 "The Jackie C" is P-40N 43-5795, produced at the Curtiss factory in Buffalo, NY in 1943. It served with the RCAF's 133rd squadron until August, 1946. The aircraft underwent extensive restoration in 1982. Film: Kodachrome 64. |
 Built by Goodyear as an FG-1D Corsair in 1944, NX773RD was originally Buaer 92433. Film: Kodachrome 64. |
 The North American T-6 was well represented at Geneseo, with many of these WWII-era "Texan" trainers from both sides of the US/Canada border in attendance. Film: Adox 25. |
 Having served in large numbers as advanced trainers during WWII , many Beech model 18 aircraft were refurbished in the 1950s for use as utility transports, a role they retained until the early 1960s. Film: Kodachrome 64. |
 B17E "Memphis Belle" displays her nose art as she taxies past. Film: Adox 25. |
 The Luscombe model 8 Silvaire was not built for the military. This aircraft appears to be msn RX-25, the lone UC-90 commandeered by the USAAC in the Canal Zone during 1942. Film: Kodachrome 64. |
 The PT-26 was essentially a Fairchild PT-19A with a canopy for training in Canada. Fleet built 807 PT-26A and 250 PT-26B trainers. Film: Kodachrome 64. |
 The the Erco Model 310 first flew in 1937. As the XPQ-13, the Army evaluated one as a manned aerial target. The little two-seater went on to become the successful model 415 Ercoupe in the immediate postwar years. Film: Kodachrome 64. |
 The Corsair's famous gull-wing can be seen to good effect in this taxy shot. Film: Adox 25. |
 Built by Curtiss-Wright as P40N-5-CU 42-105861 at nearby Buffalo, NY., this white-tail Warhawk rolled out of the factory doors in 1943. Film: Kodachrome 64. |
 US_X is a Hurricane XII.Film: Kodachrome 64. |
 Painted in Flying Tigers colors, the Cavanaugh Flight Museum's P-40 is a later N-series Warhawk manufactured in 1944. It served as a training ship at Colorado Springs and was dropped from the military roster in May, 1945. Film: Fuji Provia 100F. |
 Many North American T-6 Texans on the warbird circuit are decked out in US Navy SNJ colors, as seen on the aircraft in this row of photos. Film: Adox 25. |
 A Texan in markings that show assignment to NAS Miramar in California. Film: Adox 25. |
 This aircraft is seen in markings of a naval auxiliary landing field. Film: Adox 25. |
 This Piper "Grasshopper" is decked out as one of forty-three L-4F versions built. Film: Adox 25. |
 P40E N11456 originally served the RCAF as Kittyhawk s/n 1051 according to the 1941 Aircraft Group online record. It reportedly served for a period as a curiosity on top of a gas station in Everett, Washington. Film: Fortepan 200. |
 Hurricane CF-DNL is a Mk. XII according to the Canadian registry. Though older than the Spitfire, the Hurricane played a key role during the Battle of Britain. Film: Adox 25. |
 "Miss Gloria No. 1" is a DeHavilland DH 82C Tiger Moth built in 1941. Film: Adox 25. |
 The Aeronca L-3 Grasshopper and the postwar L16 served the Army, National Guard and Air National Guard as well as the Civil Air Patrol in large numbers as laison aircraft. This example appears to be a civilian postwar model decked out in bright military training colors. Film: Kodachrome 64. |
 B-17 "Memphis Belle" is seen here on its takeoff roll from the grass strip at Geneseo. Film: Fuji Provia 100F. |
 Memphis Belle nose art. Film: Kodachrome 64. |
 P-51 N151MC bears the name "Abigial Rose" on the starboard side. This Mustang raced at Reno in 2008. Film: Fuji Provia 100F. |
 P-51 N151MC is known as "American Beauty" on the port side. This Mustang served in the Bolivian Air Force in the 1960s.Film: Fuji Provia 100F. |
