I Owned VP-GAZ from around 1969 ish until the late 1970’s sadly I do not know where she went to after that as a lot of stuff I had in storage was kindly sold on for me along with the Setty Murder Auster G-AGXT. I think TAC might have been the benificiary of both but understand that some confusion may have taken place and the they had a coupl eof frames and the srong frame with the wriong identity got swapped with something else if that makes sense.

Mike E
http://www.whirlwindfighterproject.org

Well having seen Agricola G-CBOA fly in to Rearsby on August 25, 2013 it reminded me of when I last such an aircraft. It was at Ken Wooley’s the blacksmith shop and home at Berkswell in early 1973. He took me around his Wickner Wicko G-AFJB/DR613 and showed me his fuselage frame of VP-GAZ an Agricola. All these notes are from memory so excuse any typo’s due to fading memory…..so now a little confused by the apparent conflict with Mike Es notes above.

Phil Stevens
http://www.targeta.co.uk

A friend of mine has used this lens (Sigma 120-400) for a number of years, he thinks it is good value for money.
Phil

Same friend has just bought Canon 300mm F.4 L IS and is much happier with it.

Phil

On the face of it this is a useful lens for airshows generally. The range of zoom and the 400mm should cope with most events. However having used this lens for a few years I came to realise that compared with more expensive lenses such as the 300mm f2.8 it is a little soft at 400mm. The 300mm f4 is sharper also and more reasonably priced but is not a zoom of course.

The 300mm f4 and a 70-200 f2.8 (excellent lens) is a better combination for the camera bag.

It is really down to the cash you have spare, the more you pay the better the lens.

Good luck
Phil
http://www.targeta.co.uk