Last week, Cascade Warbirds CO John “Smokey” Johnson arrived at Joint-Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Smokey, his T-6, and crew chief Dave Richardson joined numerous other warbirds and their caretakers on board USS Essex for the trip to Hawaii. After completing their Read more…
The July 2020 issue of the Warbird Flyer is now available online. In this issue… V-E Day 75th anniversary flyover V-J Day 75th anniversary news Youth aviation scholars update T-28 restoration Battle of the Bulge L-4 veteran Book review As Read more…
Cascade Warbirds CO John “Smokey” Johnson set off this week in his T-6 for San Diego, the first of many steps to secure passage for himself, his crew chief, and his T-6 to Pearl Harbor on board USS Essex. A Read more…
Update May 10: On-board photos from our Chief Photographer, Dan Shoemaker, are now posted on our Flickr site! See more coverage on our Facebook fan page. Read news coverage below. – Joint-Base Lewis McChord – Seattle Post-Intelligencer – The Daily Read more…
A group of our member pilots have decided to get some formation practice and perform a V-E Day victory flyover to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Allied victory in Europe during the Second World War! The planned schedule (subject Read more…
From the CO: V-E Day is May 8th and I am interested is putting together a VE Day fly-by in honor of that momentous event. Since we can’t officially fly it as an EAA Warbird Squadron, those who wish to Read more…
The April 2020 issue of the Warbird Flyer is now available online. In this issue… Welcome to CO Smokey Welcome to OpsO Sundance 2020 Scholarship winners Formation flight safety Vietnam War DFC mission IAR-823 restoration update Book review and teaser Read more…
Another example of Cascade Warbirds bringing people together! Our CO, John “Smokey” Johnson, brought some joy to a Korean War-era pilot sequestered in a care home. Our Public Relations Officer, Kerry Edwards, was contacted out of the blue by a Read more…
Congratulations to our 2020 Cascade Warbirds Memorial Scholarship winners! It is our pleasure to introduce our next crop of aviation students. Candace Do lives in Bellevue and is a senior at Newport High School. She’s also a Running Start student Read more…
Exercising an abundance of caution, we have decided to cancel our March meeting scheduled for the 14th. We do not plan another meeting this Spring. We will resume our normal schedule in October. Stay well out there.