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Apr 3^rd, 2012 at 6:23pm

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Some more photos from the RNZAF's 75th Anniversary Air Show.

Vought F4U Corsair: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair

North American P-51 Mustang: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang

This particular aircraft is painted in the colours of the Canterbury Territorial Air Force.

Supermarine Spitfire TR.9: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire#Variants

Supermarine Spitfire: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire

Curtiss P-40: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_P-40

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Reply #1 - Apr 3^rd, 2012 at 11:50pm

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Love the look of the P-40! Also, is that Matt Hall's plane by the Mustang?

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Reply #2 - Apr 4^th, 2012 at 4:02am

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Is this a good time to point out that that isn't a true Tr.9 (Type 509) variant? Grin

Lovely pics BTW Wink

There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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Reply #3 - Apr 4^th, 2012 at 4:27am

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I know that Ozzy. I just thought it would easier to say it's a TR.9 than a single seater that was modified.

Thanks Chaps. Wink

Which one do you mean Adam?

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Reply #4 - Apr 4^th, 2012 at 8:23am

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andy190 wrote on Apr 4^th, 2012 at 4:27am:

I know that Ozzy. I just thought it would easier to say it's a TR.9 than a single seater that was modified.

You couldn't say that, because strictly speaking all the 2 seat Spitfires (including the single factory built Tr.VIII) were converted from single seaters. The non factory ones were converted in the field, so must have been single seaters first!

The irony these days, is that alongside the "genuine" Tr.9s, you have those which historically weren't Tr.9s, and then also Tr.9s that have been restored in their original single seat configuration (such as ML417, formerly of The Fighter Collection, now in the USA, single seat, clipped wings n'all). Grin

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Reply #5 - Apr 4^th, 2012 at 9:38am

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Wonderful shots again Andy...well done... Wink

Nice touch adding the Links about the different aircraft, wish everyone would do that... Wink

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #6 - Apr 4^th, 2012 at 4:45pm

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You lot are doing my head in. Angry

Thanks Chaps.

More photos coming soon. Wink

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Reply #7 - Apr 4^th, 2012 at 5:48pm

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andy190 wrote on Apr 4^th, 2012 at 4:45pm:

You lot are doing my head in. Angry

Thanks.

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Reply #8 - Apr 4^th, 2012 at 7:12pm

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andy190 wrote on Apr 4^th, 2012 at 4:27am:

I know that Ozzy. I just thought it would easier to say it's a TR.9 than a single seater that was modified.

Thanks Chaps. Wink

Which one do you mean Adam?

That little yellow and blue aerobatic plane on the right side of the Mustang in the 2nd picture. It looks like Matt Halls airshow plane...man I miss watching him race in Red Bull!

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Reply #9 - Apr 4^th, 2012 at 8:37pm

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It might be.

It took 5 & a half hours to get to the Air Show because they ran out of parking.

We had to be diverted to another parking area & it was on the other side of the air base.

That plane flew while we were over there so I couldn't hear the loudspeaker talking about who was flying.

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