 The Cessna model T-50 Bobcat was used both as an advanced multi-engine trainer by the Army Air Forces and as a utility transport. More than 2,500 of these aircraft were produced at Wichita during the war. Film: Fuji Provia 100F. |
 P40E N11456 originally served the RCAF as Kittyhawk s/n 1051 according to the 1941 Aircraft Group online record. Film: Fuji Provia 100F. |
 Corsair nose art, the leggy "Marines Dream." Film: Adox 25. |
 The Fleet "Finch" trainer was manufactured by Fleet Aircraft Ltd., at Fort Erie, Ontario. Many were equipped for cold weather flying with the canopy seen here, and the type was an important contributor to the Commonwealth Air Training Plan early in WWII, with approximately 600 being produced. Film: Fuji Provia 100F. |
 Douglas DC3C N700CA was built in 1944 as a C-47A military transport, and assigned to the Royal Air Force as KG403. On 20 July 1946 it was assigned to the Royal Canadian Air Force as 12920. Film: Kodachrome 64. |
 LO-804 is an Aeronca L-3 Grasshopper laison aircraft. Film: Adox 25. |
 According to the Canadian registry, this Mustang is operated by Vintage Wings of Canada and was produced in 1944 as P-51D-25 44-73463. Film: Fuji Provia 100F. |
 This bright yellow trainer is an N3N-3 produced in 1940 at the Naval Aircraft Factory in Philadelphia, PA. The US Navy acquired 179 N3N-1s and 816 N3N-3s. Film: Fuji Provia 100F. |
 The Cavanaugh Flight Museum's P-40N Warhawk was manufactured in 1944. It served as a training ship at Colorado Springs and was dropped from the military roster in May, 1945. Film: Fuji Provia 100F. Film: Fortepan 200. |
 Abandoned on the tundra of northern Russia for 50 years, this P40E (41-35918) was brought to the United States in 1992. A long period of restoration was begun, including a trip to New Zealand to be placed in the hands of P40 specialists. Originally delivered to the Army Air Corps in 1941, it would serve later with the RAF under lend-lease, and eventually to service in the USSR according to the 1941 Historic Aircraft Group's history. Film: Fuji Provia 100F. |
 P-40N 43-5795 was produced at the Curtiss factory in Buffalo, NY in 1943. It served with the RCAF's 133rd squadron until August, 1946. Film: Fortepan 200. |
 "SH_L" is a Vickers-Armstrong Spitfire MK IX. S/N is listed as CBAF8185. Film: Fuji Provia 100F. |
 "Miss Gloria No. 1" is a DeHavilland DH 82C Tiger Moth built in 1941. By December of that year, the De Havilland facility at Downsview, Ontario where the Tiger-Moth was built had expanded to 400,000 Sq. Ft. and employed nearly 3,000 workers as it geared up for wartime production of combat aircraft such as the Mosquito. Film: Fuji Provia 100F. |
 Piper built more than 5,400 L-4 Grasshopper laison aircraft at its Lockhaven, PA., plant during the war. "Lil Miss Katelynn" appears to be an L4F, one of only forty-five built, it is similar to the Piper J5A Cub. Film: Fuji Provia 100F. |
 According to the Canadian registry, this Mustang is operated by Vintage Wings of Canada and was produced in 1944 as P-51D-25 44-73463. Film: Adox 25. |
 The Rolls-Royce V-1650 of P-51 Mustang "Double Trouble Too" is busy swinging the big prop on the fighter as it taxies across the grass at Geneseo. Film: Adox 25. |
 The Hawker Sea Fury was a large postwar fighter that served with the Royal Navy and was exported to several other countries, including Germany where this T. Mk 20 version served as a target tug. The four-blade prop reveals this aircraft has been repowered by a Wright R-3350 rather than the original Bristol Centaurus engine, which had a five blade prop. Film: Adox 25. |
 Very popular on the Warbird circuit, the YAK-52 is a two-seat trainer powered by a radial engine. The related YAK-53 and derivatives are popular single-seat aerobatic aircraft. Film: Adox 25. |
