heres some pics of the day

What is the POD on back of tail for? (and it is not the 4th engine)

Flightpath and Aeroplane are a closer pair than Flypast with either.
It’s clear from the shadows that each photo was taken at least on a different pass. I don’t know if they were different flights.

http://cap-photography.blogspot.co.nz/2012/11/latest-cover.html

Also, some background on the ‘convertible’ Trojan used for at least one photo flight (which I’d already posted on the ‘Mossie helmet camera’ thread.)
http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=photography&thread=17279&page=1

Thanks!

Quite a show!

Hello Cees,
It is not that 115 that was recovered recently?

You have 2 options:
Remove the blade (very tricky)
Remove the propeller (much easier)

Propellers are assembled in facilities with powerful tools to close tolerances, but are designed for easy installation on engine.

Salt water wreck?

You will need to get special solvents to do it.
“Kroil” is likely the best on the market Get 2 cans.

Heating (blowtorch) and cooling (water) the pieces will help brake the corrosion, but practice on something before you put to airframe.

Be ready to cut a bolt. Sometimes you have no choice, and a bolt is not so valuable you cannot part with it. 😉

Best idea:
Cut a slot in the building. :diablo: :diablo:
And yes, it HAS been done! (then again, others have cut a slot in airplane :eek::eek::eek:)

When and where was this wreckage obtained?

Nice.
Clearly a B/R series (not tropical) intake, although unlike to be the long range R.
And from a force landing judging by the dings and cracks. 😉

And I take offense about the the Czech bloke!! 😡

Clearly a Russian! :diablo:

Bulgaria had no Hurricanes.

Rumania planned to purchase 50 Huricanes but by the fall of France in June 1940 Britain suspended further deliveries leaving Rumania with only 12.

Romania, that is the country I was thinking of.

And yes, forgot about the Yugoslavian ones.

Saw her Midland 2005, twice!
Then again in 2009 (I think) when I came to hop ride in B-24A Diamond Lil

Good to see she will have a better place to stay.

Word is the owners had too many bureaucratic issues, and possibly they did not want to join CAF, maybe? CAF did offer rap space, but the hangar was full with Fifi, Lil, and maybe some other big bird. Ask in WIX.

Very intimidating grandson of Lancaster. Surprised it has a nose gear version of Shak too.

BTW, see how the tail was twisting under strain of those mighty Griffins??

Some WIX postings about said Shack
http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4815
http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5077

http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1608
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The Shackelton at Midland is indeed owned by Air Atlantique, and on loan to the CAF becuase the CAA will not give them a Permit to Fly in the UK. It was for a time based at the Polar Avaition Musuem up here in Minnesota. As for it being the only airworthy Shckelton I’m not sure, there may still be one or two in South Africa.

I posted to glean any new info.

I couldn’t see very well what that was at the back. Didn’t realise the P38 was so big, or maybe the Widow was so small.
I wonder if these Widows were destined for the Ardennes Offensive as night fighters?

Compare the size of people.
61 is “small”.

Actually a bit surprised myself, always imagined it a bit bigger.

What is also interesting, the only 2 twin-boomed allied aircraft in war next to each other!