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The replica Avro Triplane & Bristol Boxkite. Both built for the film "Magnificent Men". Now vintage machines in their own right, although the originals date back to 1910.



Now for something a little more modern. The Jet Provost.



The T-33 first flew in 1948. Aviation had come a long way in less than 40 years.

Great shots Doug:)
Looks like its going to be a good year for airshow photos from yourself:)

Lovely Doug... I always end up forgetting that the Boxkite and Avro Triplane are replicas. Just shows the calibre of the rest of the collection's aircraft, particularly the WW1 fighters (bar two, all original*), and the Blackburn Monoplane, Bleriot and Deperdussin, which all date from 1909 to 1912.

*The Sopwith Triplane, as shown in Doug's first post, was manufactured in the 1980's and first flew in 1992. However, before his death, Sir Tommy Sopwith visited the Northern Aeroplane Workshops to see their work. He was so impressed with the authenticity that he granted the project the status of being a "late production example", and as being an extention to the original production numbers. Hence, technically (and officially) the Sopwith Triplane (not to be confused with the Avro above...) is not a replica.

[edit] The (replica) Bristol M1c fighter is also an NAW manufactured machine...

I always look forward to a new airshow season and seeing your photos Hagar pal
Looking forward to Duxford next Sunday for my first airshow outing of the year and fist go with my new camera.

Nice to see the Silver Star flying in old RCAF colours........they have a few of them in mothballs at Mountainview, just south of Bellville Ont.

and just think - Hagar isn't a "professional" photographer.  Can you imagine the quality if he had a "real" camera instead of the modernized "Brownie" ??



Fantastic shots.  It's practically not worth it buying "The Aeroplane" issue covering the same event after seeing your photos.

Indeed Felix, I think the work of Doug is among the best we see here.........

........Again, Sir Hagar, .....extremely well done !  8)

Thanks for your kind comments chaps. It was a great show, as always, but it wasn't my best day with the camera. I should have done much better & missed a lot of great opportunites.

and just think - Hagar isn't a "professional" photographer.  Can you imagine the quality if he had a "real" camera instead of the modernized "Brownie" ??

Too right. The camera, the aircraft & display pilots are the stars here. I just point & shoot and hope for the best. What I lack in skill I make up for with enthusiasm & you can hardly miss at Old Warden.

Indeed Felix, I think the work of Doug is among the best we see here.........

........Again, Sir Hagar, .....extremely well done !  

Thanks Ken but if I can do it, so can anyone else. I almost gave in to temptation by forking out a lot of money for a "proper" camera before this show but decided I still have a lot to learn with this one yet.

Fantastic shots.  It's practically not worth it buying "The Aeroplane" issue covering the same event after seeing your photos.

Thanks for the compliment Felix. An amateur photgrapher I bumped into at Popham told me some of his photos were featured in "Aeroplane" last season. Mind you, he has a better camera than me.

You know you want the 350D Doug....

Lovely shots Doug, nice to see the jet jockeys can fly the right way up

Now that is a movie I can watch anytime..."Those Magnifinent Men In Their Flying Machines"

The Avro and Bristol are fantastic...wonderful.

Ken if you read this...yesterday there were 30 or more "T Birds" at Mountainview along with CF-5s, Tutors and Kiowas.

Mountain View might just get a new Military lease on life as there is talk of big things to happen there.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug