 |  | | Bill Reesman, an Air Force veteran who flew the F-100 Super Sabre in 320 combat missions over Vietnam, flew an air demonstration showing the awesome power of his Russian-built afterburning MiG-17F Fresco. His plane is sponsored by Red Bull. | |
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| Ventura County's major public aviation event this year was Air Show 2006 at Camarillo Airport August 19-20. The local chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association, based at the airport, hosted the event, now in its 26th year. Volunteers worked hundreds of hours during the weekend, and shared their love of aviation with 11,000 attendees. |
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 | | | This F7F-3N Tigercat is one of the Planes of Fame aircraft awaiting restoration. A cursory inspection of the aircraft shows that there is much to be done before it will fly again. | |
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| Air show crowds love to see sleek P-51s and other fighters and bombers from World War II making low passes. The sight of these planes in the air is something to behold. Then there's the sound. When these living memories from the past start up, even the smell of oil and spent avgas is a rich fragrance to warbird buffs. |
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