Air Classics - Where History Flies! - August 2022

Mustangs, several T-6s, a Beech D18S,

Bulldog, L-39 Albatros and a selection

of Stearmans.

From Oregon, the

Erickson Aircraft

Collection was hopping

rides in their P-51D and B-17G

Flying Fortress. The Fort has been

configured to look like B-17F Ye Olde

Pub and it was piloted by Doug Griffith

and Shawn Mulligan while Drew Watson

did the honors in the Mustang. Thanks

to Arnie Schweer and his volunteers for a

safe one-day event. Also, thanks to Doug

Sanders and Julie

Clark livened

things up with

the Sea Fury

and T-34. Good

weather brought

in a half-dozen

create a smaller version of what it once

was. For 2022, there were about 60 classic

cars on display along with a few food

vendors but it was not an airshow in the

regular sense. You had nice traditional

arrival and departure passes and Dennis

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Ben Marsh in his freshly-restored Texan over Madera.

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Chris Galloway’s rare Beech B17E NC14458 at Ione. It is powered by a

Wright R-760-E1 and only four of this model Staggerwing were built.

Mustangs over Madera. Eddie Andreini Jr. in P-51D Primo Branco

from Half Moon Bay Airport and Chris Luvara in P-51D Staw Boss 2/

Little Sandra from Hollister, California.

Classic Fairchild 24H from 1937 making an arrival pass at Ione.

Steve and Nicholas

Coutches arrived at

Madera in the rare P-51H

from Nut Tree Airport.