Simviation Forum - WOI Airshow Preview

Feb 28^th, 2010 at 10:02pm

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More to come and info to follow in the proper threads. Virtual high five to whoever can guess the aircraft, shouldn't be too hard?

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Reply #1 - Feb 28^th, 2010 at 10:53pm

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Interesting! And that looks like a TBF/TBM Avenger! Wink

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Reply #2 - Feb 28^th, 2010 at 11:24pm

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i would have to agree on that one

i thought it could of been a F6F but i was wrong

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Reply #3 - Mar 1^st, 2010 at 12:41am

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Yep, an Avenger. Hellcat has a more oval cowling, and are very rare.

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Reply #4 - Mar 1^st, 2010 at 4:07am

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specter177 wrote on Mar 1^st, 2010 at 12:41am:

Yep, an Avenger.

Indeed. Most likely this one. http://www.warbirdregistry.org/avengerregistry/avenger-91110.html

Mitch is either very tall or used a stepladder to take that photo.

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Hellcat has a more oval cowling, and are very rare.

I didn't realise quite how rare. Only 6 airworthy in the world.

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Reply #5 - Mar 1^st, 2010 at 6:46am

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Yep you guys nailed it in one, guess it was too easy for you.

Hagar wrote on Mar 1^st, 2010 at 4:07am:

Indeed. Most likely this one. http://www.warbirdregistry.org/avengerregistry/avenger-91110.html

Mitch is either very tall or used a stepladder to take that photo.

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Hellcat has a more oval cowling, and are very rare.

I didn't realise quite how rare. Only 6 airworthy in the world.

Spot on, good old Randal MacFarlane's Avenger. Although we do have 2 other Avenger's flying in Australia and both owned by Steve Searle, however these 2 sport a dark sea blue paint as opposed to the lighter blue seen on the engine cowlings in my photo. Wink

And that shot was taken from a fair way back zoomed close using my 40-150mm lens.

How about another preview, I know a few who will enjoy the site of this bird...

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Reply #6 - Mar 1^st, 2010 at 10:31am

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Nice shots Mitch, C-47?

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Reply #7 - Mar 1^st, 2010 at 11:09pm

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That's what I was going to guess, but the cowling looks wrong.

EDIT: Never mind, I guess it is. http://www.hars.org.au/2009/05/douglas-c-47-dakota-a65-95-vh-eae/
Never seen one with that type of inlet on top.

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