Njaco
The Pop-Tart Whisperer
Great pics CR and a good range of aircraft!!
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4. Dehavilland DH. 82 Tiger Moth?
7. Miles M.14 Magister?
Post #29
4. Dehavilland DH. 82 Tiger Moth?
7. Miles M.14 Magister?
Hamilton Airshow June 18 and 19 2011
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Benevolens Magister
Not a Magister, it's a ... darn, forgotten the name! A BT something or other !
Nice shots Andy!
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Crimea_River
Marshal
#4 is indeed a DH-82 Tiger Moth.
#7 and 8 are both the same types - Fairchild PT-26 Cornells. PT-26's had closed canopies for Canadian flying vs the PT-23 which had open pits and were manufactured in Canada under license by Fleet Aircraft.
Vic, the reason for not havng a lot of people in my photos are varied. First off, I bought an early bird photo pass for the first day, so only a limited number of people were allowed in before the crowds arrived at 9am. Secondly, I was patient, and waited for folks to move out of the way later in the day when it was more crowded. Third, we Canadians re polite folk and most people tend to respect those taking photos and actually move out of the way if they see you waiting!
Let's take a closer look at the B-17 decked out as the Memphis Belle. This aircraft belongs to the 1941 Historical Aircaft Group out of Geneseo, New York. The following is from their website:
In 1954 this aircraft was placed in storage at Davis-Monthan AFB and was released for disposal in April 1959. It was purchased by National Metals Co. of Phoenix, Arizona and then sold to Fast Way Air of Long Beach, California. It then became N3703G on the US civil register. In 1960 she was converted to a water bomber and operated as Tanker 78. In 1978 the plane was sold to TBM Inc. of Tulare, California who continued to operate her as a tanker until the late 1970s.
It was purchased by the Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation (MARC) in 1982 and was restored to resemble a B-17F. In 1989 she crossed the Atlantic with another B-17 to participate in the filming of the movie Memphis Belle in England. Since returning, it has worn the "Memphis Belle" markings and nose art.
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vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Nice!
B-17engineer
Colonel
Sweet! Must've had a great spot!
Catch22
Major
Beauty shots!
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Great shots Andy and I think in most of them it's your patience that makes the shot.
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Benevolens Magister
Beaut shots Andy. I saw that B17 at Binbrook, during the filming of the movie.
Good shots!
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Crimea_River
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Let's move on to the Hurricane. This Hurricane Mk IV KZ321 is owned and flown by Vintage Wings of Canada out of Gatineau Quebec. The following write up is courtesy of the Warbird Depot here: Warbird Depot - Fighters > Vintage Wings of Canada's Hawker Hurricane Mk IV
This Mark IV was originally manufactured by Hawker Aircraft Ltd. at the company's Kingston-upon-Thames factory sometime after 1942. It was assigned constructors number KZ321. The aircraft was stored for a time until taken into service with the RAF's No. 6 Squadron at Grottaglie Italy in March of 1943.
The unit was transferred to the RAF's Balkan Air Force (which in 1944 included a Yugoslav contingent of one Hurricane squadron) four months later at Canne Greece. The aircraft operated from various detachments in Greece, Italy and Yugoslavia. The squadron ended up in Proks, Yugoslavia where it remained until VE day.
KZ321 was ultimately abandoned in what is now Israel when the squadron converted to Tempest F.VIs on 15 January 1947, the last RAF unit to operate Hurricanes.
Recovered from a Jaffa scrap yard by Doug Arnold's Warbirds of GB Ltd, it was returned to the United Kingdom in 1983 where it was stored at Blackbushe and Biggin Hill.
It was then acquired by The Fighter Collection of the Imperial War Museum at Duxford England in 1991. Restoration was started by Hawker Restorations Ltd. Of Suffolk, England in 2001 returning the aircraft to zero hour condition using original and refurbished parts. It was registered as G-HURY, painted in the authentic RAF markings of No. 6 Squadron. Its first post restoration flight was in 2003 and was thereafter flown by The Fighter Collection.
Vintage Wings acquired and registered KZ321 in Canada as CF-TPM in May of 2006. KZ321 is the last known Hurricane Mark IV in existence still flying.
I have posted a number of selected pictures that I took of this machine over the two days I was at the airshow, starting with a picture of yours truly trying to bend the 40's. I've included a number of detail shots as references for us modelers. Enjoy!
This Mark IV was originally manufactured by Hawker Aircraft Ltd. at the company's Kingston-upon-Thames factory sometime after 1942. It was assigned constructors number KZ321. The aircraft was stored for a time until taken into service with the RAF's No. 6 Squadron at Grottaglie Italy in March of 1943.
