Planes of Fame Museum, Chino California USA

Bill Gilman
These photos are from a quick visit I made to the Planes of Fame Museum while on a business trip last year in Chino, California. Many of the collection are maintained in flying condition, including the world's only flying Zero. There are many more aircraft than I am showing here! Recommended the next time you're at Disneyland - Chino is only about a 45 minute drive from Anaheim.

Zimmermaniac
thnx for sharing

Philip De Keyser
Nice pix Bill, thnx for sharing, greetz Phil

Holger Kranich
Thx for sharing the pix! Amazing condition of the planes! So many are ready to fly, love it!

Holger Kranich
My favorite is the He-100;)

Bill Gilman
I was shocked when I first saw the He-100, because I thought that the few that were built were sold to Russia and never seen again. Then I looked at the placard in front of the plane and saw that it is a replica, not the real thing. But it still looks pretty cool. I couldn't get a real good picture of it because of the way they have it tucked back into a corner.

Bill Gilman
In their restoration shop, they were working on returning a Bearcat to flying condition. Almost of of the aluminum skin panels were off, so you could see everything inside. It was amazing work they were doing, but I wasn't allowed to take photos.

Holger Kranich
🙁 A replica? Very sadly! But its a well made replica!

Holger Kranich
Lets have a look on the original: [img1]

Bill Gilman
Does anyone make a 1:72 kit of the He-100?

@Holger, yes it's a well-made replica. If you look real close, you can tell that there is no detail in the wheel wells, etc. but overall it looks very good. I wonder if any of the He-100s that went to Russia have survived? I also understand that a few were sold to Japan.

Holger Kranich
2 for Japan and 10 to the soviets! The rest of the 21 ever produced, became "Werkschutzstaffel" ...

Burkhard D
Bill, you shalt not ask "does aynone make a kit of..." before consulting Scalemates 😉

SCM Search: "Heinkel He 100"

Aghis Barberopoulos
I always wanted to visit Chino - but it's too far away - now we got a little tour, many thanks Bill!
@Holger: Werkschutzstaffeln is a very interesting but neglected topic - due to the rare aircraft that were used.

Holger Kranich
@Aghis: Dont know what neglected m eans, but i think i figured it out! I try to collect as many as i can grab, but as you say, its a rare topic and informations are rare, too!

@Burkhard: LOL!

Bill Gilman
@Burkhard: You are right! Why didn't I think of that? Although I don't see a connection in the timeline, I guess that the Revell kit is a re-box of the MPM kit?

Holger Kranich
Lets ask Burkhard, i´m sure he can help with this interesting question! Burkhard, please enlight us, if you can!

Zimmermaniac
@Holger : me and a friend are thinking bout spending a UK weekend to visit the RAF museum, why not joining us ??

Holger Kranich
Hmmm, interesting... When will you go? Is it already planned?

Burkhard D
@Bill: Juged by the boxart I just added, I don't think so 😉

Bill Gilman
I think you're right, the Revell kit looks to have raised panels. Also, it looks like a very old kit.

Zimmermaniac
@Holger : not sure yet, I"ll let ya know whenever..

Spanjaard
Another museum in my list......

Robert Podkoński
Awesome collection... now I have the reason to visit California one day 😄