Opening of Archival Displays to Accompany Walt Disney’s Grumman Gulfstream I Airplane
On Monday, December 5, 2022, the Palm Springs Air Museum, celebrated Walt Disney’s birthday with a VIP party and the opening of a new exhibit to accompany Walt Disney’s Grumman […]
The Quest For Excellence: ISNTPS Rotary-Wing Aviation Fleet (pt 5) – Warbird Wednesday Episode #143
Welcome to Warbird Wednesday! Today we are back in the hangar with “Hannibal” looking at the USNTPS’ Rotary-Wing Aviation Fleet. As these pilots are here to train, they are given […]
The Quest For Excellence: USNTPS Glider, Beaver, Otter, & T6 (pt 4) – Warbird Wednesday Episode #142
Welcome to Warbird Wednesday! Today we are taking you back on the road to the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School in Patuxent River, Maryland. This week, we are headed into […]
The Quest for Excellence: U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (Part 3) Warbird Wednesday Episode #141
Welcome to Warbird Wednesday! Today we are taking you back on the road to the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School in Patuxent River, Maryland. This week, we are speaking with […]
North American F-82 Twin Mustang
Welcome to Warbird Wednesday! Today we are visiting the last night fighter, the North American F-82 Twin Mustang, which was originally designed as a long-range escort fighter for the Boeing B-29 Superfortress […]
Claude Davis
Tuskegee Airman Claude Davis was a cadet in Class 44-GTE. Class 44-GTE translates into the seventh class of 1944 for twin-engine pilot training. Claude and the rest of the class […]
Bristol Beaufighter – Warbird Wednesday Episode #136
Welcome to Warbird Wednesday! Today we are visiting another night fighter, the Bristol Beaufighter. This multi-role aircraft was introduced in 1940 as a heavy fighter, having the ability to carry […]
Herman “Ace” Lawson
Herman Lawson was from the Fresno area of California. He attended Marysville High School where he picked up the nickname “Ace” as the schools star football player. After having a […]
AT-6 Texan
In the flight training process, new cadets learned how to fly a small airplane, like a Piper Cub. After the Cub, they had dual instruction in an aircraft like the […]
Boulton Paul Defiant – Warbird Wednesday Episode #133
Welcome to Warbird Wednesday! Today we are visiting our third night fighter, the British built Boulton Paul Defiant. With its first flight in 1937, the Defiant was best at approaching […]
332nd Ground Crew
While the pilots tended to get the glory, the often overlooked finely tuned fighter squadron are the people who make everything work. The ground crew are people who might […]
Messerschmitt Bf 110 – Warbird Wednesday Episode #132
Welcome to Warbird Wednesday! Today we’re visiting another night fighter, the Messerschmitt Bf 110, developed in Nazi Germany during WWII. Introduced in 1937, this fighter quickly became popular because it […]