The unit was transferred to the RAF's Balkan Air Force (which in 1944 included a Yugoslav contingent of one Hurricane squadron) four months later at Canne Greece. The aircraft operated from various detachments in Greece, Italy and Yugoslavia. The squadron ended up in Proks, Yugoslavia where it remained until VE day.
KZ321 was ultimately abandoned in what is now Israel when the squadron converted to Tempest F.VIs on 15 January 1947, the last RAF unit to operate Hurricanes.
Recovered from a Jaffa scrap yard by Doug Arnold's Warbirds of GB Ltd, it was returned to the United Kingdom in 1983 where it was stored at Blackbushe and Biggin Hill.
It was then acquired by The Fighter Collection of the Imperial War Museum at Duxford England in 1991. Restoration was started by Hawker Restorations Ltd. Of Suffolk, England in 2001 returning the aircraft to zero hour condition using original and refurbished parts. It was registered as G-HURY, painted in the authentic RAF markings of No. 6 Squadron. Its first post restoration flight was in 2003 and was thereafter flown by The Fighter Collection.
Vintage Wings acquired and registered KZ321 in Canada as CF-TPM in May of 2006. KZ321 is the last known Hurricane Mark IV in existence still flying.
I have posted a number of selected pictures that I took of this machine over the two days I was at the airshow, starting with a picture of yours truly trying to bend the 40's. I've included a number of detail shots as references for us modelers. Enjoy!
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That is one gorgeous Hurricane, especially when you see it in person. When I saw it it had the engine panels off and they were working on it. Great shots Andy!
B-17engineer
Colonel
Very cool!
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Benevolens Magister
Superb pics Andy !
Excellent shots!
Is it just me or has the pilot forgot the retracting step in one of the flying pics (penultimate one)...
Is it just me or has the pilot forgot the retracting step in one of the flying pics (penultimate one)...
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Yes, that pic was just seconds after he left the ground and the wheel retraction had not yet started so he likley hadn't got to it yet.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Those are some great shots!
Makes sense, it isn't down in the other pics.
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Crimea_River
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Thanks everyone. Next up, Corsair. Again with thanks to Warbirddepot.com, here's a short description of the history of this particular aircraft:
Vintage Wings of Canada (VWC) is the owner and operator of this beautifully restored Chance Vought (Goodyear Built) FG-1D Corsair (BuNo 92106), a movie veteran, which is available for airshows, flybys and film. FG-1D BuNo 92106 was displayed at Berryman Park in Bridgeport, Washington from 1958 until 1973 when it was acquired by David Tallichet's Military Aircraft Restoration Corp. It was registered N6897 and flew as VMF-214/WE/Blacksheep and appeared in 22 episodes of the TV series Baa Baa Blacksheep. In 1989 it was removed from the US civil register and then sold to Gary Kohs in 1990. Mr. Kohs had John Lane's Airpower Unlimited in Jerome, Idaho restored the aircraft to its original condition. When completed on July 26, 2003, 92106 was in the condition it would have been when emerging from the Goodyear facility and carried the registration N106FG. This magnificent Corsair won the coveted Grand Champion World War Two trophy at Oshkosh 2003 and Airpower Unlimited received a Golden Wrench award or their meticulous restoration.
This aircraft has been painted to depict the aircraft flown by posthumous VC recipient Robert Hampton Gray. The story of "Hammy" Gray's last flight, taken from hereRobert Hampton Gray – The Last VC... | Air Force Articles | News and Events - Air Force News | Air Force | DND/CF follows:
At 08:35 a.m. on August 9, [1945] Hammy Gray climbed into his aircraft and prepared to lead his flight of seven Corsairs in the attack on Matsushima airfield. At the last minute, Chief Petty Officer Dick Sweet was sent to Hammy's waiting aircraft with an urgent message that Matsushima Military Airfield had been heavily bombed earlier and was thought to be out of commission and, if so, he was to seek other targets of opportunity. Hammy led his flight to Matsushima airfield, confirmed the damage and the need to attack other targets such as the Japanese ships he had seen anchored in Onagawa Bay.
Flying from the mainland side at approximately 10,000 feet, Hammy turned his two flights towards Onagawa Bay to avoid anti-aircraft fire. He dove his aircraft in order to get down to sea level for the short bombing run at his chosen target. All Japanese ships in the bay were heavily armed and prepared for an air attack. Additional anti-aircraft positions dotted the surrounding hills creating a killing zone for attacking allied aircraft.
