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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 9, 2018 9:45:43 GMT 12
Who from the WONZ Forum is heading to Oshkosh this year for Airventure 2018? And what do you most look forward to seeing?
From a Kiwi perspective I know that Tony Wytenburg's team of Classic Aero Machining Service will be there with a newly restored and running Gnome rotary engine and other items that they produced for the warbird restoration market.
And also I know that Kermit Weeks intends to take four of his WWI aeroplanes to the show to help them mark 100 years since the end of World War One, and this will include a New Zealand built TVAL Sopwith Snipe which he intends to fly in the display, so that is a great coup for Kiwi engineering.
Are there any other New Zealand businesses or aeroplanes connected with this country intending to atend?
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Post by Mustang51 on Jul 9, 2018 11:04:04 GMT 12
Dave, Don't know about other Kiwi enterprises but my bet as to the favourite would be the XP-51 above all. If you have not been following this restoration you need to Google it and just simply be amazed. Off to Duxford and cannot wait to see the CR.42 ! Cheers
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 9, 2018 11:38:11 GMT 12
Do you mean they are going to fly the prototype Mustang?
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Post by Mustang51 on Jul 9, 2018 12:41:01 GMT 12
Dave, No, that was my screw up........... its the XP-82 Twin Mustang !
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 9, 2018 12:52:42 GMT 12
Oh yes, I have been following that one, and it will be amazing to see that there.
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Post by efliernz on Jul 22, 2018 3:47:21 GMT 12
I’ve been here with family (they live in Fond du Lac) for the last week. Camper vans doubled in numbers between Thurs and Fri... Flightradar24 is showing (it’s Saturday 10:45) Vans RV squadron just arrived. Getting busy  Pete |
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Post by delticman on Jul 22, 2018 11:42:07 GMT 12
I’ve been here with family (they live in Fond du Lac) for the last week. Camper vans doubled in numbers between Thurs and Fri... Flightradar24 is showing (it’s Saturday 10:45) Vans RV squadron just arrived. Getting busy Pete And they are still rolling in. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 22, 2018 11:54:17 GMT 12
Sad that two warbirds that were en route to Airventure have been destroyed in the past 24 hours, the fatal Venom crash and the C-47.
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Post by baz62 on Jul 22, 2018 14:50:49 GMT 12
Yeah that C47 was a strange one. Looked like a sudden crosswind got him from the left as the wing came up very suddenly. Fortunately no deaths or injuries just a very bent C47 sitting on her belly. Very sad about the Venom pilot.
EDIT: Sounds like an engine failure got them off the runway into the air briefly then off completely. She then caught fire and is a complete loss. :-(
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Post by ErrolC on Jul 22, 2018 15:29:26 GMT 12
Yeah that C47 was a strange one. Looked like a sudden crosswind got him from the left as the wing came up very suddenly. Fortunately no deaths or injuries just a very bent C47 sitting on her belly. Very sad about the Venom pilot. EDIT: Sounds like an engine failure got them off the runway into the air briefly then off completely. She then caught fire and is a complete loss. :-( Reports of one significant burn victum air-lifted to hospital, after walking out of the aircraft. www.kathrynsreport.com/2018/07/douglas-c-47b-dc-3-accident-occurred.htmlThis aircraft was planning to go to Normandy next year. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 22, 2018 15:42:11 GMT 12
There are all sorts of theories flying around on the causes of the accidents, we'll have to wait and see what the investigations find.
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Post by ZacYates on Jul 22, 2018 21:04:07 GMT 12
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Post by TS on Jul 29, 2018 12:32:26 GMT 12
I see watching the Warbird live stream you are able to see Harvard NZ1078 in the park area. Its not very clear but it is her, she is also covered with a cockpit cover to make things harder.  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 29, 2018 13:06:16 GMT 12
I think you mean NZ1079.
NZ1078 lives at Ardmore.
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Post by TS on Jul 31, 2018 8:42:33 GMT 12
Okidoki this confirms that it was 79. She is landing at only 45 sec into the vid good vid of her too. |
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