Temora showcase 28/4/18
Apr 29, 2018 10:31:08 GMT 12
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Post by planecrazy on Apr 29, 2018 10:31:08 GMT 12
Ducked across to Sydney to be a proud dad, oldest daughter graduating Uni, from growing
up on a small island bare feet to school, six years at boarding school and four years at Uni,
it’s been a long journey for her and her parents!
On the subject of long journey’s, as I always do, try and squeeze some form of aviation into
everywhere I go. Just so happened the weekend of 28-29/4/18 the Temora Aviation Museum
had one of it’s mini showcase airshows on. Five hours west of Sydney, long drive but great
roads, a good forecast and a good omen at a fuel stop. Bumped into this gem and her owner,
a lightened track version of the latest McClaren, one of two hundred made of which eighteen
in Australia.
My quest was for high performance machines of a different medium!
But first the other end of the collection performance wise, the training machines.
First time the museum have displayed all three in formation, an interesting group.
Another trainer but the next step up so to speak, CAC Wirraway.
One thing they do well at Temora, I believe, in the gaps they interview the pilot
from the previous display to talk about what he just flew. The interesting thing
I remember from the Wirraway is how surprisingly different it flies compared to
Harvard! One comment went something like this, train on a Tiger Moth advance
to a Harvard then to the Mustang and you will be ready for the Wirraway!
Apparently only airworthy Hudson in the world!.
The bulbous appearance of the Hudson masks her performance, while not in
full military guise and therefore lighter she put on a spirited display.
Cessna O2, used for forward air control and target marking during the Vietnam war.
Not surprising was the high number of loses in this role.
Also found a role as target marker for RNZAF Corsairs, CAC Boomerang.
The stars of the show!
Australia’s two airworthy Spitfire’s soon to be joined by the two being assembled
at Pay’s and another rumoured for Brisbane, wow, five airworthy Spitfires in
the near future for Oz!
Nice touch during the display a mention of Sir Tim Wallace and the part he
played in this aeroplane’s life.
As is often the case the light was tricky almost shooting into the sun towards
the end, also the first time I have use my new 150 to 600 lens at an airshow.
Got lucky at the end went to say thank you to the PA guy and it was forumite
Mustang51. “Ando” kindly let me under the ropes to get the sun in a better spot,
thanks so much mate, you do a great job and nice to meet you!
Just to remind myself how old I am, thirty years ago I took this picture of the
same Spitfire at a RAAF airshow at Richmond in 1988.
Wow, where did those thirty years go, got me thinking we are so lucky us warbird
fans these days that the Stewart Wilsons, Graham Orphans and Dave Homewards
and many others of this world do what they do and share with us the humble
warbird punter. As a boy keen on old aeroplanes I would never have dreamed we
would see what we see flying these days, thank you to you all!
up on a small island bare feet to school, six years at boarding school and four years at Uni,
it’s been a long journey for her and her parents!
On the subject of long journey’s, as I always do, try and squeeze some form of aviation into
everywhere I go. Just so happened the weekend of 28-29/4/18 the Temora Aviation Museum
had one of it’s mini showcase airshows on. Five hours west of Sydney, long drive but great
roads, a good forecast and a good omen at a fuel stop. Bumped into this gem and her owner,
a lightened track version of the latest McClaren, one of two hundred made of which eighteen
in Australia.
My quest was for high performance machines of a different medium!
But first the other end of the collection performance wise, the training machines.
First time the museum have displayed all three in formation, an interesting group.
Another trainer but the next step up so to speak, CAC Wirraway.
One thing they do well at Temora, I believe, in the gaps they interview the pilot
from the previous display to talk about what he just flew. The interesting thing
I remember from the Wirraway is how surprisingly different it flies compared to
Harvard! One comment went something like this, train on a Tiger Moth advance
to a Harvard then to the Mustang and you will be ready for the Wirraway!
Apparently only airworthy Hudson in the world!.
The bulbous appearance of the Hudson masks her performance, while not in
full military guise and therefore lighter she put on a spirited display.
Cessna O2, used for forward air control and target marking during the Vietnam war.
Not surprising was the high number of loses in this role.
Also found a role as target marker for RNZAF Corsairs, CAC Boomerang.
The stars of the show!
Australia’s two airworthy Spitfire’s soon to be joined by the two being assembled
at Pay’s and another rumoured for Brisbane, wow, five airworthy Spitfires in
the near future for Oz!
Nice touch during the display a mention of Sir Tim Wallace and the part he
played in this aeroplane’s life.
As is often the case the light was tricky almost shooting into the sun towards
the end, also the first time I have use my new 150 to 600 lens at an airshow.
Got lucky at the end went to say thank you to the PA guy and it was forumite
Mustang51. “Ando” kindly let me under the ropes to get the sun in a better spot,
thanks so much mate, you do a great job and nice to meet you!
Just to remind myself how old I am, thirty years ago I took this picture of the
same Spitfire at a RAAF airshow at Richmond in 1988.
Wow, where did those thirty years go, got me thinking we are so lucky us warbird
fans these days that the Stewart Wilsons, Graham Orphans and Dave Homewards
and many others of this world do what they do and share with us the humble
warbird punter. As a boy keen on old aeroplanes I would never have dreamed we
would see what we see flying these days, thank you to you all!