Hammy headed for the largest ship in the harbour, the ocean escort vessel Amakusa that was about the size a small destroyer. As he leveled out for his bombing run, one of his two 500 pound bombs was shot away by a hail of cannon and machine gun fire from Amakusa, Minesweeper 33, the target ship Ohama (a target ship being a gunnery training vessel) and Sub Chaser 42. Hammy released his other bomb and scored a direct hit on Amakusa. This bomb penetrated her engine room instantly killing 40 sailors (including all in the engine room) and triggering an explosion in the ammunition magazine. This massive explosion resulted in the sinking of Amakusa in just minutes. Hammy's flight members then recounted seeing his aircraft enveloped in smoke and flame. They reported that his aircraft, at an altitude of only 50 feet, rolled to right into the sea in an explosion of debris and water. The aircraft was never seen again.
After someone keyed their radio mike saying "There goes Hammy," his second in command, Sub-Lieutenant MacKinnon, took over as flight leader and launched two more attacks until the two flights exhausted their bombs and cannon ammunition on other targets in the bay. One hundred and fifty-eight Japanese servicemen were killed (71 on Amakusa alone). Most of the warships in the bay were sunk (this includes Ohama), destroyed or badly damaged. Japanese accounts of the battle talk of the valour demonstrated by Commonwealth pilots as they pressed home their attack.
Enjoy the pics!
Vintage Wings of Canada (VWC) is the owner and operator of this beautifully restored Chance Vought (Goodyear Built) FG-1D Corsair (BuNo 92106), a movie veteran, which is available for airshows, flybys and film. FG-1D BuNo 92106 was displayed at Berryman Park in Bridgeport, Washington from 1958 until 1973 when it was acquired by David Tallichet's Military Aircraft Restoration Corp. It was registered N6897 and flew as VMF-214/WE/Blacksheep and appeared in 22 episodes of the TV series Baa Baa Blacksheep. In 1989 it was removed from the US civil register and then sold to Gary Kohs in 1990. Mr. Kohs had John Lane's Airpower Unlimited in Jerome, Idaho restored the aircraft to its original condition. When completed on July 26, 2003, 92106 was in the condition it would have been when emerging from the Goodyear facility and carried the registration N106FG. This magnificent Corsair won the coveted Grand Champion World War Two trophy at Oshkosh 2003 and Airpower Unlimited received a Golden Wrench award or their meticulous restoration.
This aircraft has been painted to depict the aircraft flown by posthumous VC recipient Robert Hampton Gray. The story of "Hammy" Gray's last flight, taken from hereRobert Hampton Gray – The Last VC... | Air Force Articles | News and Events - Air Force News | Air Force | DND/CF follows:
At 08:35 a.m. on August 9, [1945] Hammy Gray climbed into his aircraft and prepared to lead his flight of seven Corsairs in the attack on Matsushima airfield. At the last minute, Chief Petty Officer Dick Sweet was sent to Hammy's waiting aircraft with an urgent message that Matsushima Military Airfield had been heavily bombed earlier and was thought to be out of commission and, if so, he was to seek other targets of opportunity. Hammy led his flight to Matsushima airfield, confirmed the damage and the need to attack other targets such as the Japanese ships he had seen anchored in Onagawa Bay.
Flying from the mainland side at approximately 10,000 feet, Hammy turned his two flights towards Onagawa Bay to avoid anti-aircraft fire. He dove his aircraft in order to get down to sea level for the short bombing run at his chosen target. All Japanese ships in the bay were heavily armed and prepared for an air attack. Additional anti-aircraft positions dotted the surrounding hills creating a killing zone for attacking allied aircraft.
Hammy headed for the largest ship in the harbour, the ocean escort vessel Amakusa that was about the size a small destroyer. As he leveled out for his bombing run, one of his two 500 pound bombs was shot away by a hail of cannon and machine gun fire from Amakusa, Minesweeper 33, the target ship Ohama (a target ship being a gunnery training vessel) and Sub Chaser 42. Hammy released his other bomb and scored a direct hit on Amakusa. This bomb penetrated her engine room instantly killing 40 sailors (including all in the engine room) and triggering an explosion in the ammunition magazine. This massive explosion resulted in the sinking of Amakusa in just minutes. Hammy's flight members then recounted seeing his aircraft enveloped in smoke and flame. They reported that his aircraft, at an altitude of only 50 feet, rolled to right into the sea in an explosion of debris and water. The aircraft was never seen again.
After someone keyed their radio mike saying "There goes Hammy," his second in command, Sub-Lieutenant MacKinnon, took over as flight leader and launched two more attacks until the two flights exhausted their bombs and cannon ammunition on other targets in the bay. One hundred and fifty-eight Japanese servicemen were killed (71 on Amakusa alone). Most of the warships in the bay were sunk (this includes Ohama), destroyed or badly damaged. Japanese accounts of the battle talk of the valour demonstrated by Commonwealth pilots as they pressed home their attack.
Enjoy the pics!
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Gorgeous! Have to say, after hearing it running beside a Mustang, it blows it out of the water. Nothing like that roar!
