This video is of the Planes of Fame Museum's (Chino, California) very own 1934 Boeing P26 "Peashooter." The flight was part of the museum's flying history event for January, 2012. This is the only flyable, original P26 in the world and flying this aircraft is a REALLY rare event! The aircraft was obtained by the museum from the Guatemalan air force in the 1950's and restored to flying condition.

As you can see, the Pratt & Whitney R1340 engine is started using a handcranked inertia starter. Cory O'Brian really got wailing on that crank handle! John Maloney is the pilot.

The name "Peashooter," of course, was derived from the presence of the tubular gunsight mounted in front of the windscreen. There may be some viewing this video that don't know what a "peashooter" is but if you want to know, leave me a comment. Thanks!