Phil's Planes - Warbirds Over the Beach

May 16th 2015 - Warbirds Over the Beach - Military Aviation Museum - Virginia Beach

I traveled to the Virginia Beach area primarily to attend this airshow. The Museum and airshow are financed by an individual that has a love of old aircraft. No acrobatics or high speeds just old planes flying by - I truly enjoyed it.

Waco YMF-5 the Museum used to sell quick flights - about $150 I believe

 PT-19 Cornell also selling rides - $95 for 20 minutes - if had not been saving for our European trip this summer I would have likely gone for one.

Commemorative Air Force P-51 "Red Tail" was also selling rides - I believe they start at $1,200 - maybe someday.

They had a few takers.

They worked on the Spitfire most of the morning then towed it to the flightline - but it did not fly - what a pity.

They had three FW-190 but none of them flew - believe they are undergoing restoration.

This  L-39 Albatros made a single pass before the show began.

There were several T-6's

Tiger Moth

Fw-144J

Stearman

Me-108

Chipmunk

L-5E

Piper Cub

Po-2

Ju-52

C-46 Commando - This plane is based about a mile from my home

PBY-5A Catalina

F4F Wildcat

Commemorative Air Force SBD-5 Dauntless - they sold rides (about $400) but also took part in the airshow

TBF Avenger

A-1D Skyraider

F4U Corsair

SBD-5 Dauntless, TBF Avenger, F4F Wildcat, F4U Corsair

B-25J Mitchell

P-51D -25NA Mustang

P-40E Kittyhawk

P-64 - Reproduction

ME 262 Schwalbe - Reproduction

Yak 3

Hurricane

Mosquito - The only flyable one at the moment

Hurricane and Mosquito

In addition there is a hanger full of World War I reproductions - They have a separate airshow for them in the fall - I just might be there, 

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