 The front end of a T-6 Texan, which is powered by a 600 HP Pratt & Whitney R-1340 radial engine. Film: Adox 25. |
 The Vultee BT-13/BT-15 "Valiant" basic trainer started out as a private venture known as the Vultee model 54. Film: Adox 25. |
 Most Valiants were powered by Pratt & Whitney R-985 engines. Nearly 8,000 of these trainers were built. Film: Adox 25. |
 Another Texan taxies past the camera. Film: Adox 25. |
 A Texan showing the marking of the RCAF. Film: Adox 25. |
 In December, 1966, the US Air Force selected an armed version of the Cessna model 337 Skymaster to serve as a Forward Air Control (FAC) platform in Vietnam. A total of 501 O-2As were built for the FAC mission, while 31 airframes were taken from the production line to serve as O-2B psychological warfare platforms. Film: Adox 25. |
 Built in 1943, this Stearman is a model A75N1, known to the military during WWII as a PT17. Film: Adox 25. |
 Several thousand of the PT-series of Kaydet trainers were produced. Film: Adox 25. |
 Stearman became a division of Boeing in April, 1938. The PT-17 is sometimes referred to as a Boeing Kaydet. Film: Adox 25. |
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 The Stearman Model 75 served in very large numbers as a primary trainer during WWII as the PT17. This aircraft, N179M, was built in 1943. Film: Fuji Provia 100F. |
 The Stampe is a very popular homebuilt aircraft. This one was constructed in 2007 according to the Canadian civil register. Film: Fuji Provia 100F. |
 This biplane is a Bird model BK, built in 1929.Film: Adox 25. |
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The Fleet "Finch" trainer was manufactured by Fleet Aircraft Ltd., at Fort Erie, Ontario. Many were equipped for cold weather flying with the canopy seen here, and the type was an important contributor to the Commonwealth Air Training Plan early in WWII, with approximately 600 being produced. Film: Fuji Provia 100F. |
 The DeHavilland DH-82A Moth was a very popular trainer and light aircraft around the world. This example was built in 1958. Film: Fuji Provia 100F. |
 This Tri-gear Champion 7FC was built in 1957. Film: Fuji Provia 100F. |
 NX603DH is a replica DeHavilland DH60 Moth Major, built in 2006. Film: Adox 25. |
 According to the Canadian registry, this Stampe was built by S.N.C.A.N. in France in 1947. Film: Adox 25. |
 N1499T is a Fleet model 2, built in 1930. Film: Adox 25. |
 Looking a bit like a Curtiss P-6 Hawk of the 1930s, N4395K is a Super Acro I homebuilt, constructed in 1999. It is closely based on the Acro Sport design by Paul Poberezney of the EAA. Film: Kodachrome 64. |
 Piper PA-22-150 Caribean N4691T was built in 1959. This variant was introduced as an economy model in 1958. Piper manufactured nearly ten thousand of the PA-22 series. Film: Kodachrome 64. |
 The Vultee-Stinson Reliant was produced in large quantity for lend-lease during WWII. These were known as AT-19s, while the US Army preferred to call them UC-81s. Following the war, the Stinson plant in Wayne, Michigan reconditioned several hundred as model V-77s. Film: Kodachrome 64. |
 This is a 1929 Waco ATO, operated by Vintage Wings of Canada. Film: Kodachrome 64. | ||
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 Visiting from NAS Atlanta was USMC AH-1W Cobra 165290. Film: Kodachrome 64. |
 The venerable "Huey" of the Vietnam era soldiers on with the New York Army Guard's 1-142nd Avn (ATK) from the Greater Rochester airport. Film: Kodachrome 64. |
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 A Border Patrol Aerospatiale AS350 arrived at the show, likely from Plattsburgh, NY. Film: Adox 25. |
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