UH-1B Huey departs Torrance airport after honoring American Veterans at the Western Museum of Flight
Western Museum of Flight - Torrance airport Bell UH-1B Huey painted in the Navy Seawolves markings from the Wings and Rotors Air Museum, departs Torrance airport after attending the Vietnam Odyssey honoring American Veterans who served in the South East Asia conflict.
Video camera: Canon Vixia HF R200 Bruce Guberman
YF-23 Walk Around and Design Features by Test Pilot Paul Metz
Betty Wheaton interviews YF-23 Test Pilot Paul Metz who conducts a walk around of the aircraft highlighting design features. YF-23 PAV2 is on display at the Western Museum of Flight. Produced by Jarel & Betty Wheaton for Peninsula Seniors pvseniors.org
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During TAFDA 2018, dignitaries are given a tour of the Western Museum of Flight in Torrance, CA.
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F-14 Top Gun Pilot Mike Rabens
Top Gun Pilot Mike Rabens shares sea stories and photographs from his 23 of active involvement with the F-14 Tomcat. Mike also briefly comments on some of his current activities as Director of Northrop Grumman Flight Test. Produced by Jarel & Betty Wheaton for Peninsula Seniors pvseniors.org based on his presentation at the Western Museum of Flight in Torrance, CA.
B-17 Flying Fortress at Torrance Airport 2 2 2 - 040810 - Aviation
Black Rock Pictures LA 0062 - B-17 Flying Fortress just after landing in Torrance, California.
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine heavy bomber aircraft developed for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) introduced in the 1930s. Competing against Douglas and Martin for a contract to build 200 bombers, the Boeing entry outperformed both competitors and more than met the Air Corps' expectations. Although Boeing lost the contract because the prototype crashed, the Air Corps was so impressed with Boeing's design that they ordered 13 B-17s. The B-17 Flying Fortress evolved through numerous design advancements.
The B-17 was primarily employed by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in the daylight precision strategic bombing campaign of World War II against German industrial, civilian, and military targets. The United States Eighth Air Force based in England and the Fifteenth Air Force based in Italy complemented the RAF Bomber Command's nighttime area bombing in Operation Pointblank to help secure air superiority over the cities, factories and battlefields of Western Europe in preparation for Operation Overlord.[4] The B-17 also participated to a lesser extent in the War in the Pacific where it conducted raids against Japanese shipping and airfields.
From its pre-war inception, the USAAC (later USAAF) touted the aircraft as a strategic weapon; it was a potent, high-flying, long-ranging bomber capable of unleashing great destruction, able to defend itself, and having the ability to return home despite extensive battle damage. It quickly took on mythic proportions. Stories and photos of B-17s surviving battle damage widely circulated, increasing its iconic status. Despite an inferior range and bombload compared to the more numerous B-24 Liberator, a survey of Eighth Air Force crews showed a much higher rate of satisfaction in the B-17. With a service ceiling greater than any of its Allied contemporaries, the B-17 established itself as a superb weapons system, dropping more bombs than any other U.S. aircraft in World War II. Of the 1.5 million metric tons of bombs dropped on Germany by U.S. aircraft, 640,000 t were dropped from B-17s.
Tony Marshall POW Interviewed at The Western Museum of Flight 11-16-2013
Tony Marshall was on his 266 mission when he was shot down on July 3, 1972 in a F-4 Phantom and was held as a POW until his release on March 29, 1973. Tony interviewed at the Western Museum of Flight at the Vietnam Air War Event at Torrance Airport on November 16, 2013.
B-17 Flying Fortress at Torrance Airport 3 3 1 - 040810 - Aviation
Black Rock Pictures LA 0063 - B-17 Flying Fortress just after landing in Torrance, California.
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine heavy bomber aircraft developed for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) introduced in the 1930s. Competing against Douglas and Martin for a contract to build 200 bombers, the Boeing entry outperformed both competitors and more than met the Air Corps' expectations. Although Boeing lost the contract because the prototype crashed, the Air Corps was so impressed with Boeing's design that they ordered 13 B-17s. The B-17 Flying Fortress evolved through numerous design advancements.
The B-17 was primarily employed by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in the daylight precision strategic bombing campaign of World War II against German industrial, civilian, and military targets. The United States Eighth Air Force based in England and the Fifteenth Air Force based in Italy complemented the RAF Bomber Command's nighttime area bombing in Operation Pointblank to help secure air superiority over the cities, factories and battlefields of Western Europe in preparation for Operation Overlord.[4] The B-17 also participated to a lesser extent in the War in the Pacific where it conducted raids against Japanese shipping and airfields.
