(1) F/A-18C BuNo 164238 visiting Springfield, Illinois August 2010
(2) B-29 - TWO
View from the cockpit of the Confederate Air Force B-29 in 1983 at Capital Airport,
Springfield, Illinois, just prior to takeoff on runway 4.
(3) B-29 - THREE
"Bock's Car" at the US Air Force Mus. in 1967
(4) B-29 - FOUR
Another vieew of "Bock's Car" One of the staff explained that visitors had
tossed gravel through the fabric rudder.
(5) Blue Angel
Aircraft #5 landed in trouble during Springfield Air Rendezvous 2001. The nose gear strut
allegedly penetrated the cockpit, but did not injure the pilot. It was repaired over the
course of several weeks in the 183rd Ftr. Wing hangar and was flown directly to the
boneyard at D-MAFB.
(6) Blue Angel - TWO
Three Blues at the 183d hangar, SPI (Capital Airport, Springfield, Illinois)
(7) Blue Angel - THREE
(9) Connie - ONE
at Bethalto, Illinois warbird fly-in, October 6, 2001
(9) Sea Fury
hangared for months at SPI while awaiting a new R-3350. Look for more of this bird here in
the future.
(10) Pnched Goshawk
Photographed transiting through SPI August 16, 2002
(11) Inverted Cat
circa 1946, from the
AeroKnow collections
(12) Sleek Cheyenne
Piper Cheyenne 400
based at SPI
(13) Corsair's Nose
Recently back from the restoration shop, Mike George's F4U-5N
(14) Polarized Viper
183d Fighter Wing F-16C
(15) Tail of a Navion
SPI-based machine
(17) Chicken-toed Kansan
Air Combat Museum's
Beechcraft AT-11
(18) F-86 and F-16 of the USAF Heritage Flight program, make a cozy pass at Springfield Air Rendezvous 2002. Slated for 03 are Vlado Lenoch's P-51D and an A-10.
(19) This IL ArNG Sikorsky UH-60 flew in July 2, 2003 and was the first military aircraft to be refueled by First Class Air. The sky is typical for Springfield, Illinois during the summer.
(20) The same UH-60 when a cloud came between the sun and the ramp. The change in light was so brief, most people outside on the ramp will probably claim not to have noticed it.