These undated photos (August 7-11, 1985) are from one of the few air shows I did not attend with my friend Bob Nelson. I was at work and then Jamestown over the weekend for a family event. Bob shot two rolls of film at the show.* The show was held on the South General Aviation Ramp at Fargo Hector Airport. It featured World War II aircraft from the Confederate Air Force, some Vietnam Era aircraft, and a couple local aircraft: including a 1917 J-1 Standard and an Experimental aircraft- both would reappear in the Fargo Air Museum- twenty years later; we wouldn't see them until then. The long shadows by the Stinson L-5 suggest a late afternoon or early evening attendance. And the shadows show Bob photographing with his father, Doug Nelson, beside him. This makes sense as Doug flew in the B-25 Mitchell during the war, much like the one on display. The Junkers JU-52 was an unique aircraft, but not so unique I didn't build a 1/72 scale plastic model of it. I believe this aircraft made a return trip to Fargo in 1989, but I haven't seen it since.
* Note: in 2016 Bob found a couple rolls of slide film from this air show (probably from a different date). I have since added them to this portfolio and listing.
See the full Gallery or the Gallery slideshow, for more of Bob Nelson's photos from the CAF air show: 47 total including my detailed photo/airplane descriptions.
Photo descriptions come from various sources including: Wikipedia, The Planes Of Fame Air Museum, The Central Texas Wing of the CAF ("Yellow Rose"), The Minneapolis Star-Tribune (Obit for Mr. Pond), the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (Washington DC), and the Military Aviation Museum (Virginia Beach)
Note: colored links in the ID column lead to photos of the aircraft in the Gallery.
ID | Manufacturer | Name | Unit | U-Name | S/N | Tail | Notes |
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F-4D | McDonald | Phantom II | NDANG | 40952 | |||
F-101B | McDonald | Voodoo | NDANG | ||||
F-106 | Convair | Delta Dart | Montana ANG | 72453 | |||
C-47 | Douglas | Dakota | Su. No. 394548 | #37 | USN automobile | ||
P-51D | North American | Mustang | |||||
PT-23 | Stearman | Kaydet | N5057N | yellow with red trim | |||
PT-23 | Stearman | Kaydet | N---3N | silver | |||
L-5 | Stinson | Sentinel | |||||
F-6F | Grumman | Hellcat | USN | NX4964V | piloted by Robert J. Pond USNR | ||
JU-52 | Junker's | Tante Ju | |||||
B-25J | North American | Mitchell | CAF | Yellow Rose | N25YR | ||
T-6 | North American | Harvard IV | RCAF 595 | CCF4-97 | N13595 | silver | |
BT-13A | Vultee | Valiant | US Army Air Corp. | 41-11538 | N52411 | silver | |
BT-13A | Vultee | Valiant | US Navy | SNV-1 | N63884 | silver | |
D3A | Aichi | Val | EI-231 | 41-22578 | N56336 | dressed up Vultee BT-13A | |
Exp | ? | Experimental Aircraft | |||||
J-1 | Standard | U.S. Army Trainer | four-cylinder inline Hall-Scott A-7a engine |