WW2 Weekend 2011 - Page 5

CCIP · 06-19-11, 07:54 PM

Lancaster...

Touring the (really cramped!

) interior, starting with the BN's dome - and the formation of Harvards warming up on the other side of the lot.

Cockpit

From the navigator's cupola - looking forward

Left

Right

Center turret

I should have more pics of this one later...

Meanwhile nearby, a pair of flying B-17s are camped out as well (Memphis Belle and Chuckie)

Peeking inside

CCIP · 06-19-11, 08:03 PM

B-25 (Hot Gen) nearby

A look inside:

The business end:

Squadron insignia:

Right next to them, this incidental visitor looks totally in the wrong time period

Meanwhile across the ramp

Harvards taxiing out for their warmup:

Loudest planes at the show, surprisingly!
I also have trouble dissociating them with Zeroes from Tora! Tora! Tora! (where modified AT-6s were used at stand-ins for them). They put on a great aerobatic show later in the day.

Sailor Steve · 06-19-11, 08:07 PM

Oooooh, lovely! Thanks, George.

CCIP · 06-19-11, 08:09 PM

Gearing up the wildcat for flight

A lovely Spitfire!

Helldiver

Dive flaps

CCIP · 06-19-11, 08:16 PM

This Skyraider's not WWII, but sure looks like she could be! One of my favourite planes ever, too

A very cool desert Hurri

Corsair

The Pony

CCIP · 06-19-11, 08:20 PM

Warhawk

Oh, and here come the flying Harvards!

Lysander

And this is not WWII, but ain't it just extremely cool to see these in flying shape (even if replicas)?

And this last one is apparently not a replica but an original 1-1/2 Strutter (albeit heavily restored)!

Nothing quite as cool as seeing this in the air... (sorry for the blurry quality!)

Almost an unreal sight!

Sailor Steve · 06-19-11, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CCIP

This Skyraider's not WWII, but sure looks like she could be!

That's because actually she is. First test flight was March 18, 1945 and first deliveries began in December 1946. While the plane didn't see service until after the war, she was designed and tested in that timeframe, which makes her very much part of the era.

CCIP · 06-19-11, 08:25 PM

Good catch Steve! Didn't know she was actually flying before WWII ended, I actually thought that happened later.

So yes, I spent the weekend groping planes of all ages

From this...

To this...

To this!

Very happy needless to say

More pics including flying ones coming later, need to retrieve them from another camera!

TarJak · 06-20-11, 06:33 AM

Great shots guys. This thread's a keeper! Added to my subscribed threads.

Egan · 06-20-11, 07:25 AM

Wow, George, That was one heck of a show!

Those WW1 aircraft look so small, don't they? Beautiful though.

Some great shots there and some great aircraft. I have a real soft spot for the USN carrier aircraft. The Wildcat and Helldiver in particular.

AVGWarhawk · 06-20-11, 08:40 AM

Great shots George! The Lancaster looks to be the same I have seen. She is menacing to say the least. The Helldiver is the one that attends WW2 Weekend. The Warhawk is beautiful!

I love the WW1 bird shots. Gives you an idea how far aircraft engineering has come. Your show is a lot like mine. Hands on! Get right up to the aircraft and count the rivets if you want. I have not seen a PBY or Hurricane operate. That must have been a special treat. Now, with all that hair on your head I recommend the open cockpit Sopwith for you. Looks to have been a great show! Thanks for sharing!

Penguin · 06-20-11, 09:43 AM

Thanks for the great pictures!

Those shots have some great angles and reveal some cool details of the planes!

Herr-Berbunch · 06-20-11, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CCIP

And with the original 1941 Mk. 1 Garmin, too!!! If only that'd been available all those years ago

Fantastic thread. When I used to go to airshows, anything with props used to bore me - I just wanted jets, and jets with afterburners at that (Buccanneers, Harriers and Vulcans excepted!). Now I'm mellowing in my middle-age, I see the beauty in all aircraft, old and new, civil and military.

Thanks guys.

HunterICX · 06-20-11, 10:39 AM

Great shots CCIP

thanks for sharing

HunterICX

TLAM Strike · 06-20-11, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CCIP

Very nice looking, sort of unusual to see any surviving period aircraft with a FAA Pacific roundel.

The RN might need this one back soon...

06-19-11, 07:54 PM	#61
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Lancaster... Touring the (really cramped! ) interior, starting with the BN's dome - and the formation of Harvards warming up on the other side of the lot. Cockpit From the navigator's cupola - looking forward Left Right Center turret I should have more pics of this one later... Meanwhile nearby, a pair of flying B-17s are camped out as well (Memphis Belle and Chuckie) Peeking inside __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart) Last edited by CCIP; 06-19-11 at 08:10 PM.

06-19-11, 08:03 PM	#62
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	B-25 (Hot Gen) nearby A look inside: The business end: Squadron insignia: Right next to them, this incidental visitor looks totally in the wrong time period Meanwhile across the ramp Harvards taxiing out for their warmup: Loudest planes at the show, surprisingly! I also have trouble dissociating them with Zeroes from Tora! Tora! Tora! (where modified AT-6s were used at stand-ins for them). They put on a great aerobatic show later in the day. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

06-19-11, 08:07 PM	#63
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Oooooh, lovely! Thanks, George. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-19-11, 08:09 PM	#64
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Gearing up the wildcat for flight A lovely Spitfire! Helldiver Dive flaps __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

06-19-11, 08:16 PM	#65
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	This Skyraider's not WWII, but sure looks like she could be! One of my favourite planes ever, too A very cool desert Hurri Corsair The Pony __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

06-19-11, 08:20 PM	#66
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Warhawk Oh, and here come the flying Harvards! Lysander And this is not WWII, but ain't it just extremely cool to see these in flying shape (even if replicas)? And this last one is apparently not a replica but an original 1-1/2 Strutter (albeit heavily restored)! Nothing quite as cool as seeing this in the air... (sorry for the blurry quality!) Almost an unreal sight! __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

06-19-11, 08:25 PM	#68
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Good catch Steve! Didn't know she was actually flying before WWII ended, I actually thought that happened later. So yes, I spent the weekend groping planes of all ages From this... To this... To this! Very happy needless to say More pics including flying ones coming later, need to retrieve them from another camera! __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

06-20-11, 06:33 AM	#69
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Great shots guys. This thread's a keeper! Added to my subscribed threads.

06-20-11, 07:25 AM	#70
Egan Admiral Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Wow, George, That was one heck of a show! Those WW1 aircraft look so small, don't they? Beautiful though. Some great shots there and some great aircraft. I have a real soft spot for the USN carrier aircraft. The Wildcat and Helldiver in particular.

06-20-11, 08:40 AM	#71
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,257 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Great shots George! The Lancaster looks to be the same I have seen. She is menacing to say the least. The Helldiver is the one that attends WW2 Weekend. The Warhawk is beautiful! I love the WW1 bird shots. Gives you an idea how far aircraft engineering has come. Your show is a lot like mine. Hands on! Get right up to the aircraft and count the rivets if you want. I have not seen a PBY or Hurricane operate. That must have been a special treat. Now, with all that hair on your head I recommend the open cockpit Sopwith for you. Looks to have been a great show! Thanks for sharing! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

06-20-11, 09:43 AM	#72
Penguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Rheinische Republik Posts: 3,322 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the great pictures! Those shots have some great angles and reveal some cool details of the planes!

06-20-11, 10:39 AM	#74
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Great shots CCIP thanks for sharing HunterICX __________________