There are so many interesting aircraft at the Planes of Fame Museum
at Valle, I felt I should post a few more.
Martin MGM-1 Matador - the USAF's first cruise missile
Bf-109G-10 (airworthy, except for the prop)
Hispano Ha. 200 Saeta
Convair L-13A Grasshopper
Grumman F-3F-2
Standard J-1
Aichi D3A Val Replica (made from a BT-15) - Tora Tora Tora movie
Another BT-15
I forgot to write down the name of this biplane. 2022 - I shouldn't have been so lazy. The Chino website tells me it's a Fleet Model 2
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2022 - Go to the Planes of Fame website to see their amazing collection. Sort by Location to see the Chino collection first and then Valle.
https://planesoffame.org/aircraft?planespagelimit=10000
After I left the museum, I drove north to the Grand Canyon Airport and went for a tour of the canyon in an EC-120:
Don't even
think about trying to set QFE here - the elevation is 6600' !
I took a video which I'll edit into something usable.
In the meantime, here are three of my "sunset" pictures.
It's hard to get a sense of scale - the river is 5000' down and the cliffs on the far side - the North Rim - are 12 miles away!
This is one of those places where pictures are no substitute for being there.