Lime Kiln Lighthouse

Lime Kiln Lighthouse on the west side of San Juan Island, Washington

Lime Kiln Lighthouse on the west side of San Juan Island, Washington

Lime Kiln Lighthouse on the west side of San Juan Island, Washington

Lime Kiln Lighthouse on the west side of San Juan Island, Washington

Lime Kiln Lighthouse on the west side of San Juan Island, Washington

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

No. 275 Paine Field Aviation Day 2014

​On Saturday, May 17, 2014, the Washington Pilots Association (WPA), Paine Field Airport, Flying Heritage Collection, and Historic Flight Foundation will host the 19th Annual Paine Field Aviation Day from 9am - 3pm
Paine Field Aviation Day FAQs:
Paine Field Aviation Day
Paine Field
Everett, Washington
website: http://www.wpaflys.org/Chapters/Paine/ga_day.htm

SATURDAY May 17th, 2014
HOURS: 9AM-53PM
Fee: $10


ALL DAYFlying Schedule 
*Schedule subject to change due to weather, pilot availability, and aircraft readiness. 

Young Eagles Flights (East)

9:00 am - 3:00pm (Except 12:00 pm and 12:30 pm)"
Helicopter and Biplane rides (West)
Military Encampment (West)
Learn to Fly (East) - On the Half Hours (Except 12:30 pm and 4:30 pm)


9:00amMain Gates Open (East/West)
Pancake Benefit Breakfast ($5 Fire Station East)
Young Eagles Registration Opens (East)
Museum of Flight: Build a Robot (East)


10:00am Helicopter and Biplane Tours start (West)


10:30amOpening Ceremony - CAP Presentation of Colors



Airshow 12 noon to 1:30pm
Planned Aircraft Demonstrations include  Cascade Warbirds,
North American B-25s, North American P-51s, Republic P-47, Spitfire
Possible: Up to 5 B-25 Mitchel s
                Snohomish County Rescue Helicopter 






2:45pmGates Close
3:30pmLast Shuttles Depart for Parking Lots






West Side Map

PHOTOS AFTER THE BREAK

Sunday, April 20, 2014

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 Executive Transport Taking Off
HMX-1 MV-22B takeoff  configuration
HMX-1 MV-22B Executive Transport Taking Off
HMX-1 MV-22B forward flight transition 
HMX-1 MV-22B Executive Transport Taking Off
HMX-1 MV-22B Take Off
HMX-1 MV-22B inbound for landing
HMX-1 MV-22B returning from Arlington Airport 
HMX-1 MV-22B landing configuration
HMX-1 MV-22B landing configuration
HMX-1 VH-3D Marine Corps Marine 1
HMX-1 VH-3D Marine Corps Marine 1
HMX-1 VH-3D Marine Corps Marine 1
HMX-1 VH-3D Marine Corps Marine 1
Air China B-2047
Air China B-2047 Boeing 777-300ER
Historic Flight Foundation  N88972 B-25D
Historic Flight Foundation  N88972 B-25D

Friday, April 18, 2014

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.”







HFF B-25 Mitchel "Grumpy"
B-25D "Grumpy" on the flightline during VAW
B25 Mitchell Bomber on HFF ramp after flight
Grumpy on the ramo 
1943 B-25D Mitchel Bomber "Grumpy"
low pass 
B-25 Mitchel "Grumpy"
Head on with B-25D
beating the sunset
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" DoolittleU.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.

Monday, August 26, 2013

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/ 
MAP IT
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






