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Post by sputnik767 on May 23, 2009 10:28:08 GMT 12
The thread with the mig 21 pics reminded me of a trip around the South Island I made around 1996. So if you are interested I thought I could post some pictures from that trip.... I should point out that my girlfriend and I had just completed the Milford track, this was punishing on my camera and as a result of this dental flos was being used to keep the lenes locked on and the back shut..... The first 3 are from the Queenstown transport museum, situated near the base of the gondola... Lighting was non existant sorry and the flash connection stopped working.... but here she is..... I saw her again a few years later at Ardmore, looking a lot worse for wear....  You could also see inside....  and the pilots seat...  Next stop was Wanaka.... |
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Post by sputnik767 on May 23, 2009 17:32:12 GMT 12
Before leaving Queenstown I stopped at the airport, this Albatros was a husband and wife from the US, on an around the world trip....   |
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Post by sputnik767 on May 23, 2009 17:45:08 GMT 12
Then itwas off to Wanaka. I made it there about 5 days before the WOW show  But the view from the deck was great.... The Ju 87, I had forgotten about this until I looked through the album, what ever happen to this>>  Then from the deck;   A close up view of the 109  P-51  The Japanese one....  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 25, 2009 0:17:21 GMT 12
Great photos! It's almost hard to be;ieve that so many of those fighters have left our shores since then, In fact of all the aeroplanes seen there I think only the DH89, Tiger Moth and possibly the Yak 50 remain in NZ. The rest have gone to Australia, the USA and Germany.
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Post by ZacYates on May 25, 2009 7:36:25 GMT 12
Yak 50 went to Australia too.
Could be mistaken, but the bearded fellow next to the 109 looks an awful lot like Phil Makanna.
Thanks for the shot of the Stuka! If only that had been restored. Back in Germany I believe.
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Post by b10m on May 25, 2009 9:18:56 GMT 12
I made it to W.O.W. that year, and remember that that ME 109 had the most amazing engine sound.
I have the video somewhere, but seem to remember that it was quite rare, as it was powered by one of the original DB engines.
Is that correct?
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Post by shorty on May 25, 2009 10:45:17 GMT 12
Correct, that Bf 109 was DB powered
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Post by sputnik767 on May 25, 2009 11:49:53 GMT 12
For some reason I had written down that the 109 was a re-engined Buchon, but I am happy to be corrected.... I was amazed to find the picture of the Stuka in my album, I guess it wasn't I was interested in at the time, but I am so stoked to find I had it.... It is amazing to think that you take a photo of something and it all becomes history, in this case something that was promising so much..... I went to the Wanaka Transport Museum after this and got a few pics there.....  I looked inside but it was just an empty hulk....  And the nose art....  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 25, 2009 12:07:57 GMT 12
The Bf109 was indeed a re-engined Buchon but it had been rebuilt using some parts from a genuine wartime Bf109K so the owners felt they could now call it that.
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Post by sputnik767 on May 25, 2009 14:59:11 GMT 12
It was the worst drive I had leaving Wanaka and heading up to Greymouth, so close to WOW (3 days to go), yet so far away... I am sure NZ must have signed up to a UN convention preventing such cruelty......
Next stop was the Airforce museum.....
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Post by John L on May 25, 2009 17:20:15 GMT 12
The Bf109 was indeed a re-engined Buchon but it had been rebuilt using some parts from a genuine wartime Bf109K so the owners felt they could now call it that. Hannes Dittes G-10, actually. Despite a couple of nasty ground handling accidents, this plane is still flying, I think. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 25, 2009 18:09:27 GMT 12
That's right, a G-10. But it did begin as a Buchon. And Dittes told everyone it was a Bf109G-10. Oh well, it's close enough.
It's not yet flying again since it's last accident, but probably not far away. The owner now is Messerschidt foundation itself. They had two of their three flying Buchon conversions crash within days of each other, but the other one is flying again now. See the latest Classic Wings.
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Post by sputnik767 on May 30, 2009 19:00:58 GMT 12
I finally found the album... I have not scanned every pic from the airforce museum, just a few of the more interesting ones.... Sopworth replica I believe..To get this aircraft, the former motat thunderbolt was traded, I can't wait to see what that one will look like. I like these pictures, you can see how things were when they were aquired and how much work was needed..   Some of the damage is visible on the wings....   and the last of this little group....  I don't remember what else was in the workshop at this time, you were always rushed through too fast....... I could have stood there for hours hours watching, much to my ex girlfriends disgust......maybe there begins the reason for the ex....  |
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Post by sputnik767 on May 30, 2009 19:14:03 GMT 12
And the rest from that visit... The canberra hasn't changed much, is the interior complete? I see it's not just P-40 owners that put shark's mouth on their planes....  Corsair, where is this now and is it flying?  Is this now the ashburton friendship?  Mosquito wing.  Sorry about the light, but this is the dauntless, it wasn't on display 2 years ago when I was last there...  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 30, 2009 20:40:54 GMT 12
The Corsair is now in Australia undergoing restoration to flying and is reportedly not too far away from flight.
Yes that F-27 went to Ashburton.
The Mosquito wing is now back on its fuselage at MOTAT.
Great to see hese shots.
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