From its pre-war inception, the USAAC (later USAAF) touted the aircraft as a strategic weapon; it was a potent, high-flying, long-ranging bomber capable of unleashing great destruction, able to defend itself, and having the ability to return home despite extensive battle damage. It quickly took on mythic proportions. Stories and photos of B-17s surviving battle damage widely circulated, increasing its iconic status. Despite an inferior range and bombload compared to the more numerous B-24 Liberator, a survey of Eighth Air Force crews showed a much higher rate of satisfaction in the B-17. With a service ceiling greater than any of its Allied contemporaries, the B-17 established itself as a superb weapons system, dropping more bombs than any other U.S. aircraft in World War II. Of the 1.5 million metric tons of bombs dropped on Germany by U.S. aircraft, 640,000 t were dropped from B-17s.
NMUSAF 4th Hangar Move - YF-23 Moving To Museum Photo Op
15-Diciembre-2007 - Vuela - The Museum of Flight - WA, USA
15-Diciembre-2007 - Washington, USA - Vuela - The Museum of Flight
Flight in Douglas DC-3 / C-53 ROSE N101KC 2004 LAX Airliners International Hawthorne Airport
Recorded on July 9th 2004, I had the privilege of participating in the 2004 Airliners International Expo held at the Los Angeles International Airport. John & Betty Pappas offered Flight Tours in a 1943 Douglas DC-3C Rose
Rose (nickname) was built at the Douglas Aircraft Factory, Santa Monica California, in April 1943 Rose was delivered to the U.S. Army Air Corps. Rose served with the 8th Air Force in Europe thru 1945. During which rose flew approx. 1,700 hours as a C-53 (Military designation of a DC-3 as opposed to a cargo version C-47)
1945 Rose was sold thru Reconstruction Refinance Agency to Pan American Airways. Flew with Pan Am thru 1956 primarily with their PanAgra fleet in Central and South America.
1956 Rose was converted by Remert-Werner in St. Louis, Mo. To a DC-3C (Executive interior with AC/DC electrical and many other mods)
Rose then flew with at least two corporations thru the late 60's / early 70's. Rose then flew far a company called Hawkeye Airlines in the Ohio / Mid-West areas for a few years and also was Las Vegas for a while as an executive airplane. Rose was sold to a parachute jump group in Lodi, CA. and S. Oregon. In approx.. 1995 Rose was sold again to a corporation in McMinnville, OR.
Dream Flight purchased Rose from that corp. in 1997.
A huge thank you to John & Betty Pappas for all the flights that they gave to people over the years and the opportunity to experience this wonderful piece of history.
Rose is no longer in the USA and it was sad to see her depart from Corona for the last time, it is located at the TAM Museum.
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The TAM Museum[1] (Portuguese: Museu TAM), also known as the Museu Asas de um Sonho (Wings of a Dream Museum), is an aviation museum in the city of São Carlos, within the state of State of São Paulo, Brazil. The museum is 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from central São Carlos and 250 kilometers (160 mi) fromSão Paulo City.[2]
Shuttle Tank Makes Trek to Los Angeles Museum
(22 May 2016) A massive space shuttle fuel tank squeezed through the streets of Los Angeles and loomed over vehicles on a busy freeway Saturday to join the retired orbiter Endeavour on display at the California Science Center.
The 33-ton, 154-foot-long external propellant tank began moving a few minutes after midnight from coastal Marina del Rey, where it arrived by barge Wednesday, to the California Science Center in downtown Los Angeles.
The orange-brown, sausage-shaped tank — the last of its kind — is traveling by truck at about 5 mph. By early morning, it had moved through suburban Inglewood. Crews trimmed a few trees and unbolted a stoplight pole and turned it so the arm wouldn't hit the towering tank.
Freeway drivers got a shock as the tank rolled by on a bridge over Interstate 405, an artery west of downtown that was busy even on Saturday morning.
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Torrance Armed Forces Day Parade Tank Interview
Credit: Spc. Christian Higgins | Date Taken: 05/20/2017
Interview with soldiers operating Tanks during the 58th Torrance Armed Forces Day Parade
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US Air force puts on a SHOW OF FORCE to send message to Putin
The US Air force put on another show of force with F-18 F-15 B2 bomber and F-22 to send a clear message to Putin. The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. - For the last two weeks, the skies over Las Vegas have been constantly alive; a living, breathing, anthem of airpower signifying Red Flag is at full throttle.
