Can anyone ID the plane on the left

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By: Dave Homewood - 30th March 2005 at 11:55

dakota2 – no, it is definately a Hind, a bomber version. It is ex-RNZAF. It is being restored to flight by the Subtritzky’s for James Slade of the OSRC and will be the first of several they plan to restore. The Subritzky’s had four airframes (including this one they’ve recently sold to Slade) and the next one they will rebuild is for themselves and will be a trainer version. This is right now just components. They have a third one in pretty complete original condition in the hangar that they are not dismantling because they use it as a visual guide in the restoration of Slade’s one.

See the recent Parker and Paterson in Auckland threads for loads of close ups of the Slade Hind.

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By: dakota2 - 30th March 2005 at 11:42

I will go for a Hawker Demon Mk11 – due to the deeper gunners cockpit.

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By: Dave Homewood - 27th March 2005 at 00:23

That’s a great website and a wonderful collection which has sprung up almost overnight, as it were. I shall have to try to get to the next Wings Over Wairarapa airshow I think. I cannot wait to see the Hind flying. It looked beautiful when I saw it at the Subritzkys’ workshops.

Wow, I never knew there was more than one Wairarapa Wildcat, and that one exists. Brilliant. I loved it when the Hanna’s had their P40E in that scheme, it looks rubbish now in comparsion IMHO.

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By: paulmcmillan - 26th March 2005 at 22:17

yes I think it is it P-40M (NZ3119

http://www.oldstickandrudder.com/news.html

For a Video of it say..

http://www.oldstickandrudder.com/vid04.html

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By: jeepman - 26th March 2005 at 21:38

The P40

Is it P-40M (NZ3119) ?

The news section makes reference to this airframe being moved to the OSRC for the next stage of its restoration

But as above shows, I may be wrong…….

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By: PDS - 26th March 2005 at 21:35

Glad to be of help…..

That’s my good deed for the day…

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By: paulmcmillan - 26th March 2005 at 21:32

PDS
P40 Thanks !

The fuselage top looked like P-40 but the engine………

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By: PDS - 26th March 2005 at 21:28

The link does not seem to work..

Try this….

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By: PDS - 26th March 2005 at 21:19

Found it…

P40..

Have a look here..

http://www.oldstickandrudder.com/pic71.html

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By: PDS - 26th March 2005 at 21:11

I’m no expert…..

But it looks a bit P40..ish to me.

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By: paulmcmillan - 26th March 2005 at 21:04

Ops sorry should be RIGHT!

Now you know why I have L and R on my shoes 😉

I know the other is a Hind, I want to to know about the other one!

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By: jeepman - 26th March 2005 at 21:00

Looks like

a Demon to me, Paul, on the basis of the angled Scarff ring

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and I’m wrong anyway 😮

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By: PDS - 26th March 2005 at 20:58

According to the web-site

A Hawker Hind..

Any reason to doubt them???