Time for another photo puzzle?

Canadair CL-215/ Bombardier CL415?

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Obviously it was much the same then. To get home, he had to do the aerial equivalent of car sharing with 21 homesick aussies!

And these days no one could afford the fuel 😀

Not many people buy a Halifax when they want to fly home!

G-ORDY

You mentioned here in a posting dated 30th September 2005 that you “had a good deal of correspondence with him (i.e. Geoffrey Wickner] 20 years ago when I was publishing “Vintage Aircraft” magazine. “

Having recently joined the Queensland Museum I was surprised to learn that we have the original Wicko Cabin Sports VH-UPW here in storage. Would you still have that correspondence, and would it be possible for the Queensland Museum to obtain scans?

Thankyou

Mark Clayton
Senior Curator
Queensland Museum

[email]mark.clayton@qm.qld.gov.au[/email]

Geoffrey Wickner’s Wicko Wizard

Wel Done Gentlemen – the Wicko Wizard it is. As Ron mentioned the Cabin Sports and James the Wicko Lion I’ve attached shots of each of them, together with Geoffrey Wickner’s hand-written caption to the back of the Wizard photograph. (I had a good deal of correspondence with him 20 years ago when I was publishing “Vintage Aircraft” magazine.

From ‘Flypast – A Record Of Aviation in Australia’ – “The Wicko Wizard at Archerfield Aerodrome, Brisbane, G N Wikner flew it twice on 29 April 1934. The Wizard was the Wicko Lion with repositioned wings, a new engine and undercarriage. A passanger was carried in an enclosed cockpit forward of the pilot.”

It’s interesting to note that a de Havilland DH71 Tiger Moth G-EBQU arrived in Australia a little later – there is a great superficial resemblencce between the types.

Wicko Wizard perhaps? Which gives me a nice segue into this story.

The Queensland Air Museum is currently building a static replica of Geoff Wikner’s Cabin Sports. The replica is being constructed by QAM member Ed Foster from plans acquired from the Wikner family. Wicko afficionadoes will appreciate the delightful coincidence. We still need an Anzani engine for it if anyone has a lead.

On the right track there James!

It’s a Wizard show then. But I leave Queensland stuff like QANTAS to Mr Setter. 😉

I’m afraid its not an Avian Monoplane – although I’ll agree it looks very like one. Maybe I made it a bit too difficult?

Here’s a clue – “Harry Potter would approve”

It looks very similar to an Avro Avian monoplane (the Avian was built in bi and mono form),but the engine looks different and I don’t recall seeing any other Avians with wheel spats. Best I can do…