A Curtiss P-40-E Warhawk and a North American P-51-D Mustang
stand side by side
in the static display area. The P-40 was the top US plane at the start of the
war and the P-51 can be said to be the top US plane at the end.
A B-25J "Mitchell"
comes in for a landing. This is the same make of
aircraft that General Billy Mitchell took off from the USS Hornet and bombed
Japan in April of 1942. General Mitchell was awarded the Congressional Medal
of Honor for leading the raid. It was the first true coordinated offensive strike
against Japan during the second world War. (Course the US Submarine fleet had
been fighting offensively all along but they had terrible problems with torpedoes
at this time.)
Hawker Sea Fury September Fury
Some of these airplanes are really big. Here one of the ground crew of "September
Fury" stands next to the engine to give some perspective to the immensity
of this Hawker Sea Fury.
AT-6 Lickety Split
Racing is also a lot of fun for all those involved. Here a member of the "Lickety
Split" crew puts in the standby pilot into the cockpit.
Forumla 1 Racer
Not all planes need a 5 person engine crew. A Forumla 1 racer uses a flashlight
to examine an engine part.
A Pratt and Whitney radial engine
out in the open with an A&P mechaninc
hard at work on it. Reno is one place where there is rarely any rain so working
in the open can be done. However, sunshades are sometimes needed when the tempature
reaches the mid 90s at the 5046 foot elevation of the field.