Fireworks erupt during the grand finally of the Great LA Air Rid of 1942 event at the Fort MacArthur Museum, Saturday February 24, 2007

Pictures from the 5th Annual Great LA Air Raid Event
Here's the first batch of pictures to come from some of our friends at the event.

This years Great Los Angeles Air Raid of 1942 event at the Fort MacArthur Museum was the most technically complicated event that we have ever staged. With close to 100 volunteers, and pyrotechnic effects that left many visitors wondering if they in fact had stepped back in time to that famous night in 1942 when all of Los Angeles wondered if we were in fact under attack. Special thanks go out to everyone who participated in making this event a real head turner! We especially want to recognize the assistance of Mr Maxwell DeMille and the Jonathan Stout Orchestra, featuring the great voice of Hillary Alexander for providing such great entertainment.

Pyrotechnic effects were provided by San Pedro's own Julian Jimenez and special thanks go out to Sophia Pinacortez of the Department of Recreation and Parks as well as the office of 15th District Councilwoman Janice Hahn for permit support. Victory Searchlights of Santa Clarita, and Gunther's Yard of Long Beach for additional searchlight support, and to the Civil Air Patrol of Torrance and San Diego for their help out in the parking lot. Another group of people that deserve special recognition are Andy Grant, Mike Murray, and Larry Winchell from the Army Ground Forces Association (AGFA) who flew 3,000 miles to join us and spend five days as part of our volunteer staff helping to make this show a success.