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Post by woody99 on Aug 14, 2010 13:28:34 GMT 12
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Post by corsair67 on Aug 14, 2010 16:01:09 GMT 12
Great photos, Woody!  That American Airlines DC-3 reminds me of the colour scheme the NAC DC-3s wore at one stage in their long careers. That USN Aggressor F/A-18C looks great too. |
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Post by furyfb11 on Aug 14, 2010 16:46:08 GMT 12
Great shots..love the Dak photos.Looking foreward to seeing more.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 14, 2010 20:19:32 GMT 12
Fantastic photos Woody! Well done.
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Post by sqwark2k on Aug 14, 2010 20:54:08 GMT 12
Awesome pics, some of the best yet from Oshkosh.... what's with the underwing hardpoints on the fletcher Defender??? Was this designed as a COIN / FAC type aircraft???
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 14, 2010 21:22:51 GMT 12
Yes it was. Designed with Vietnam style conflicts in mind I think.
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Post by hardyakka on Aug 16, 2010 20:08:13 GMT 12
 Well preserved Grumman TBM at Oshkosh 2010  Complete with fake torpedo hanging in the bomb bay  Also a very rare Seafire (Naval Spitfire with a tail hook and folding wings) on static display. PR503 was the serial number (don't know if it was genuine though...) They told me "All Seafires are Spitfires but not the other way around.."  Also a pleasure to see a Skyhawk (TA-4) flying again. Even if it was in the wrong colour scheme. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 22, 2010 16:08:26 GMT 12
Cool shots Evan. I'd love to see more photos of that Seafrie if you ahve any. It's a real beauty, isn't it? It's the current cover aircraft of Classic Wings magazine and there's a feature article on its history too.
As for They told me "All Seafires are Spitfires but not the other way around..", yes i was interested when I interviewed a couple of Seafire pilots recently how they actually quite often referred to them as Spitfires, then corrected themselves on some of those occasions. So the pilots themselves even think of them as Spits which is nice. Looking in the logbook of one of them he actually flew Spitfires in training as well as Seafires, so the Navy had a few land versions too. It's a shame you didn't get to see this one flying.
There are now three Seafires flying in the world, each more gorgeous than the last and I don't know which one I like the best but this new one might just nudge it. It's interesting that two of the three are based in the USA, and only one at home in Britain.
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Post by baz62 on Aug 22, 2010 18:02:09 GMT 12
Yes thats ex Royal Canadian navy Seafire XV PR503. The MK XV is basically a naval version of the first Griffon engined Spitfire the MK XII and is a very rare beast indeed with most being highback versions (PR503 is one) and the last 50 having the lowback and teardrop canopy. Great photos!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2010 19:51:32 GMT 12
Hang on - is the FD25 airworthy then? Do you have anymore pics? I can't seem to find any reference to it being at Oshkosh on the net....what a cool surprise!
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Post by Ykato on Aug 22, 2010 23:22:30 GMT 12
Great photo's hardyakka and woody99 thanks for posting the photo's and the link all are very cool - cheers.
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Post by hardyakka on Aug 25, 2010 19:56:44 GMT 12
A couple more detail photos of the Seafire It was mostly surrounded by people all day and hard to get good clear pictures   The most naval bit Also, Zac, the FD25 wasn't a "display aircraft" as such. The guy who runs Utility Aircraft Corp just brought it along to Oshkosh to advertise it for sale (US$25K). It was just parked in front of the PAC750XL |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 25, 2010 20:55:19 GMT 12
Bruce posted a photo of the FD25 flying last month on the Fletcher thread, so yes, it flies.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 25, 2010 21:07:15 GMT 12
Nice detail shots there of the hook Evan, thanks!
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