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Post by Antonio on Dec 13, 2021 17:49:35 GMT 12
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Post by ZacYates on Dec 14, 2021 12:11:24 GMT 12
Both were Old Flying Machine Company aircraft - bravo Ray and Mark for those choices! I remember seeing the Harvard in the NZ3009-inspired scheme for the first time and thinking "I don't care it's not accurate, that looks cool!". I hadn't seen her in all-green before, though.
And for clarification the photos were taken in 1989, 1999 and 1995 respectively.
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Post by nuuumannn on Dec 29, 2021 19:55:46 GMT 12
I took this yonks ago at Duxford, can't remember what year.  AMY |
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Post by planecrazy on Jan 21, 2022 9:32:31 GMT 12
There is a Corsair and Kittyhawk stashed away at Hood that are kiwis dressed as non Kiwis, wonder how this is progressing?
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Post by Antonio on Feb 9, 2022 18:55:56 GMT 12
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Post by aeromuzz on Feb 10, 2022 10:30:57 GMT 12
Both were Old Flying Machine Company aircraft - .... At the time they also had Corsair NZ5648 dressed up in RNZAF colours too. |
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Post by ZacYates on Feb 11, 2022 15:30:53 GMT 12
Both were Old Flying Machine Company aircraft - .... At the time they also had Corsair NZ5648 dressed up in RNZAF colours too. She wore a couple of variations - the more familiar USN-style tri-colour and a very interesting pale blue/grey. I've always been curious about the inspiration behind that latter scheme. |
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Post by nuuumannn on Jun 25, 2022 12:32:33 GMT 12
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Post by ZacYates on Jun 26, 2022 17:44:13 GMT 12
Well that's intriguing!
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Post by Antonio on Jun 26, 2022 18:27:53 GMT 12
Yeah. Especially the roundel! |
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Post by tbf2504 on Jun 27, 2022 9:36:22 GMT 12
Its a retrospective roundel i.e. looking backwards!
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Post by 30sqnatc on Jun 27, 2022 20:12:36 GMT 12
Reversed roundel = I have been seized by pirates who have applied a horrible paint scheme.
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Post by Antonio on Jun 28, 2022 17:05:03 GMT 12
Reversed roundel = I have been seized by pirates who have applied a horrible paint scheme. Ahhhh. Like the old flag upside-down trick. |
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Jun 28, 2022 19:38:42 GMT 12
I wonder what the drag coefficient of a kiwi is, and whether facing forwards or backwards is preferable?
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Post by tbf2504 on Jun 29, 2022 9:38:05 GMT 12
facing forward provides less wind resistance as the feathers tend to lay backwards. A good example of what can go wrong with facing the wrong way was observed on several occasions by 41 Sqn dispatchers when launching
live chickens from Freighters for the Gurkhas waiting at the DZ. "They became self plucking:
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 29, 2022 9:47:52 GMT 12
'Ken Plucky Flied Chicken!
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Post by nuuumannn on Oct 8, 2022 18:41:31 GMT 12
A quick follow-on from the NZ6361 imposter. It's Strikemaster Mk.87 G-BXFP, formerly of the Botswana Air Force as OJ5 and used to look like its sister OJ4, which was imported into the UK at the same time, seen here at Duxford.  OJ4 |
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