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 Post subject: Warbirds Downunder 2018
PostPosted: Fri Oct 12, 2018 3:42 pm 
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I've 'jumped over the Tasman' to attend Warbirds Downunder 2018. That's at Temora, a 3 hour drive from Canberra
Starting with some quick edits from Friday afternoon's flying.

ImageImpressive lineup by Errol Cavit, on Flickr

ImageMustang Taxi by Errol Cavit, on Flickr

ImageTemora Heritage Flight by Errol Cavit, on Flickr

ImageCAC Boomerang by Errol Cavit, on Flickr

Two images updated 25th March 2020
About to head back there for a day with the sun more sideways, so updates over the week.


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PostPosted: Fri Oct 12, 2018 3:56 pm 
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Great pics... :drink3:


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PostPosted: Fri Oct 12, 2018 10:11 pm 
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yes please... :supz: :drinkers: :supz:

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 12, 2018 11:41 pm 
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Ah, brings back memories of when I attended 5 years ago. Didn't know there was a Hurricane in Oz.


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PostPosted: Sat Oct 13, 2018 9:24 am 
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the 190 up there this year?


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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2018 4:16 am 
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The FW190 will never go to Temora.

Top pics Errol.


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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2018 4:17 am 
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Just realised that I didn't change the cameras' clocks - whoops, but fixable when I'm not tired.

ImageCA-18 Mustang A68-769 by Errol Cavit, on Flickr

ImageCA-16 Wirraway VH-BFF by Errol Cavit, on Flickr

ImageHudson III A16-211 by Errol Cavit, on Flickr

ImageCanadian-built Hurricane XII by Errol Cavit, on Flickr

Two images updated 25th March 2020


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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2018 4:30 am 
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Nice shots, Errol. I made it over as well. You must have been on the north end - I was south. How did you like that 6-ship, all V-12 tail chase?

May add a few of mine when I get home, but you’re doing great.

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2018 10:36 am 
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Uummm, Garbs I don't think "may add some" will quite make the grade. Perhaps "will add some" is what you meant to say :drink3:

And very cool shots Errol. Especially the Wirraway and the Boomerang. Keep em coming!


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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2018 1:33 pm 
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garbs wrote:
Nice shots, Errol. I made it over as well. You must have been on the north end - I was south. How did you like that 6-ship, all V-12 tail chase?

May add a few of mine when I get home, but you’re doing great.


I hope I have decent shots of the tail chase, but it sure was good!
I was mainly on the ground between the silver stands on Friday (3 steps from scaffolding to lean on in the shade!), and the north end of the southern Silver stand on Saturday.

Please do add!


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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2018 3:46 pm 
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Won’t get to see mine on a laptop for just over a week - can upload a few then

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 10:37 pm 
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ImageBattle of Britain Formation by Errol Cavit, on Flickr

ImageMeteor F.8 VH-MBX - "Meatbox" by Errol Cavit, on Flickr

ImageTrainers! by Errol Cavit, on Flickr

ImageTexan VH-YVI by Errol Cavit, on Flickr

One image updated 25th March 2020


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2018 9:07 pm 
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OK - finally back home and able to upload some photos. Got a chance for a quick "Dawn Patrol" the first morning - here's the main players and commentary from the airshow program and the announcer:

Tiger Moth and Ryan ST-M. The Tiger was built in 1936 and served at Temora training pilots during WWII.

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Ryan PT-22:

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CAC Wirraway, which is aboriginal for "Challenge":

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NZAI CT-4 Airtrainer. Built in New Zealand, the program calls them "Plastic Parrots":

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CAC Winjeel, Aboriginal for "Young Eagle":

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Cessna O-1 Bird Dogs:

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Lockheed Hudson - the only real Hudson currently flying anywhere in the world:

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CAC Boomerang - Designed around the engine and cowl from the C-47 - sounds a bit like a single engine C-47 but the announcer claimed the Aussie pilots call C-47's a "twin engined Boomerang":

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Yak-3UR "Steadfast" - I had no idea she wound up down under after retiring from Reno. Flew a nice acro show each day with Sanders-Type smokewinders on the wingtips:

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Hawker Hurricane:

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Spitfire Mk VIII - basically a MK IX with a retractable tailwheel:

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Spitfire Mk XVI - first model to be built with a Packard-built Merlin:

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CAC Mustang, flown by Matt Hall - former F/A-18 driver and the Red Bull Race Pilot who skipped off the water at a Windsor qualifying race in 2010:

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NAA P-51 - didn't get the S/N but it has "Flying Undertaker" nose art on the port side:

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2 P-40's:

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and a Gloster F-8 Meteor - the only flying fighter version in the world:

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All for tonight. Nice shots by the way, Errol!

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 6:28 am 
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Great shots, what a turnout!


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PostPosted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 7:42 am 
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Thanks for posting all the great shots.
That is a real impressive line up of interesting warbirds with several unique ones as well.


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