More than 120 aircraft, along with their supporting cast of international pilots, maintainers and intelligence officers set up shop on the flightline and in various facilities around base. Miles were traveled, preparations were made and countless hours were spent planning: all in the name of Red Flag.
Red Flag 14-1 marks the first iteration of the 414th Combat Training Squadron’s signature air combat exercise since the onset of sequestration in April 2013, which led to the combat air forces being stood down and the cancellation of Red Flag 13-4. However, the staff at the 414th CTS continued to review scenarios and plan for future Red Flag exercises.
“Planning has been intense,” said U.S. Air Force Maj. Nathan Boardman, Red Flag 14-1 team chief, describing the 414th Combat Training Squadron’s efforts in planning this fiscal year’s first exercise.
Boardman, a space and missile operations officer by trade, is the first non-aircrew team chief in the history of Red Flag, just one indicator of the increased focus on the seamless integration of cyber and space assets into Red Flag.
“We’ve been pretty much non-stop since July; coming up with scenarios, handling the logistics, and coordinating with multiple units. Countless hours of planning and pre-coordination go into an exercise of this magnitude,” he said.
He wasn’t kidding.
Red Flag 14-1 was conducted Jan. 27 – Feb. 14. Along with the aircraft, more than 3,200 service members from every branch of the U.S. military, along with coalition partners from the Royal Air Force from the United Kingdom and the Royal Australian Air Force from Australia, came from across the world to participate in the exercise.
With the integration of night training missions, combat scenarios typically happened twice a day with wave after wave of aircraft taking off in the early afternoon and afterburners glowing late into the night.
Most of the training happened over the Nevada Test and Training Range, the largest contiguous air and ground space available for peacetime military operations in the free world. The NTTR also serves as the arena for the intense simulated confrontations between the Blue Force, made up of U.S. joint and coalition forces, and the Red Force, a group of U.S. airmen trained in the use of adversary tactics and equipment organized under the 57th Adversary Tactics Group. The 2.9 million acre range provides 5,000 square miles of airspace for the realistic training of aircrews to prepare them for future conflicts or war. A wide variety of live munitions can also be employed on targets on the range.
“The environment that we provide is just second to none,” Boardman said. “The things that they can see out there, the things that they can do out there – they don’t get that anywhere else.”
RAAF No.77 Squadron Group Capt. Robert Chipman knows that better than anyone else.
“The immersion into the fog of war is just phenomenal in Red Flag, and that’s what really sets it apart from any other exercises we’ve participated in,” Chipman said. “You’re expected to be ready to perform in a complex air environment on day one.”
While the aircrews soared over the NTTR duking it out with the aggressors and intelligence officers fought off “enemy” cyber and space attacks at the Combined Air Operations Center-Nellis, aircraft maintainers on the ground fought a “battle” of their own ensuring the aircraft were ready to go at all hours, day or night.
“Every single aircraft we have that’s mission capable is on the [flying] schedule,” said U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ron Eckman, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Viper Aircraft Maintenance Unit production superintendent. “That drastically expands our scope of responsibility, and we’re accomplishing that mission with the same amount of people.”
Eckman has experienced multiple Red Flags, both as an airman and now as a production superintendent,
Video Description Credit: Airman 1st Class Joshua Kleinholz
Video Credits: Senior Airman Cody Griffith, Senior Airman Aaron Hauser, Airman 1st Class Aaron Hauser, Airman 1st Class Rachel Maxwell, Staff Sgt. Jose Rodriguez, Airman Rachel Webster, William Lewis, Staff Sgt. Annemarie Stella, Senior Airman Annemarie Stella, Senior Airman Sarah Trachte, Airman 1st Class Taylor West, Airman 1st Class Rebecca Long, Senior Airman Ariel Tumlinson, Staff Sgt. Jose Rodriguez, Airman 1st Class Emili Koonce, TSgt Michael Schocker
Thumbnail Credit: Airman 1st Class Stephanie Rubi
Milner Hotel, Los Angeles.FLV
Leisure and business travelers will appreciate the central location of the Ritz Milner Hotel. It is in the heart of the city and only minutes from the fashion, jewelry and financial districts as well as many of the popular attractions such as the Staples Center, Convention Center, Universal Studios, museum row, and many more. Many tours of the city depart directly from the hotel itself. The Ritz Milner Hotel is located at 813 South Flower Street, this places it adjacent to a Metro station with connections to the Red Line, Catalina Island Ferry, Long Beach, Hollywood and more. It is also less than 30 minutes from the Los Angeles International Airport.
