The 2015 Planes of Fame Air Show at Chino Airport in southern California saw several new twists. This annual event has usually managed to come up with innovations, but this time around was particularly special. During the past few years, there were periods of time on the Friday afternoon prior to the main show weekend when the airspace was restricted for practice flying, in effect giving spectators three days of viewing opportunities. However, this year the volunteer organisers took things a step further by following up the Friday afternoon rehearsal sessions with a genuine Twilight Air Show. It started off with 'Golden Age of Aviation' fly-overs, followed by Planes of Fame's F-86F Sabre and MiG-15 in a simulated air combat display. Greg Colyer then showed off his new T-33 Shooting Star Ace Maker II in a dynamic aerobatic display (Greg now bases his older Ace Maker T-33 on the East Coast for events in that part of the country), before Maj John 'Taboo' Cummings took to the sky in the what is believed to have been the F-22A Raptor's first twilight show. Dennis Sanders performed an aerobatic display in the Sanders Aeronautics Sea Fury T20, and Capt Denis 'Cheech' Beaulieu brought the show to a close with his Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188, which was appearing at Chino for the first time. This was Beaulieu's first public performance too. The Hornet was intentionally held on the ground until sunset, and then took off with the glow of its afterburners trailing behind. At the conclusion of the display, the jet landed with arrestor hook extended to create a shower of sparks in its wake.
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