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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA AIRSHOWS - 2004 DATE(S) PLACE/EVENT LOCATION FEATURES ------- ----------- -------- -------- - Palm Springs Air Museum Palm Springs CA WWW every Sat PM, museum aircraft flown regularly Palm Spring Air Museum - Frazier Lake Airpark Hollister CA FIC 1st Sat/Mo, Antique Aircraft Display - Chino AP Mthly OpenHs Chino CA PIL 1st Sat/Mo, 3rd Sun Mo, 9-4, west side of Cal Aero Dr Planes Of Fame - Santa Paula Mthly OpenHs Santa Paula CA WWW 1st Sun/Mo, antique/classic static Aviation Museum of Santa Paula - Apple Valley Mthly OpenHs Apple Valley CA PF 2nd Sun/Mo, antique/classic static - Whiteman AP Mthly OpenHs San Fernando CA PF 3rd Sun/Mo - Brackett AP Mthly OpenHs Laverne CA PF 3rd Sun/Mo - Zamperini AP Mthly OpenHs Torrance CA PF 4th Sun/Mo 12-3 - El Monte AP Classics Dsp El Monte CA PIL last Sunday/Mo 01/01 Rose Parade/Bowl Flyover Pasadena CA USF B-2 F-117 F/A-22 (heard on KNX 1070 Sat 12/20) 01/03 Planes of Fame Spec Event Chino CA POF Aerial Photo & Recon 01/03 PSAM Special Event Palm Springs CA PAM K9 Program - War Dogs; local and military K9 units demo 01/10 PSAM Special Event Palm Springs CA PAM Dr. Edward Gordon, Secrets of the Battle of Britain; flight demo Spitfire, TBM 01/10 Classic Aircraft Show Halfmoon Bay CA FIC 01/10-11 Pomona Valley Air Fair Upland CA PF Cable Air Fair Cable news 01/17 PSAM Special Event Palm Springs CA PAM Cuban Missile Crisis; based on recently declassified information; flight demo A-26 01/17 CAF Featured Aircraft Day Camarillo CA VC_Star 12/31/2003 01/24 PSAM Special Event Palm Springs CA PAM Glacier Girl recovery/restoration; flight demo P-38 01/31 PSAM Special Event Palm Springs CA PAM Twin Piano Program - patriotic and WWII music 02/04-08 Hugh's Vint AC Museum Dsp Hollister CA FIC 02/07 PSAM Special Event Palm Springs CA PAM Musical Memorial to September 11 2001 - Gospel Chorus; flight demo P-51 02/07 Planes of Fame Spec Event Chino CA POF Motion Picture Flying 02/14 PSAM Special Event Palm Springs CA PAM Salute to the RCAF; flight demo Spitfire, TBM 02/21 * MCAS Yuma Airshow Yuma AZ WWW/USN MCAS Yuma airshow 02/21 CAF Featured Aircraft Day Camarillo CA VC_Star 12/31/2003 02/28 PSAM Special Event Palm Springs CA PAM P-51 Fly-In; flight demo P-51 03/05-06 Cactus Antique AC Fly-In Casa Grande AZ FIC 03/06 PSAM Special Event Palm Springs CA PAM WWII Medical Developments 03/06 Planes of Fame Spec Event Chino CA POF Barnstormers 03/13 * NAF El Centro Airshow El Centro CA USN/BAO BA NAF El Centro 03/13 PSAM Special Event Palm Springs CA PAM WWII Supply & Logistics; flight demo Piper Club 03/15-17 Helicopter Assn Intl Expo Las Vegas NV PF 03/17 CAF Featured Aircraft Day Camarillo CA VC_Star 12/31/2003 03/20 PSAM Special Event Palm Springs CA PAM USA Home Front Involvements in WWII 03/20 CAF AZ 40s dinner/dance Mesa AZ PF 03/20 CAF Featured Aircraft Day Camarillo CA VC_Star 12/31/2003 03/20-21 * NAS Lemoore Airshow Hanford CA USN/BAO BA NAS Lemoore airshow info 03/26 CAF InlEmp dinner/dance Riverside CA PF 03/26-28 30th Ann Tbird Balloon/Air Glendale AZ FIC 03/27 Riverside Airshow 2004 