First flight of de Havilland Mosquito KA114.
Ardmore, New Zealand, Thursday 27 September 2012.
Congratulations to all those who worked to put her there.
Back in the hangar, ready for the next stage.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Mozzie Returns
First flight of de Havilland Mosquito KA114.
Ardmore, New Zealand, Thursday 27 September 2012.
Congratulations to all those who worked to put her there.
Back in the hangar, ready for the next stage.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Monday, September 24, 2012
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Mighty Mars
Just a great shot of the remarkable Martin Mars.
[Credit: Dan Megna, via Coulson Flying Tankers, in my case via XPLANES]
[Credit: Dan Megna, via Coulson Flying Tankers, in my case via XPLANES]
The Messerschmitt that delayed an invasion
From this webpage, comes a fascinating little story of early W.W.II.
"It was just a matter of time until Nazi-Germany would attack more countries. Fall Gelb ("Case Yellow"), the highly secret plan to attack France across Belgian and Dutch territory, was about to become reality. Hitler decided that 17th of January 1940, after being delayed 4 times, would be D-day for the German army. However, on 10th of January, one week prior to D-day, something occurred that made history. Fall Gelb was postponed until the 10th of May 1940."
One of three known existing pictures of the crash of the Bf 108 Taifun D-NFAW on January 10th 1940. [Via: http://www.powerglidertaifun.de]
Read the rest here.
"It was just a matter of time until Nazi-Germany would attack more countries. Fall Gelb ("Case Yellow"), the highly secret plan to attack France across Belgian and Dutch territory, was about to become reality. Hitler decided that 17th of January 1940, after being delayed 4 times, would be D-day for the German army. However, on 10th of January, one week prior to D-day, something occurred that made history. Fall Gelb was postponed until the 10th of May 1940."
One of three known existing pictures of the crash of the Bf 108 Taifun D-NFAW on January 10th 1940. [Via: http://www.powerglidertaifun.de]
Read the rest here.
Friday, July 27, 2012
New Zealand's First Mosquito
As is well known, Britain, Australia and Canada all built Mosquitoes in W.W.II. With no flying examples currently, the rebuild of the Jerry Yagen example by Glyn Powell and Avspecs in New Zealand is much anticipated in the warbird world.
This magnificent film (by Bruce Salmon) illustrates, I suggest, what an amazing achievement that build is.
While this is an authentic restooration of an original Mosquito identity, I suggest it's not too much to see it as the first New Zealand built example.
Well done, the Kiwis.
This magnificent film (by Bruce Salmon) illustrates, I suggest, what an amazing achievement that build is.
While this is an authentic restooration of an original Mosquito identity, I suggest it's not too much to see it as the first New Zealand built example.
Well done, the Kiwis.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Caution, Wet Paint
Much is written about colours, markings, schemes and stencils of aircraft through history, but there are very few photos of people actually creating the colours (or painting the aircraft).
WAAF with paint 1941
Here's one, thanks to a very interesting W.W.II British Commonwealth colour Flickr stream, well worth a further browse. At a guess, it's a Short Sunderland getting some new paint. Of course the picture raises more questions than it answers, as is often the case for posed press shots like this.
WAAF with paint 1941
Here's one, thanks to a very interesting W.W.II British Commonwealth colour Flickr stream, well worth a further browse. At a guess, it's a Short Sunderland getting some new paint. Of course the picture raises more questions than it answers, as is often the case for posed press shots like this.
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