Arsenal of Democracy

May 8, 2015. Press pass in hand for the Commemorative Air Force’s Arsenal of Democracy, a display of the aircraft utilized during World War II, I was lucky enough to combine two of my passions: Photography and Flight.

The formations and aircraft are listed below:

Trainer Formation
Stearmans
Tiger Moths
L-Birds
T-6s/SNJs
Cessna/Beech Twin Bomber Trainers

Civil Air Patrol
L-5 Sentinel
L-16 Champion
L-4 Grasshopper

Battle of Britain
Spitfire

Pearl Harbor
P-40 Warhawks

Doolittle Raid
B-25 Mitchells

Battle of Midway
PBY Catalinas
SBD Dauntless

Guadalcanal Campaign
P-39 Airacobra
FM-2 Wildcats

Attacking Berlin
de Havilland DH-98 Mosquito

Yamamoto Intercept
P-38 Lightnings

Ploesti Raid
B-24 Liberator

Long Range Fighters
North American P-51 Mustangs

Big Week
B-17 Flying Fortresses

D-Day
C-47/R4D Skytrain

Battle of the Bulge
P-47 Thunderbolts
A-26 Invader

Iwo Jima
FG-1D / F4U Corsairs

The Hump
C-46 Commando
C-54 Skymaster
Columbine II C-69
C-47 Skytrain

Final Air Offensive
B-29 Superfortress

Missing Man Formation to “Taps”
Spitfire
FM-2 Wildcat
F4U Corsair
P-51 Mustang