Riverside CA USF CAF airshow announcement 03/27 PSAM Special Event Palm Springs CA PAM Wartime Food Preparations - SPAM!; 29 Palms USMC personnel; flight demo C-47 04/03 PSAM Special Event Palm Springs CA PAM T-34 Fly-In 04/03 Planes of Fame Spec Event Chino CA POF Air War over Vietnam 04/09-11 Warbirds Over Wanaka AS Wanaka NZ WWW Warbirds Over Wanaka 04/10 PSAM Special Event Palm Springs CA PAM Vietnam Remembrance, James Sievers, Poet Laureate; flight demo A-26 04/10 WMOF Special Event Hawthorne CA WMF Easter Bunny Fly-in [04/11 * Fresno ANG Base Airshow]Fresno CA USF 11/19/03 USF now shows cancelled 04/13 Indian Springs AFAF Indian Springs NV TB TB 04/13-19 Sun 'n Fun EAA Fly-In Lakeland FL WWW Sun'N'Fun Fly In 04/15-16 Collings B-17/B-24 visit Laverne CA CFB 04/16-20 Collings B-17/B-24 visit Burbank CA CFB 04/17 PSAM Special Event Palm Springs CA PAM Korean War Remembrance; flight demo F4U [04/17-18 San Diego Air & Water Show]Coronado CA TB/PF Cancelled per EM recd 02/04; published in PacFlyer 04/19-22 EAA B-17 visit Palm Springs CA EAB 04/20-22 Collings B-17/B-24 visit Camarillo CA CFB 04/22-26 EAA B-17 visit San Diego CA EAB 04/22-27 Collings B-17/B-24 visit Santa Ana CA CFB 04/24 PSAM Special Event Palm Springs CA PAM Building the Flag - sharing the history of each star and stripe 04/24-25 * March ARB Airshow Riverside CA TB/USN TB March ARB 04/25 Pacific Cst Dream Machines Half Moon Bay CA PF 04/26 Camarillo Connie departs Camarillo CA EM (BL) aircraft leased for 4 years by Super Constellation Flyers Association, departing for Switzerland 04/26-30 EAA B-17 visit San Bernardino CA EAB 04/28-29 Collings B-17/B-24 visit Ramona CA CFB 04/30-02 Wings over Gillespie AS El Cajon CA EM jostrich at qualcomm dot com CAF Air Group 1 Wings Over Gillespie info 04/30-02 Collings B-17/B-24 visit El Cajon CA CFB 04/30-02 Wings'n'Things San Martin FIC 04/30-03 EAA B-17 visit Long Beach CA EAB -5/---02 Wings over Gillespie AS El Cajon CA EM jostrich at qualcomm dot com CAF Air Group 1 Wings Over Gillespie info -5/---02 Collings B-17/B-24 visit El Cajon CA CFB -5/---02 Wings'n'Things San Martin FIC -5/---03 EAA B-17 visit Long Beach CA EAB 05/01 PSAM Special Event Palm Springs CA PAM Women on the Home Front in WWII 05/01 Planes of Fame Spec Event Chino CA POF Jet Aircraft (P-59 ready???) 05/03-05 Collings B-17/B-24 visit Carlsbad CA CFB 05/03-06 EAA B-17 visit Lancaster CA EAB 05/05-07 Collings B-17/B-24 visit Santa Maria CA CFB 05/07-09 Collings B-17/B-24 visit San Luis Obispo CA CFB [05/06-10 EAA B-17 visit] Van Nuys CA EAB Gear collapse at VNY 05/06 05/08 PSAM Special Event Palm Springs CA PAM VE Day, Debonairs; flight demo B-17 05/08 Minter Field Warbird Show Shafter CA FIC Minter Field Air Museum 05/08-09 Eureka Airshow Eureka NV FIC [05/10-13 EAA B-17 visit] Edwards AFB CA EAB Gear collapse at VNY 05/06 [05/13-17 EAA B-17 visit] Santa Barbara CA EAB Gear collapse at VNY 05/06 05/14-15 Hayward Air Race Hayward CA FIC 05/14-16 Armed Forces Day Parade Torrance CA USF 05/14-16 * NASJRB Ft Worth Airshow Ft Worth TX USN 05/15 PSAM Special Event Palm Springs CA PAM Women of WWII/ Armed Forces Day - WASPS will speak 05/15 CAF Featured Aircraft