Cavanaugh Flight Museum Warbird Flyover

See some of the most amazing original aircraft from World War I, World War II and beyond with a fabulous historic flyover by Cavanaugh Flight Museum.

7:15 - 8:15 PM Addison Circle Park - Overhead

PLANNED ORDER OF AIRCRAFT FOR CAVANAUGH FLIGHT MUSEUM FLYOVER
(subject to change) 

T 28 Trojan - The T-28 is one of the most beloved trainers of the Jet-Age and carried on the fine tradition of training United States Air Force, Navy, and Marine pilots from the 1950's into the early 1980's.  Although originally designed as a trainer, the T-28 was also utilized as an attack aircraft. Several hundred surplus T-28As were shipped to France in 1959 and modified for combat use by Sud-Aviation for the French Air Force

AD5 Skyraider - The Douglas "Skyraider" was a design submitted to the U.S. Navy as a replacement for the famous SBD dive-bomber. The Skyraider performed well in Korea by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. It was described as the best close-support and interdiction aircraft in the world at that time.  In Vietnam, the Skyraider was employed by both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force. From carriers in the South China Sea, the Skyraiders carried out bombing strikes and close air support operations. It was used in operations against the Viet Cong strongholds in South Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. It picked up its famous call-sign "Sandy" as an integral element in the recovery of downed aircrew.

FM 2 Wildcat - The small, tubby F4F/FM-2 Wildcat is one of the important, yet often forgotten Allied fighters of World War II. While the Royal Navy first made a splash flying Wildcats in 1940, the US Wildcats made a real difference in battles like Wake Island.  The Cavanaugh Flight Museum's FM-2 was one of the last Wildcats built and was accepted by the U.S. Navy only days before the official Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay.

OH 13 "MASH" helicopter - Made famous by the movie MASH, the H13 was used throughout the Korean Konflict and the Vietnam War.  It was the first helicopter ever certified for civilian use. 

PT 19 Cornell - Often called the "Cradle of Heroes," the PT 19 Cornell was the first stop on a World War II combat pilots training.  Over 8,000 of these planes were produced to train pilots across the US, Canada and Great Britain.

PT17 Stearman - Nicknamed the "Yellow Peril" during World War II thanks to its somewhat tricky ground handling characteristics, the Stearman is one of the most easily recognized aircraft. Sold by the thousands after World War II, the Stearman has had a long and full career as a trainer, crop duster and air show performer. The name "Stearman" is so widely known that it has become the generic name for almost all currently flown biplanes. It is truly a "classic."

F4U Corsair - The famous gull-wing design of the F4U Corsair makes the plane one of the most distinctive fighters of World War II. Designed and built by Chance-Vought, the Corsair prototype first flew on May 29, 1940. It was the world's first single-engine fighter capable of speeds over 400 mph in level flight. Though first rejected by the U.S Navy, the F4U proved to be one of the best all-around fighters of World War II and was the only American piston engined World War II fighter produced in large numbers after 1945.

T-6 - The North American Texan trainer is one of the most important aircraft of all time and is universally recognized. First built as the NA-16 in 1935, the Texan was in continual production for nearly 10 years and in active use for more than five decades. Primarily used as a trainer, the Texan remains a favorite among warbird collectors around the world.

CV2  Caribou - De Havilland Canada designed the Caribou in response to a US Army requirement for a tactical transport. The mission was to supply forward battle areas with troops and supplies and evacuate casualties. The prototype DHC-4 Caribou made its first flight in 1958.

OV1 Mohawk - Unique in its ungainly appearance the Mohawk was the U.S. Army's "eye-in-the-sky" for more than twenty five years. Grumman built the Mohawk under the direction of the U.S. Navy which had multi-service responsibility to develop a battlefield reconnaissance plane. The AO-1 (later redesignated OV-1) first flown in 1960 was capable of rough field operation and short field take-off. The Mohawk has the distinction of being the U.S. Army's first turboprop aircraft and the first Army plane to use the Martin-Baker ejection seat for side-by-side pilot and observer. The cockpit is armored with .25 inch aluminum armor plate and 1 inch bullet resistant glass. The "bug-eyed" appearance gives the crew a direct downward view of the ground. The unusual tripletail arrangement was the result of early problems with a T-tail design.

B-24 Liberator - The B-29/B-24 Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force, operates and maintains the B-24A, Ol'927 which is currently on display and operates a flight experience program at Cavanaugh Flight Museum. The Consolidated-built heavy bomber reached higher production than any other U. S. World War II combat aircraft. Over 18,000 of these versatile four-engine bombers were built for the U.S. Army Air Corps, Navy, and Allies from 1939-1945 by Consolidated plants in San Diego and Fort Worth, by Henry Ford at Willow Run, MI, and by North American at Dallas.  More B-24s were produced than any other allied combat aircraft. The B-24 went through many modifications which added armor, power-operated gun turrets, self-sealing gasoline tanks, and armament to the original model. The B-24 was not only used as a bomber but as a tanker and transport, and in its many configurations saw duty in all theaters of the war including the ice and snow of the Aleutian Islands, the sand and winds of North Africa, and the heat and humidity of the tropics.