Foto Fest 2016 Mk. II

[Jeff Hunt]

Cheers,

Jeff

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots Jeff!

 

[Airframes]

Good one Jeff - I had to look twice at that one .... at first I thought it had a turret stuck onto the side of the nose !!

 

[Jeff Hunt]

Cheers,

Jeff

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

Cool!

 

[Airframes]

Nice one !
It's been a long time since we saw a Firefly airborne in the UK - I wonder when the RNHF will get theirs back in the air ?

 

[nuuumannn]

Ooooo, Privateer. Ex fire bomber?

 

[Jeff Hunt]

Ooooo, Privateer. Ex fire bomber?

Not sure but I do not think so. She has been an outdoor museum piece for quite a few years. Part of the yankee Air Museum at Willow Run Airport, she is slowly being redone to static to better represent her wartime appearance.

Jeff

 

[nuuumannn]

Thanks for that Jeff. Thanks to Google I just found out it was a fire bomber at one point - Tanker 125. The glazed nose was fitted for use by the Coast Guard and six of them went on to become fire bombers including this one.

 

[Jeff Hunt]

Cheers,

Jeff

 

[Wurger]

 

[Airframes]

Great shot Jeff !
Probably wouldn't be allowed at a UK airshow - in fact, the way things are going, it'll be a wonder if flying is allowed at UK airshows at some point in the future !

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots Jeff!

 

[Wayne Little]

Great shot Jeff.

sad if that does happen Terry.

 

[Jeff Hunt]

Cheers,

Jeff

 

[Airframes]

Beaut shot !
I've always liked that colour scheme too.

 

[nuuumannn]

Nice golden Sabre; cool shot, man.

 

[Wurger]