At the airfield near my house in Blenheim the local museum housed a fund raising open day in the weekend. Here are a few snaps I took. The weather was overcast and not conducive to good photography, but that didn't stop me from rattling off a few frames. First, some static display machines.
Nieuport 11 repro with Fleet Finch ZK-AGC behind.
Sopwith Pup repro; this aircraft is fitted with a rotary; sadly I missed seeing it fly that day.
Harvard NZ1076 ZK-ENB.
Yak-3 that also didn't fly; sweet machine; I worked on the propeller on this aircraft.
There were a few aircraft that had their engines run, including the local Bristol Freighter gate guard, killing the surrounding lawn with its oil spitting routine. Here's the US registered DC-3 N451ZS "The Jean Batten Clipper", which has been overhauled for transit to the US, doing a taxi run.
Spitfire XIV NH799 also got the spider webs blown out of its Griffon.
Hi Geo, didn't arrive, sorry. I've just checked to see if I wrote my email address correctly and I did, so it looks like its still lost in cyberspace... drat.
Great pics Grant, and I loved the Anson bombing run !
Did it carry the bomb on an external rack ? I think I can see what looks like release jaws, an the bay doors weren't open.
Thanks guys. Terry, the bomb bays are in the wing roots, the rectangular doors in board and aft of the engine nacelles. The doors were not opened as such; the bomb was released within the bay and its weight forces the door to open and when it leaves the bay it snaps shut. They are spring loaded, the springs visible here.
The interior of the LH bomb bay; wing to the left.
Awesome. I forgot to warn you that Gmail says file not scanned for viruses but I scan everything prior to sending and my machine just got out of the shop recently, virus free. I guess I'll have to send a preemptive warning before I send files.