pics from airshow last weekend in Omaka NZ

[turbo_NZ]

Gidday peoples.

I attended the Classic Fighters airshow yester day here on Omaka, Blenheim, New Zealand.
Mainly deals with WW1 aircraft but has all sorts of others too.

Excellent show, apart from the dull weather.

I hope you enjoy my amateur effort..











TNZ

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[Pat Carry]

nice pics!

[C170BDan]

Great pictures... anythink new to the show? What was the highlight for you?

[turbo_NZ]

well 2 highlights for me....

The rotary powered (thats cylinders spinning, not W*nkel-like ) Sopwith Camel...

...and the AWESOME Thunder Mustang, the 75% scale V-12 powered one. When I get in from work I'll post a few more pics. I took a heap of this baby !!!!

CHeers
TNZ

[Lynn Allen]

Capt. Turbo, well done, did the new P-51 Dove of Peace fly??

Cheers,

Lynn

[DaveM2]

Dove of Peace didn't come up from Wanaka, some mech. problem I believe.
Rob, the ex 'Blue Max' Pfalz flew. I will send a few pics if you want to put them up for me.

Dave

[turbo_NZ]

Heya all,

Thanks for the compliments

Lynn,
The P-51D that did fly was painted as "Dooleybird". I didn't get many shots of it unfort but I did get some static of the weenie 'Stang next to the genuine article
Shall post when I get home

Col Rohr, Sir,
I got a heap of ground shots of the DR.1s and the also the Pfalz and Halberstadt. I also shall post some of these.

Cheers
TNZ
(Now Captain?? cool !!)

[turbo_NZ]

More piccies...
Sopwith Camel this time...






TNZ

[turbo_NZ]

more WW1 piccies for Mr Rohr...







You like these ?

More ?

TNZ

[Brett]

The Blue Max Pfalz D.III did indeed fly.





Also flying was the Haberstadt D.IV



It was the first time I have seen the Airco DH-2 flying.




Cheers,

Brett

[turbo_NZ]

Strange looking thing that Airco, isn't it Brett !!

[Brett]

Here are a few more photos.

I have tried to set the resolution and file size at a point where there is enough detail, but they are not worth stealing. Hopefully they aren't too much of a strain on anybodies bandwidth.

Let me know if they are still too large.

I don't intend posting many more from Omaka, as I still haven't sorted through my photos from Avalon yet. Let me know if there is a particular aircraft you would like to see, and I'll see if I have a reasonable photo of it.

OK, here are a couple of Graham Bethell's P-51 in a new (temporary?) scheme.




A B.E 2 without any clothes on...



A Curtiss Hawk P75 project being restored to flight



And John Lamont keeping the P-40 VFR under the cloud base...



Cheers,

Brett

[airnutz]

Thank-you guys!!! I have as weak a computer as one can have, and I
assure you..your photos are Beautiful!!! Thanx!!!

[turbo_NZ]

I'm glad you liked and am happy to share as I'm sure Brett is too !!
It's the Kiwi attitude !!!!


Cheers
TNZ

[Stieglitz]

Thanks for those pics TNZ and Brett! I love the pics of the Camel and the Pfalz! Well done guys!

Greets!

J.V.