Day Camarillo CA VC_Star 12/31/2003 05/15-16 Lyon County FlyIn/Air Fest Fernley NV FIC 05/15-16 Planes Of Fame AS 2004 Chino CA POF $2 OFF SHOW COUPON Planes Of Fame [05/17-20 EAA B-17 visit] Fresno CA EAB Gear collapse at VNY 05/06 05/21-23 Gathering of Luscombes Columbia CA FIC 05/22 PSAM Special Event Palm Springs CA PAM Pancho Barnes; flight demo Stearman 05/28-30 Watsonville Fly-In & AS Watsonville CA ICA/FIC 05/29-30 Moffett Field Airshow Mountain View CA TB/USN TB 05/29-30 World's Smallest Air Show Llano CA FIC Ultralights 05/31 PSAM Special Event Palm Springs CA PAM Memorial Day Flower Drop - flight demo B-25 05/31 CAF Special Event Camarillo CA VC_Star 12/31/2003 06/04-05 West Coast Antique Fly-In Merced CA FIC 06/05 Planes of Fame Spec Event Chino CA POF Air Power over Normandy 06/05 Hemet-Ryan Airshow Hemet CA ICA/CAZ CAF C-46 F8F Zero to be present [06/12-13 * NAS Fallon Airshow] 30 mi E Reno NV TB/USN CANCELLED 03/17; will support RAR: http://www.fallon.navy.mil/2004_airshow.htm NAS Fallon 06/18-20 Golden West EAA Fly-in Marysville CA WWW/USF Golden West Fly In 06/19 CAF Featured Aircraft Day Camarillo CA VC_Star 12/31/2003 06/19 WMOF Special Event Hawthorne CA WMF Fathers Day, Open Cockpit and Warbird Rides [06/19-20 * Travis AFB Airshow] Fairfield CA USF/USN 06/16 per Museum no airshow scheduled Travis Air Expo Travis AFB 06/21 SpaceShipOne launch Mojave CA EM general public attendance info 06/25-26 Oregon Air/Space Museum AS Eugene OR EM T-34 flyin; jostrich at qualcomm dot com 06/26-27 High Country Warbirds F/I Valle Williams AZ POF 06/26 Warbirds at Cable Upland CA Announced at 2003 show Cable Air Fair Cable news [06/26-27 Aviation Expo 2003] Van Nuys CA USF CANCELLED! Van Nuys Aviation Expo 06/26 VNY Open House Van Nuys CA WWW Van Nuys Open House 06/17 Daily News article 06/26-27 Southern Wisconsin AirFest Janesville WI EM TB both shows; GWG1650 at aol dot com 06/26-27 Ramona Air Fair Ramona CA ICA Ramona Air Fair 07/03 Planes of Fame Spec Event Chino CA POF Forward Air Controller Aircraft Ops 07/04 CAF Special Event Camarillo CA VC_Star 12/31/2003 07/07-11 Northwest EAA Fly-In Arlington WA EAF Northwest EAA 07/17 American Heroes Airshow Lake View Terr CA USN/USF Event starts 9AM; arrivals 7AM American Heroes Air Show 07/17-18 US Air & Trade Show Dayton OH WWW Dayton Airshow US Air & Trade Show 07/24 CAF Featured Aircraft Day Camarillo CA EM Yak-3 07/27-02 EAA AirVenture 2004 Oshkosh WI WWW AirVenture Oshkosh 08/---02 EAA AirVenture 2004 Oshkosh WI WWW AirVenture Oshkosh 08/06-08 Seafair Seattle WA BAO/USN BA Seafair 08/07 Planes of Fame Spec Event Chino CA POF Korean Air War 08/13-15 Abbotsford Int'l Airshow Abbotsford BC USN 08/14 Oregon Int'l Airshow Hillsboro OR USN 08/14 Hawthorne Air Faire Hawthorne CA WMF Western Museum of Flight 08/21 CAF Featured Aircraft Day Camarillo CA VC_Star 12/31/2003 08/21-22 Chicago Air & Water Show Chicago IL BAO/DSA BA 08/21-22 Wings over Wine Country AS Santa Rosa CA FIC 08/28-29 Camarillo EAA Airshow Camarillo CA WWW Camarillo Airshow 08/28-29 Thunder Over The Valley Santa Maria CA FIC 09/04 Planes of Fame Spec Event Chino CA POF Royal Air Force in Action 09/04 Lake