolittle Raid on Japan

Historic Flight Foundation 
http://historicflight.org/hf/

ADDRESS

10719 Bernie Webber Drive
Mukilteo, WA 98275

PHONE

(425) 348-3200

Saturday April 19th, 2014
Paine Field, Everett Washington 

Historic Flight Foundation will honor Lt. Col. Edward J. Saylor (ret.), one of four surviving Doolittle Raiders, on the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of the raid on Tokyo. A B-25 aerial demonstration will begin at 4 followed by a gourmet dinner at 5:30. Jonna Doolittle Hoppes, grandaughter of Jimmy Doolittle, leader of the raid, will speak after dinner. Following Jonna’s remarks, Lt. Col. Saylor will offer his reflections. To conclude the evening, HFF will present the film “Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo” in an environment reminiscent of a 1940s movie house. Tickets are $50. Click here to purchase. Students and families are encouraged to come. Seating is limited to 250. Proceeds will benefit the “Edward J. Saylor Aviation Scholarship Fund.”

Read my about my visit to Historic Flight Foundation here 

B-25D "Grumpy" on the flightline during VAW

Grumpy on the ramo 

low pass 

Head on with B-25D

Short final before sunset 

Wikipedia Article:
 The Doolittle Raid, also known as the Tokyo Raid, on 18 April 1942, was an air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on Honshu island during World War II, the first air raid to strike the Japanese Home Islands. It demonstrated that Japan itself was vulnerable to American air attack, was retaliation for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, provided an important boost to U.S. morale, and damaged Japanese morale. The raid was planned and led by Lieutenant ColonelJames "Jimmy" Doolittle, U.S. Army Air Forces.

Sixteen U.S. Army Air Forces B-25B Mitchell medium bombers were launched without fighter escort from the U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier USS Hornet deep in the Western Pacific Ocean, each with a crew of five men. The plan called for them to bomb military targets in Japan, and to continue westward to land in China—landing a medium bomber on Hornet was impossible. Fifteen of the aircraft reached China, and the other one landed in the Soviet Union. All but three of the crew survived, but all the aircraft were lost. Eight crewmen were captured by the Japanese Army in China; three of these were executed. The B-25 that landed in the Soviet Union atVladivostok was confiscated and its crew interned for more than a year. Fourteen crews, except for one crewman, returned either to the United States or to American forces.^[1][2]

After the raid, the Japanese Imperial Army conducted a massive sweep through the eastern coastal provinces of China, in an operation now known as the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Campaign, searching for the surviving American airmen and applying retribution on the Chinese who aided them, in an effort to prevent this part of China from being used again for an attack on Japan. An estimated 250,000 Chinese civilians were killed by the Japanese during this operation.^[3][4]

The raid caused negligible material damage to Japan, only hitting non-military targets or missing completely but it succeeded in its goal of raising American morale and casting doubt in Japan on the ability of its military leaders to defend their home islands. It also caused Japan to withdraw its powerful aircraft carrier force from the Indian Ocean to defend their Home Islands, and the raid contributed to Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto's decision to attack Midway Island in the Central Pacific—an attack that turned into a decisive strategic defeat of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) by the U.S. Navy in the Battle of Midway. Doolittle, who initially believed that loss of all his aircraft would lead to his being court-martialled, received the Medal of Honor and was promoted two steps to Brigadier general.

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No. 215 Vintage Aircraft will be buzzing in the air this weekend

Vintage Aircraft Weekend

Where: Historic Flight Foundation Restoration Center
Located on the southwest corner of Paine Field
10719 Bernie Webber Drive
Mukilteo, Washington 98275
http://vintageaircraftweekend.org/ 
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Historic Flight Foundation will host the Sixth Annual Vintage Aircraft Weekend
Friday August 30th through Sunday September 1st at Kilo 7 Paine Field, Everett. 
Over 65 aircraft from the 1920's through the 1950s will be on static display. 
Saturday at 2pm and Sunday at 1pm weather permitting and pilot availability 
there will be flight formation demonstrations. 
Doors open at 9am Saturday and Sunday

Pre-Sale Tickets can be ordered online here
Youth ages 7-16  $7
Adult ages 17 and over $10
Family Pass $25

Images from Previous Vintage Aircraft Weekends

Hangar Doors open for 2012 Vintage Aircraft Weekend

Studebaker Row - various model years represented on Studebaker Row

1941 Studebaker Sedan

US Army Military Transport Truck

Sand Bagging It

Historic Flight Foundation Supermarine 361 Spitfire LF.IXe

Historic Flight Foundation Volunteer

Douglas AD-4N Skyraider N965AD

Historif Flight Foundation Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat

Historic Flight Foundation "Grumpy" 1943 North American B-25D Mitchell

Consolidated PBY-6A 'Catalina'  PBY-6A  Tanker

Consolidated PBY-6A 'Catalina'  PBY-6A  Tanker

CF-RFS Harvard 4

Boeing Stearman Model 75

Nan & Yak

Nans and Yak

P-51 Mustang “Val-Halla” N151AF & P-51 "Impatient Virgin" N5087F

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1952 Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard 4 C/N CCF4-116 CF-RFS CF-RFS

1937 Waco &  1952 Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard 4

Consolidated Vultee PBY-6A C/N 64041 N85U

Consolidated Vultee PBY-6A C/N 64041 N85U

1964 Hispano Aviacion HA-200 SAETA C/N E.14A-32 N632HA

Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat

N97TR North American AT-6C

Douglas AD-4N Skyraider N965AD

Douglas AD-4N Skyraider N965AD

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