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Hangar Doors open for 2012 Vintage Aircraft Weekend
Studebaker Row
Studebaker Row - various model years represented on Studebaker Row
Studebaker Row
1941 Studebaker Sedan
Military Truck at VAW12
US Army Military Transport Truck
Sand Bagging It
Sand Bagging It
Historic Flight Foundation Supermarine 361 Spitfire LF.IXe
Historic Flight Foundation Supermarine 361 Spitfire LF.IXe
Historic Flight Foundation Volunteer
Historic Flight Foundation Volunteer
Douglas AD-4N Skyraider N965AD
Douglas AD-4N Skyraider N965AD
Historif Flight Foundation Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat
Historif Flight Foundation Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat
Historic Flight Foundation "Grumpy" 1943 North American B-25D Mitchell C/N 100-23644 N88972
Historic Flight Foundation "Grumpy" 1943 North American B-25D Mitchell
Consolidated PBY-6A 'Catalina'  PBY-6A S/N 64041, N85U, tanker 85, built in '45
Consolidated PBY-6A 'Catalina'  PBY-6A  Tanker
Consolidated PBY-6A 'Catalina'  PBY-6A S/N 64041, N85U, tanker 85, built in '45
Consolidated PBY-6A 'Catalina'  PBY-6A  Tanker
CF-RFS Harvard 4
CF-RFS Harvard 4
Boeing Stearman Model 75
Boeing Stearman Model 75
Nan & Yak
Nan & Yak
Stacked
Nans and Yak
Nans and Yak
P-51 Mustang “Val-Halla” N151AF & P-51 "Impatient Virgin" N5087F
P-51 Mustang “Val-Halla” N151AF & P-51 "Impatient Virgin" N5087F
1937 Waco &  1952 Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard 4
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1952 Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard 4 C/N CCF4-116 CF-RFS CF-RFS
1952 Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard 4 C/N CCF4-116 CF-RFS CF-RFS
1937 Waco &  1952 Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard 4
1937 Waco &  1952 Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard 4
Consolidated Vultee PBY-6A C/N 64041 N85U
Consolidated Vultee PBY-6A C/N 64041 N85U

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
1964 Hispano Aviacion HA-200 SAETA C/N E.14A-32 N632HA
Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat
Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat
Stacked

N97TR North American AT-6C
N97TR North American AT-6C
Douglas AD-4N Skyraider N965AD
Douglas AD-4N Skyraider N965AD
Douglas AD-4N Skyraider N965AD
Douglas AD-4N Skyraider N965AD
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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

No. 212 WWII German Fighter Planes take the sky over Everett for "Luftwaffe Day"

Flying Heritage Collection
http://www.flyingheritage.com/
3407 109th St SW
Everett, WA

Saturday August 17th at Paine Field in Everett, Washington

*UPDATED WITH New IMAGES*

Flying Heritage Collection's Summer Saturday Fly Days for 2013 continues Saturday 8/17/2013 with
"Luftwaffe Day" featuring the collections Bf 109, FW 190, and Storch in an areial display around noon. A panel discussion will take place after the air show  (aprox. 1:45 pm) with veteran warbird flyers John Penney and Steve Hinton. 
These maintenance flights are planned activities, but somewhat tentative, based on weather conditions, pilot availability and the mechanical condition of the aircraft. Decisions to cancel Fly Day may not be made until shortly before the flight, so if you have a concern please call FHC prior to your visit.

As of today the long term forecast in the Seattle area is for afternoon showers through Friday afternoon, but should be clear and dry for the weekend.


FOCKE-WULF FW 190 A-5
FOCKE-WULF FW 190 A-5 departs RWY 16R during FHC "Luftwaffe Day"


FIESELER FI 156 C-2 STORCH
FIESELER FI 156 C-2 STORCH starts a very, very short Take Off roll


FIESELER FI 156 C-2 STORCH
FIESELER FI 156 C-2 STORCH soars into the air with ease
FIESELER FI 156 C-2 STORCH
FIESELER FI 156 C-2 STORCH


FIESELER FI 156 C-2 STORCH
Distance rainclouds frame FIESELER FI 156 C-2 STORCH during FHC "Luftwaffe Day"


FIESELER FI 156 C-2 STORCH
FIESELER FI 156 C-2 STORCH Slow and Low Flight characteristics on display

FOCKE-WULF FW 190 A-5
FOCKE-WULF FW 190 A-5 Over takes the Storch on a high speed pass with ease
FOCKE-WULF FW 190 A-5
FOCKE-WULF FW 190 A-5
Main Gallery of Flying Heritage Collection

Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-3 (Emil)
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-3 (Emil)
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5
Flying Heritage Collection Fieseler Fi 156 C-2 Storch
Fieseler Fi 156 C-2 Storch
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