History
The Ala Doble Flying Ranch airport near Esparto, CA is a privately owned and held property that was built in the 1980s by well-known airshow pilot Verne Dallman. Dallman stored his show aircraft collection at the ranch.
After Dallman (1998) and subsequently his wife’s passing (2016), the property was almost sold to become a cannabis farm. However, notable aircraft historians Walt and Carlene Bowe stepped in and were able to save the property from this fate. The Bowes transformed the property into their own home and hospitable environment for their own private collection now dubbed ‘The Ala Doble Flying Collection’.
Our Mission
The collection’s goal is simple:Â To allow people to view one of the premier flying condition collections of aircraft from the Golden Age of aviation, in the world.
The Ala Doble Flying Collection is a registered 501.c3b non-profit within the State of California. The collection is available to view by appointment or during one of many “open house” type events throughout the season.
Tour the Flying Collection
1927 WACO GXE/10 "Miss Fortune"
1926 WACO 9
1946 Beechcraft D18S "Twin Beech"
1929 Travel Air S-6000-B
1929 WACO DSO
1938 Arrow Sport Model M
1929 Command-Aire 3C3
1934 Kinner Playboy
1936 Rose Parrakeet A-1
1918 Curtiss JN-4 'Jenny"
1927 WACO CTO "Taperwing"
1940 Spartan 7W Executive
1933 Lockheed Vega
Younkin-Dake Mullicoupe
1932 Curtiss-Wright Travel Air B-14-B
Waco 10/GXE/Waco O series
1929 Inland Sport W-500
1932 Pietenpol Air Camper
1936 Ryan ST-A
1931 Buhl LA-1 "Pup"
1928 Stearman C3B
1936 Boeing Stearman PT-13
1927 Avro Avian IV
1940 WACO SRE
1941/1989 Boeing Stearman PT-17 "Goliath"
1918 Standard J-1
1928 American Eagle 101
1931 Monocoupe 110
1928 Fairchild C-2 Challenger/KR-31
1928 Lincoln-Page LP-3
1928 WACO GXE
1946 Piper PA-12
1939 and 1946 Piper J-3 Cub
Lincoln Sport
1937 Aeronca K
1928 WACO GXE
1935 Pasped Skylark
1928 Travel Air 4000
1931 WACO RNF
