B-29 Flight Escort

These are great pictures.

   
 On June 14^th the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum took their B-25 Mitchell and Avro Lancaster to Buffalo, New York to brief a photo-flight with the Commemorative Air Force’s Boeing B-29 “FiFi” and the Cavanaugh Flight Museum’s North American P-51 Mustang “The Brat III”.

 The CWH B-25 and Lancaster fly over the museum on the way to Buffalo to pick up the B-29 and P-51.

The Lancaster over Lake Erie

 

CWH CEO, Dave Rohrer and James Bradley are seen landing the B-25 on short final at Buffalo International Airport.

 

Ice Pilot’s Mikey McBryan and CWH member Mike Charters inspect the Boeing B-29 cockpit.

 

 

CWH pilot, James Bradley, who’s father was co-founder of the CWH in the B-29.

 Niagara Falls can be seen in the background as the aircraft fly into Canadian airspace.

  Chuck Gardner in the Cavanaugh Flight Museum’s P-51 Mustang holding a tight formation on the CWH B-25 Mitchell.

 

We fly along the shore of Lake Ontario as we head north for a pass over Mount Hope Airport, home of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. 


 

  After a pass by the museum we leave Hamilton airport as we head for Toronto. 

   

 

 

 
   


  

 Chuck Gardner is seen passing the CN Tower during our flypast.

  
  Over the Scarborough Bluffs we make a 180 turn for a second pass by downtown Toronto.

 
 

 

 
  

  The B-29 breaks over the museum as the crew prepares to land at Hamilton Airport.

  
Chuck Gardner slides the P-51 into position for a photo-op with the Lancaster.
 
 
The Brat III is seen over Hamilton as the B-29 clears the active runway