Warbird Information Exchange

Yes, he's the one who has been flying it since it came to the US.

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remember the Oogahonk!
old school enthusiast of Civiltary Warbirds and Air Racers

I've always wondered how many hours in warbirds and how many different types Steve Hinton has flown.

Mac

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WWII Naval Aviation Research - Pacific
https://www.ww2nar-pac.com/

Enough to make me jealous!

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A Little VC10derness - A Tribute to the Vickers VC10 - www.VC10.net

Steve did the test flying for Rod Lewis, both in New Zealand and after assembly in the U.S.
Pretty sure he flew the Lewis Mosquito to Oshkosh as well.

No, Stew Dawson took the Mosquito to Oshkosh and back.

It has been Canadian-based since it was rebuilt. Has it visited any airshows in the US?

As far as I know, it has not left Canada for decades, so some people seem confused which Mossie this is, but I think it is true that only Hinton has flown it since restoration.

August

Very exciting news - we are currently working with KF Aero on their Tempest II paint application

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Warbird Colour

Thanks for that Steve. That is very exciting!!
BTW. Welcome to WIX.
Please keep us posted

It is easy to remember which Mossie it is, it is the ONLY bomber version flying, all the others have gun noses. It is also the only one flying with original wood, the others are new build wings and fuselages. The only fly one Hinton has not flown is the Fighter factory Mossie.

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Matt Gunsch, A&P, IA, Warbird maint and restorations
Jack, You have Debauched my sloth !!!!!!
We tried voting with the Ballot box, When do we start voting from the Ammo box, and am I allowed only one vote ?
Check out the Ercoupe Discussion Group on facebook

enough to make ANYONE jealous. . .

Tom P.

Excellent! I have a 1/72 Matchbox kit of the Tempest II I bought when the aircraft came to NZ. It's been patiently waiting ever since.


Me as well. That would be a fascinating logbook/s to peruse!

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Zac in NZ
#avgeek, modelbuilder, photographer, writer. Callsign: "HANDBAG".
https://linktr.ee/zacyates

"It's his plane, he spent the money to restore it, he can do with it what he wants. I will never understand what's hard to comprehend about this." - kalamazookid, 20/08/2013
"The more time you spend around warbirds the sooner you learn nothing, is simple." - JohnB, 24/02/22

I've had the honor of meeting Steve twice, a very nice guy.
Most recently he spent a recent July 4th piloting the PoF B-25 around Idaho and Eastern in formation with a Tigercat, P-47,P-51 and P-40.

I have met 100 hour Cessna 150 pilots with more "Look at me, I'm a hotshot" attitude.

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Remember the vets, the wonderful planes they flew and their sacrifices for a future many of them did not live to see.

The Mossie was delivered to KF Aerospace today by pilot Mike Spalding accompanied by KF Pilot Dave Eccott.

Photos: https://www.facebook.com/kfaero/posts/p ... 8JPZs6JMcl

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Matt

We had a guy in the UK who affected captain's epaulettes on his shirt after completing his PPL (or so I heard!). He acquired a C206 to take his mates flying and crashed it on the first trip with a full load - less than 100hrs total! Sadly the 206 was totalled...

I hope Steve's life will be properly documented at some stage soon, although most of us probably know a fair bit of what he has achieved, the full story would be a great read.

PS good to hear this Mossie is flying again. Hope we have one in the UK soon...