Just one of those times I was flying in the backseat of a P-51 Mustang at the Salton Sea and happened to end up next to a B-29 Superfortress. Lucky for me I had a camera.
Flying around the Salton Sea… One of eleven power stations of the Imperial Valley Geothermal Project. The area is the second largest Geothermal field in the United States. Lithium extraction and Geothermal power are expected to provide the financial resources to restore the Salton Sea and huge economic benefits to the region. 01-06-2024
Me in the backseat of the P-51 Mustang “Bunny” along with the P-63 Kingcobra “Pretty Polly” going out to fly in to Palm Springs with the B-29 “Doc”. We first met up over the Salton Sea. September 26 2022.
A US Army Eurocopter UH-72A Lakota from Fort Irwin landing at the airport in Palm Springs. I think they were doing some air work out by the VOR. Then to Atlantic Aviation for fuel. 11-22-2023
From my photo archives. An airshow in March 2004. The Fokker Triplane was a World War I fighter aircraft. It became famous as the aircraft in which Manfred von Richthofen gained his last 17 victories.
The 5,000 ft runway and a hangar at the airport near Salton City at the Salton Sea (KSAS). The airport is owned by Burrtec Waste Industries which operates a nearby landfill. The elevation is -84 ft. From my photo archives.
Me at the jump door of the World War II C-47 “What’s Up Doc?”. Wearing a flight helmet, parachute and a tether. For a special project. I remember this one, I could have sat there all day.
From my photo archives… A 2000 Eurocopter AS-350B-2 Ecureuil, N221LA flown by the Los Angeles Police Department in 2004. The N number has since been reassigned to another LAPD helicopter, a 2014 Airbus H125.
Flying past the control tower, a United States Navy EA-18G Growler from Electronic Attack Squadron 129 (VAQ-129) departing the airport in Palm Springs California.
A Navy Sea King helicopter flying past the USS John C. Stennis aircraft carrier. The Stennis is a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier.
I photographed this on January 10, 2004 from the deck of the USS Midway as it was being towed to it’s current mooring in San Diego to open as a museum on June 7, 2004.
Flying in the right seat of the Ford Trimotor 5-AT-B, “City Of Wichita”passenger aircraft. It first flew on December 1 1928. The Ford Trimotors were nicknamed the “Tin Goose”. Sound on for the sounds of the engines and flying. No music added. I really dislike adding music to videos like this.
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