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress KTOA 0001 - Aviation
Black Rock Pictures LA - B-17 Flying Fortress just after landing in Torrance, California.
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine heavy bomber aircraft developed for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) introduced in the 1930s. Competing against Douglas and Martin for a contract to build 200 bombers, the Boeing entry outperformed both competitors and more than met the Air Corps' expectations. Although Boeing lost the contract because the prototype crashed, the Air Corps was so impressed with Boeing's design that they ordered 13 B-17s. The B-17 Flying Fortress evolved through numerous design advancements.
The B-17 was primarily employed by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in the daylight precision strategic bombing campaign of World War II against German industrial, civilian, and military targets. The United States Eighth Air Force based in England and the Fifteenth Air Force based in Italy complemented the RAF Bomber Command's nighttime area bombing in Operation Pointblank to help secure air superiority over the cities, factories and battlefields of Western Europe in preparation for Operation Overlord.[4] The B-17 also participated to a lesser extent in the War in the Pacific where it conducted raids against Japanese shipping and airfields.
From its pre-war inception, the USAAC (later USAAF) touted the aircraft as a strategic weapon; it was a potent, high-flying, long-ranging bomber capable of unleashing great destruction, able to defend itself, and having the ability to return home despite extensive battle damage. It quickly took on mythic proportions. Stories and photos of B-17s surviving battle damage widely circulated, increasing its iconic status. Despite an inferior range and bombload compared to the more numerous B-24 Liberator, a survey of Eighth Air Force crews showed a much higher rate of satisfaction in the B-17. With a service ceiling greater than any of its Allied contemporaries, the B-17 established itself as a superb weapons system, dropping more bombs than any other U.S. aircraft in World War II. Of the 1.5 million metric tons of bombs dropped on Germany by U.S. aircraft, 640,000 t were dropped from B-17s.
Bob Hoover at Torrance Air Fair at Torrance Airport - 7 / 10 - 100910 - Aviation
Part 7 of 10.
Black Rock Pictures LA - Bob Hoover event at Torrance Air Fair Event at Torrance Airport - Zamperini Field.
Saturday, October 9th. Aviation Legend Bob Hoover is the Grand Marshall at the event A Salute to North American Aviation, which is being held at Zamperini field, Torrance.
Robert A. Bob Hoover (born January 24, 1922) is a former air show pilot and United States Air Force test pilot, known for his wide-brimmed straw hat and wide smile. In aviation circles, he is often referred to as The pilots' pilot.
Roblocian Museum of flight
Hi and welcome to my place, this museum includes the famous Concorde (I really love Concorde) the Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet and of course the Airbus A380 Super Jumbo. I still have room for more planes so message me with ideas of PASSENGER or CIVILIAN CARGO aircraft.
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Los Angeles Veterans Memorial Day Observance at Green Hills Memorial Park, May 25th, 2009
Opening procession, Presentation of Colors, Homeward Bound POW/MIA, Fallen Soldier Tribute, Lomita Sheriff's Mounted Unit, Flag Raising, Pledge of Allegiance Larry Clark Mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes, National Anthem Stephanie Burkett Gerson, Introduction of Dignitaries, Aerial Presentation of Colors 21st Century Skydiving Team God Bless America, Armed Forces Salute, Introduction of Memorial Day Address Lt. General Tom Sheridan, Memorial Day Address Mr. Michael B. Donley Secretary of the Air Force Washington D.C., Aerial Demonstration Force Skydiving Team, Benediction Chaplain Peter Ma, USAF, Twenty-One Gun Salute Members of Local Law Enforcement, Taps Musician 3rd Class Eric Sider Bugler, Navy Band Southwest, Amazing Grace Cabar Feidh Pipe Band, Dove Release White Dove Release, God Bless the U.S.A. Paula Crego, Balloon Release Finale, Aerial Tributes LASD Air Rescue 5 and Eurocopter Astar, United States Coast Guard Helicopter, Torrance Air Classics, CJ-6A's Western Museum of Flight at Torrance Airport, F-16's 144 Flight Wing Fresno Air National Guard, AT-6D Former Honorary Mayor of San Pedro Dennis Lord
Wright-Patterson Air Force Museum
12-16-11: But our main stop for the morning was spending two hours at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Museum and their three humungous hangers filled with old U.S. Air Force planes. I had the school's Canon 7D with me, so I took a lot of photos and HD videos.