Remember the wonderful bi-planes flying over my house since Friday? We went to the airshow today. There was a nice breeze blowing with temps in about the mid to upper 70s. It was hot standing in the sun though. Drifting through the air was the yummy smells of hamburgers and hot dogs grilling. We didn't get any of those, but sure loved the smell. Can you get fat on the aroma???
Ok, I forgot what was said about the above plane... I sure love the red though.
This plaque accompanied the plane below, another Cessna 195. So gorgeous!
More bi-planes taking off. There was a lot of private planes taking off also. It was a beautiful day to go flying.
I really do love the red, especially when it is paired with white.
In the picture below, the plane in front lands on water. There were a few with pantoons on them at the airshow, some Pipers from back in the 30s even. This one had done a lot of flying in Alaska.
The bi-plane pictured below is just like the ones that were flying over my house. These are the kind that the WASPs took their training in during WW2. WASP stands for Women Airforce Service Pilots. They were the first women to ever fly military aircraft. They did not fly in combat, instead they ferried all size of military aircraft from base to base here in the U.S. Many lost their lives during their service. This is a really fascinating site to go to learn more:
http://www.wingsacrossamerica.us/wasp/
There are tons of pictures of the women in training and serving our country and lots of information on that website.
This was my favorite plane of all. Yes, red and white. I took several pictures up close, I hope you can see the details.
A fun plane below. We went to the airshow with our friend Bruce (he's looking in the cockpit of my favorite plane above). He has his private and commercial pilot's license. He said this VW Bug one does fly. It says 'Spirit of San Diego' on the door. My Dad's cousin helped build Charles Lindbergh's 'Spirit of St. Louis' here in San Diego in May of 1927. Mr. Lindbergh used it to fly the first non-stop flight from New York to Paris. It took him 33 hours and 30 minutes. We have pictures of my dad's cousin working on the plane in family photo albums.
And yes, there were antique cars and a couple of antique tractors at the show. I am saving the pictures I took of the cars for another day. That's Jerry standing by the John Deere. Both of our dad's grew up on farms, I am sure they rode on these type of tractors many times.
3 comments:
My Daddy. So cute huh with his Moses stick.
Donna and Dad I like your blog it looks like you put a lot of time and effort into it. I really like Belmont Park that has always been one of my favorite beaches. That is one of the negatives living in Utah is being away from the beach.
Troy
Hi Troy!
Thank you for looking at the blogsite. I loved living in Iowa, but sure missed the beach, too, so I know what you mean about that being a negative. We are hoping to be able to come and see you guys soon. How's our newest grandbaby doing? You guys are a really great family and we love you! Talk to you soon...
Love Donna (and Dad)
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