Members of the Hawaii ANG pose with John Penney who piloted Rare Bear during the 2009 Reno Races. ... Read More

Steve Hinton Jr., 22, became the youngest pilot to win the top prize at the National Championship Air Races in Reno Sunday, Sept. 19th. Hinton flew the highly-modified P-51 Strega to victory in the Breitling Gold Unlimited Race at an average speed of 491.822 mph in a time of 8:10.357, almost 13 seconds ahead of John Penney in Rare Bear, an F8F Bearcat. Third place went to Sherman Smoot ... Read More

A prominent C-130T aircraft is Fat Albert, the support aircraft for the US Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team. Although Fat Albert supports a Navy squadron, it is operated by the US Marine Corps (USMC) and its crew consists solely of USMC personnel. At some air shows featuring the team, Fat Albert takes part, performing flyovers and sometimes demonstrating its jet-assisted takeoff (JATO) capabilities. On 2 September 2009, Bloomberg news ... Read More

Walking thru the pits we came upon Kevin who was nice enough to stop and talk with us!! ... Read More

The vision and mission of the National Aviation Heritage Invitational is to encourage the preservation of aviation history through the restoration of vintage aircraft to original flying condition. The National Aviation Heritage Invitational promotes aircraft restoration via friendly competition, bringing valuable aviation treasures together in one venue. This endeavor is a joint effort under the auspices of Rolls-Royce North America Inc., the National Aviation Hall of Fame, the Reno ... Read More

There were four F-15’s down from Klamath Falls Oregon. They are on TDY and they were at Reno and performed all four days. We had the pleasure of meeting Lt Col Whit “Crab” Sieben of the 173rd Chief Stan/Eval. With any luck we will cross paths again and have the opportunity to photograph these guys. ... Read More

Not only was there the Reno Air Races from Sept. 17-20th but The Street Vibrations Fall Rally rolled in on September 23-27, 2009 in Reno, Nevada (NV). As well as the surrounding areas including Carson City, Virginia City and Lake Tahoe. This is a Motorcycle Festival to celebrate Music, Metal and Motorcycles. There will be Ride-In Show, Stunt Shows, Live Entertainment, Parades, Tours, An America’s Finest Custom Bike Builders Expo, ... Read More