HFF's Texan gets ready to depart Paine Field for a flight demonstration. Almost all WWII pilots would use some form of the AT-6 for advanced training, before moving on to aircraft such as the P-51 Mustang.
rare appearance on the Flying Legends was this Czechoslovak marked Spitfire. After a brief service in the Czechoslovak AF it was transferred to Israel in 1948. Now it flies in its original markings 'JT-10' of 4 Letecký Pluk/1 Letka
SL633 is back in her former Czech Air Force markings as operated by 4 SLP of 2 LD at Ceské Budejovice from February 1946, although with blue spinner cap in stead of the red one seen here. 2 LD emblem is on the cowling. The Spitfire was restored by HFL.
Impatient Virgin? taxis out to begin a flight demonstration at Paine Field Aviation Day 2015. Virgin? is a combat veteran, which flew missions in the skies of Normandy on D-day.
With Mr. John Sessions at the controls, HFF's Spitfire prepares to take to the skies for the first (and last) time this summer. It will soon be crated up and shipped to England to participate in a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.
North American B-25D Mitchell 'Grumpy' rotates early on its takeoff roll, remiscient of what was required during the Doolittle raids over Japan during WWII. Seen rolling down runway 34L at PAE.
Originally USAAF S/N 43-48377, this C-47 flew over the Hump during WWII, and then was converted to a DC-3 with a VIP interior in 1953, being used by Johnson and Johnson for a short while. It now carries a Pan Am livery, but maintains a VIP interior.
Overflying the airport before landing at Reykjavík, with the famous Pearl restaurant visible below. The B-25D crew allowed me to close with them in a Cessna Skyhawk, which had a hard time keeping up with them.
Just before landing at Reykjavík, taken over the small town of Seltjarnarmes, immediately west of Reykjavík itself. The B-25D crew allowed me to close with them in a Cessna Skyhawk, which had a hard time keeping up with them.