Hi all–
Took in my first show for 05, Ed Russell’s new event at Niagara South. Stars of the lineup, of course, were Mr R’s three based fighters. Each flew thrice during the program and the Spit was also up in the morning. Pilots were John Romain (Spitfire “Mad Mickey”), Alan Walker (Hurricane) and Walter Eichhorn (Bf109E). Other elements of the afternoon’s flying were CHAA’s excellent Harvard three-plane (they also fly a five-plane routine, but Friendly Foes coincided with their formation clinic, hence just three Harvards this time), the GWFM group with five WWI replicas out of Brampton, and Rick Volker from NY with his hard-to-ignore bright purple Sukhoi 26M aerobat. A nicely balanced lineup.
There was no close access to the aircraft, but frankly I found that a plus, as it meant there was at least some hope of photographing something without a crowd in front and/or a forest of legs behind! One did need a longish tele lens though. That quibble aside, the fighters flew thrice each, offering the whole start/taxi/takeoff/land/park cycle multiple times.
In any case, today for the first time in three decades of airshows I saw (and heard) a Messerschmitt 109E in the air…three times, no less. Sooo…whatever the rest of 2005 brings, my season is now officially MADE. Thanks, Mr Russell… 😀
Cheers
Steve (who now knows a DB601 sounds surprisingly like a Griffon…)
By: Arabella-Cox - 6th June 2005 at 13:15
That side on shot of the 109 is wonderful.
An airfield in France. June 1940…
By: DazDaMan - 6th June 2005 at 12:34
Phil, you’ll apreciate the finer points of the Buchon yet! :rolleyes:
By: STORMBIRD262 - 6th June 2005 at 09:34
Magic Messerschmitt
Very nice Mike, thank’s for showing them to us all mate! 😉 .
And 😮 LOOK 😮 an “E” with a real D.BE………I never get sick of that 😎 , roll on D.B.’s 🙂
And another one down,
and another one down,
and another Buch bite’s the dust!!! HEY 😀
By: Ontario-Warbird - 6th June 2005 at 05:14
Will have video on my site in a few days.
By: turretboy - 5th June 2005 at 22:49
Hey Daz,
I am quite sure it is full size replica. It belongs to the Great War Flying Museum in Brampton, Ontario.
More about the aircraft here:
http://www.greatwarflyingmuseum.com/planes/our_planes/se5a_front.html
By: DazDaMan - 5th June 2005 at 21:08
Great pics – is that a full-scale SE5a replica?
By: Mark12 - 5th June 2005 at 19:58
“Little Willie”
It’s actually painted on there.
Well I actually thought it was also. 😉
If I was just about to experience the ‘Magic of the Merlin’ in this aircraft….
…I would wear a ‘codpiece’. 🙂
Mark
By: turretboy - 5th June 2005 at 18:57
It’s actually painted on there.
By: Mark12 - 5th June 2005 at 18:30
“Little Willie” is that photoshop or for real? 😉 🙂
Mark
By: turretboy - 5th June 2005 at 16:12
It was a great little airshow!! I don’t think that there were any gaps between displays and I was quite impressed with seeing the Russel trio going up three times in one afternoon.
I can’t wait to see what Mr.Russell will bring us next year!
By: trumper - 5th June 2005 at 10:31
Are there no qualified pilots in Canada to display them?, nice to see the planes in good hands though.
By: Firebird - 5th June 2005 at 09:52
I noticed that there was a distinctive whistling sound when the 109 flew by… supercharger?
Yup the supercharger, or rather the type of supercharging, a single-stage variable speed mechanical compressor driven via a barometricly controlled hydraulic clutch, harking back to the similar methods employed on the racing Mercedes-Benz’s of the 1920’s, giving a very distinctive high pitched sound.
By: goshikisen - 5th June 2005 at 04:53
Hi all–
Steve (who now knows a DB601 sounds surprisingly like a Griffon…)
I noticed that there was a distinctive whistling sound when the 109 flew by… supercharger?
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