Tahoe Air Fest 2004 Lake Tahoe CA PF 09/06 CAF Special Event Camarillo CA VC_Star 12/31/2003 09/12 Airport Day Open House Palo Alto CA EM bob dot lenox at gte dot net Palo Alto Airport 09/16-19 Nat'l Champ'ship Air Races Reno NV Announced at 2003 show BA Reno Air Race Association 09/18 CAF Featured Aircraft Day Camarillo CA VC_Star 12/31/2003 09/18 * Travis AFB Open House Fairfield CA EM (D'R) Not an airshow, base open to public. Travis Air Expo Travis AFB 09/18-19 * NAWC Pt Mugu Airshow Oxnard CA EM from PA 0401 NAWS Pt Mugu Airshow NBVC [09/25-26 Shorefest] Long Beach CA USF/USN Aug 04 link dead Shorefest: Airfest 09/25 A Day at the Airport Santa Barbara CA EM 9-3, Hanger 2 located off Hollister Ave 09/25-26 * NAS Oceana Airshow Virginia Beach VA BAO/DSA BA 09/29 [event name unknown] Tucumcari NM SB SB 09/29 SpaceShipOne flight Mojave CA EM X Prize competition flight general public attendance info 10/01-02 Corona AirFaire 2004 Corona CA FIC 10/01-02 Tires/Tanks/FlyingMachines Yerington NV FIC 10/02 Planes of Fame Spec Event Chino CA POF Naval Air Warfare, carrier-based aircraft [10/02 * Edwards AFB Airshow] Edwards CA WWW Edwards AFB 08/14 CANCELLED per PA airshow info 10/02 Historical Aircraft Day Mariposa CA FIC 10/02 Prescott Air Fair 2004 Prescott AZ FIC 10/02-03 California Int'l Airshow Salinas CA USF/SB SB California Int'l Airshow 10/02-03 CAF-FINA Airsho 2004 Midland TX PF 10/04 SpaceShipOne flight Mojave CA EM X Prize competition flight general public attendance info 10/06 Kern County Airshow Inyokern CA WWW SB Kern County Airshow 10/07-10 Copperstate Reg EAA Fly-in Casa Grande AZ EM ireneburnett at msn dot com Copperstate Reg'l EAA Fly In 10/09 Vintage/Antique AC Display Rialto CA FIC 10/09-10 Redding Airshow Redding CA TB/USN TB 10/09-10 Fleet Week Airshow San Francisco CA USN SB BA F-22! Witness the Sound Of Freedom(tm) downtown! military.com Fleet Week 10/09-10 * MCAS Kaneohe Airshow Kaneohe HI USN BA 10/09-10 Aviation Cadet Flyin/AS Eureka Springs AZ FIC 10/16 CAF Featured Aircraft Day Camarillo CA VC_Star 12/31/2003 10/16 Annual Cal-Rods Car/Air Laverne CA FIC 10/16-17 * MCAS Miramar Airshow San Diego CA USN/BAO Miramar Airshow MCAS Miramar --> Fleet Week MCCS Miramar 10/22-24 Santa Maria Vintage Fly-In Santa Maria CA FIC 10/23-24 * Holloman AFB Airshow Alamogordo NM USN Holloman AFB 10/29-31 * Vandenberg AFB Airshow Lompoc CA USF Vandenberg AFB 11/06 Planes of Fame Spec Event Chino CA POF Flight Test Ops featuring N9M 11/06 Airport Historical AC Day Mariposa CA FIC 11/06 WMOF Special Event Hawthorne CA WMF Veterans Day, Displays and Demos honor the CA National Guard 11/06 Jacqueline Cochran Airshow Thermal CA ASA Patriots; also see: http://www.cityofpalmdesert.org/ViewEvent.asp?EID=693 ; thanks Michael! 11/06-07 Annual Veterans Day Fly-in Mesa AZ FIC Warbirds on static, B-17 rides 11/11 CAF Special Event Camarillo CA VC_Star 12/31/2003 11/13 Vintage/Antique AC Display Rialto CA FIC 11/13 Antique-Classic AC Display Modesto CA FIC 11/13-14 * Nellis AFB Airshow Las Vegas NV AF/TB TB Nellis AFB Nellis Airshow site marketing site 11/20 CAF Featured Aircraft Day Camarillo CA VC_Star 12/31/2003
Updated Nov 28 2004