UK LIGHTNING II OPS! Our next presentation will host two Royal Navy F-35B pilots, who will detail their experiences helping integrate and fly this high-performance strike fighter!
Present will be Royal Navy pilots Commander Stephen ‘Lothar’ Collins, Officer Commanding the 17th Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES) at Edwards Air Force Base, and Lieutenant Commander Mark ‘Hux’ Huxtable, 17 TES Test Pilot. Lothar and Hux will regale us with stories of modern UK F-35B carrier ops, the Royal Navy’s Carrier Strike Group ‘21 cruise, and an F-35B ejection off the carrier (by one of our presenters). They’ll also discuss F-35B Test activities. Weather, maintenance, and operations permitting, you’ll get to see one of our T-6s fly too!
So, mark your calendars to hear two Royal Navy pilots talk about Royal Navy F-35B operations and test activities in the summit of high-performance military aircraft!
It will be on Saturday, May 30 at 11:00 AM at our hangars:
455 Aviation Drive, Camarillo CA
See our website cafsocal.com (linked in IG bio) for more info!
WHAT AN EXPERIENCE! I hung up my motorcycle boots this weekend and hopped in the World War 2 warbird “Semper Fi”, the world’s only remaining PBJ-1J bomber, the Marine variant of the B-25 Mitchell famous in both European Theater and Pacific Theater. The B-25 platform was chosen for the famous “Doolittle Raid”, America’s response to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
I spent take off in the nose gunner position before moving to the top turret. I cannot imagine the guts and sheer doggedness our men had spending such harrowing times in tight spaces getting the job done. The Greatest Generation that we owe a high debt to.
Thank you so much to the volunteers and crew @cafsocal for keeping this history alive so we may experience and keep our nations heroes legacy alive.
“Lest we forget”
Happy Mother’s Day — from our family to yours! If you need a last minute gift, you still have time to stop by our gift shop today and grab something for Mom 😊
81 years ago today, World War II in Europe came to an end. Nearly 40 million people perished, including millions and millions of civilians. The struggle of power over the new global order in its aftermath led to the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Here, our Messerschmitt Bf 108 D-1 Taifun flies in formation with C-47 @thatsallbrother . Our Bf 108 was one of the last ones built in Regensburg, Germany before production moved to occupied France. It served in an unknown German unit in World War II before its capture by the British in Berlin around this time in 1945.
📸 @aviationphotocrew
🧑✈️ @michaelhohls
SOUND ON! The Hellcat’s R-2800 awakens from her slumber before her performance in @wingsovercamarillo 2025!
🧑✈️ @hertbergr
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#cafsocal #commemorativeairforce #camarilloairport #f6fhellcat
The @jackalopeblockparty is almost here! 🛹 Catch all the action in Downtown Ventura this weekend, May 1–3, and keep your eyes peeled for skateboarding legend @bobburnquist . 👀 One of the biggest names in the sport made his way to Camarillo to take on adventures in the air and on land before this weekend’s event, proving legends know where to play when they’re on the @venturacountycoast . 😎
EVENT DETAILS
📆 May 1-3
📍 Downtown Ventura, intersection of California Street & Main Street
💲 FREE
🤙 Expect vert skate competitions, live demos, a vendor village, meet & greets, after parties, and MORE
🚆 Conveniently take the @pacificsurfliner from the Camarillo station to Ventura, currently offering 20% off your ride to the event
📺 Don’t want to miss a minute of the action? Stream the event LIVE on YouTube Saturday and Sunday
A flurry of activity surrounds the Grumman Bearcat, reflective of the team’s enthusiasm — we’re inching closer and closer to her first engine run!
#cafsocal #f8fbearcat #grumman #grummanaerospacecorporation #g58
