Brain fade here but how about “The Converter”?
Converts fuel into noise..
The type escapes me but may have been a Harvard, A-4 or a Dart-engined transport (Andover, F-27 or Viscount in NZ) but could have also been another type entirely.

Others:
P-47 – Jug
B.747, B-52 – Aluminium Overcast
B.170 – Ug.

Googled:

http://www.scuttlebuttsmallchow.com//13af.html

Shows some drawings but not the Wimpy’s

B-170 in RNZAF Service: 40,000 rivets flying in close formation
MB339C: Sharpie (reference to the nose shape as opposed to the Bluntie that it replaced in 14 Sqn)
DC-3/C47: Gooney Bird (American)

So how did you guys break the code>>>enigma???

Must say you had all cryptoanylists confused but us Kiwis saw thru you Cane Toads and realised your code was plain Ozlish

A couple of things I remember Battler doing is opting to use his Whirlwind for one final sortie to shoot up some staff car rather than using the Beaufighter (I think) that his unit had been re-equiped with.
Then while flying Beaus, being attacked by Fw.190’s and dropping to ground level – shock horror there dead ahead is power pylons! After a suspense-filled week the next Lion issue revealed that Battler manages to fly below the lines while the hapless enemy pilot hits them and crashes..

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh memories!

I find that the canopy is higher than on the original.

Me too.

Plus the nose wheel plumbing and doors.

[QUOTE=SadOleGit]Born 1954 me, and loved Air Ace Picture Libabry – remember “Battler Britton” – the artist Ian Kennedy’s work was exceptional/QUOTE]

1950 vintage myself.
LOVED Air Ace, oh yes… Every time I was given 1/6d off to the shop I went.
This was on top of Lion Magazine (c/w Battler Brittain) with the coloured front cover and those aircraft cut-aways. Funny, the one I remember is the Ju.86 with the dustbin gunners position (shudder). Lion came out in NZ every Monday for 6d.

John, four ex RNZAF Avengers remain in NZ today

NZ2504, NZ2505, NZ2527 & NZ2539

There is talk of at least two groups wanting to purchase Avengers for the Warbirds scene too but I don’t know whether this will happen.

As far as I am aware, only one group – a certain organisation, that recently has had their toys taken away by Auntie Helen, has siezed on Oscar Duck’s idea and are attempting to obtain clandestine funds to import some TBF/TBM’s in Godzone.

Rumour also has it that the 4 existing examples will be impressed as INST Airframes. 😉

There is NO (traceable) paperwork that 1 x TBF = 1 x A-4 or 339C