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Ohakea Warbirds

PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 5:23 pm
by andy190
Some more photos from the RNZAF's 75th Anniversary Air Show.

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Vought F4U Corsair: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair



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North American P-51 Mustang: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang

This particular aircraft is painted in the colours of the Canterbury Territorial Air Force.



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Supermarine Spitfire TR.9: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire#Variants



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Supermarine Spitfire: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire



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Curtiss P-40: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_P-40

Re: Ohakea Warbirds

PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:50 pm
by wifesaysno
Love the look of the P-40! Also, is that Matt Hall's plane by the Mustang?

Re: Ohakea Warbirds

PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 3:02 am
by ozzy72
Is this a good time to point out that that isn't a true Tr.9 (Type 509) variant? ;D ;D ;D
Lovely pics BTW ;)

Re: Ohakea Warbirds

PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 3:27 am
by andy190
I know that Ozzy. I just thought it would easier to say it's a TR.9 than a single seater that was modified.

Thanks Chaps. ;)

Which one do you mean Adam?

Re: Ohakea Warbirds

PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:23 am
by C
I know that Ozzy. I just thought it would easier to say it's a TR.9 than a single seater that was modified.


You couldn't say that, because strictly speaking all the 2 seat Spitfires (including the single factory built Tr.VIII) were converted from single seaters. The non factory ones were converted in the field, so must have been single seaters first!

The irony these days, is that alongside the "genuine" Tr.9s, you have those which historically weren't Tr.9s, and then also Tr.9s that have been restored in their original single seat configuration (such as ML417, formerly of The Fighter Collection, now in the USA, single seat, clipped wings n'all). ;D

Re: Ohakea Warbirds

PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:38 am
by Flying Trucker
Wonderful shots again Andy...well done... ;)

Nice touch adding the Links about the different aircraft, wish everyone would do that... ;)

Re: Ohakea Warbirds

PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 3:45 pm
by andy190
You lot are doing my head in. >:( ;D

Thanks Chaps. :)

More photos coming soon. ;)

Re: Ohakea Warbirds

PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 4:48 pm
by C
You lot are doing my head in. >:( ;D


Thanks. ;) ;D

Re: Ohakea Warbirds

PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:12 pm
by wifesaysno
I know that Ozzy. I just thought it would easier to say it's a TR.9 than a single seater that was modified.

Thanks Chaps. ;)

Which one do you mean Adam?


That little yellow and blue aerobatic plane on the right side of the Mustang in the 2nd picture. It looks like Matt Halls airshow plane...man I miss watching him race in Red Bull!

Re: Ohakea Warbirds

PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:37 pm
by andy190
It might be.

It took 5 & a half hours to get to the Air Show because they ran out of parking.

We had to be diverted to another parking area & it was on the other side of the air base.

That plane flew while we were over there so I couldn't hear the loudspeaker talking about who was flying.