Warbirds Downunder 2011

[TarJak]

TarJak's Warbirds Downunder Album:
https://picasaweb.google.com/tarjaks/WarbirdsDownunder2011?authkey=Gv1sRgCJ207ob09K3QtA E

http://www.aviationmuseum.com.au/vistor_information/warbirds_downunder_2011/index.html

The Warbirds Downunder 2011 air show is on this Saturday at Temora Aviation Musem. Thinking of taking a drive down there to check it out.

[Jimbuna]

I'd meet you there but there doesn't to be a Gannet in attendance :DL

[Osmium Steele]

Is the Constellation a static exhibit at the museum or flying in?

That is the only bird in those pics I've never actually laid eyes on.

Have a great time! :yeah:

[TarJak]

"Connie" is the only flying Super Constellation in the world at present. She is ex U.S.A.F. but painted in Qantas colors from the '50's. Last time I was aboard was about 8 years ago and they hadn't changed the interior from the military config. I believe the plan was to re do it as it would have been as a passenger airliner.

[Osmium Steele]

Ok, ENVY = True

:salute:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Do go, do take your camera, do post your pics afterwards. :yep:

And if you're going to refit an aircraft out like a passenger airliner, you may as well take passengers..! :D

[TarJak]

Rgr that. :salute:

It's a 5 hour drive from my place but should be worth it. Looking at the weather forecast, its looking like being a warm one so I hope it will stay that way.

[TarJak]

Just got back home from the show. Well worth the drive an it only took about 4 hours each way. There were some interesting aircraft on show:

Gloster Meteor
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HLIZjo_cynE/TseORliV5xI/AAAAAAAAChM/kwqxyFaj6Z0/s1152/IMG_8041.JPG?gl=AU

Lockheed Husdon
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4yncrEVgVtg/TsdsYYbtZkI/AAAAAAAACS4/N_lcouDgWSY/s1024/IMG_8428.JPG?gl=AU

Will post a more complete album when I've had time to go through all the photos and worked out which are keepers.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Lovely shots - keep 'em coming :yeah:

[TarJak]

Rgr that!:salute:

CA-25 Winjeel
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-2_Q5JErh6jQ/TseLJWIoJ5I/AAAAAAAACS8/5jFfAZ1EyPk/s1280/IMG_8629.JPG

CA-16 Wirraway
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-BkR1riV3r4g/TseLUEhFITI/AAAAAAAACTg/tGi_2omxHDI/s1152/IMG_8612.JPG

Lockheed Super-Constellation "Connie"
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-kmV2gViNftA/TseLgCbW3YI/AAAAAAAACUI/KeM6EjVg5Ao/s1152/IMG_8589.JPG?gl=AU
Didn't end up going aboard as the queue was quite long and I didn't want to miss any of the action.

Ryan STM-S2
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-t6DsjL9fM5c/TseLbYC7jFI/AAAAAAAACT4/ns0DWsO8Vu0/s1280/IMG_8601.JPG?gl=AU


Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVI
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-952oz8A5954/TseL1Wj2ckI/AAAAAAAACVs/Ek8qgvFzGiw/s1152/IMG_8519.JPG?gl=AU

Plenty more to come...

[CCIP]

That is a beauty shot of that Spit :yeah:

[Jimbuna]

Come on Grant ya slacker, get em posted....any Gannets?

[TarJak]

Here is the full album: https://picasaweb.google.com/tarjaks/WarbirdsDownunder2011?authkey=Gv1sRgCJ207ob09K3QtA E

Here's one for AVG:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-meDzAJNDI4k/TseNwoZpn0I/AAAAAAAACfE/IIi9UCR9IHU/s1024/IMG_8100.JPG?gl=AU

Some T6 Harvards did some aerobatics:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-K8Om3Hgos3w/TseMnWRC-vI/AAAAAAAACZo/28VfhgagqMw/s720/IMG_8322.JPG?gl=AU

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-SLQ80OeTVHU/TseM0zlfvgI/AAAAAAAACa0/uxRTli3hULk/s1152/IMG_8284.JPG

Hawker Sea Fury
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-UKW3O6pDmUw/TseOL42TECI/AAAAAAAACg0/xk1ycrHkrpk/s1152/IMG_8049.JPG?gl=AU

[Jimbuna]

Very nice :sunny:

Not taken with the camera you had in Texas though....surely?

[TarJak]

Very nice :sunny:

Not taken with the camera you had in Texas though....surely?
Nope but the one I bought duty free on the way home.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-g3rEnF86DFc/TseODkOse5I/AAAAAAAACgU/odfVh7hOa6E/s1152/IMG_8068.JPG?gl=AU

[TarJak]

Come on Grant ya slacker, get em posted....any Gannets?
None I'm afraid. I don't think we've got any flying examples. I've posted shots of the static one at the RAN FAA Museum in Nowra before.

CAC Boomerang
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--jfyCD7em90/TseMa20nYmI/AAAAAAAACYo/MPwO-n9q4t0/s1152/IMG_8375.JPG?gl=AU

[TarJak]

Spitfire Mk VIII
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-LW8DjcYlxuc/TseN-rJYmJI/AAAAAAAACgA/pftCLPnlM_I/s720/IMG_8076.JPG?gl=AU

Ca-27 Sabre
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-sZV90qFcNTo/TseNNQaRNRI/AAAAAAAACcs/Yh1GfdKHIqM/s1152/IMG_8176.JPG?gl=AU

[Jimbuna]

So what model did you buy?

I've still got that Panasonic DMC-TZ5 I was using in Houston but it's coming up a little short of what I'm after, especially in the man cave.

Mrs Buna is looking for a christmas pressie idea for me.

Problem being she'll be using my card to make the purchase :doh:

[TarJak]

I picked up the Canon EOS 500D with a couple of lenses. Still got the little Canon Ixus, but didn't take that one with me today.

[Madox58]

Love the Boomerang Suzy-Q
:rock:

I started a 3D mesh of one awhile back.
Maybe I should finish it.
:hmmm:

[Jimbuna]

I picked up the Canon EOS 500D with a couple of lenses. Still got the little Canon Ixus, but didn't take that one with me today.

Nice piece of kit :up:

http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Canon_EOS_500D_Digital_Rebel_T1i/

http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/canon_eos_500d_review/

http://www.whatdigitalcamera.com/equipment/reviews/digitalslr/1158/1/canon-eos-500d-review.html

http://electronicsprice.co.uk/product/Canon-EOS-500D-Digital-SLR-Camera.html?gclid=CNGZysGTw6wCFQIf4QodnBReqg

[Sailor Steve]

That Boomerang is just too cute for words. :rock:

[TarJak]

Yep Suzy Q is gorgeous. It was one of the aircraft I've been wanting to see since I was a kid. AFAIK the only Australian designed and build fighter to see service in WWII. The story of it's design was actually pretty amazing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAC_Boomerang

It wasn't much chop as a fighter, but really came into its own in a ground support role where it had quite a bit of success.

I was blown away with the whistling sound it makes as air rushes over its open gun ports as well! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSWqB6LT3z8

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-cjx7FFdezGk/TseNdfcLkuI/AAAAAAAACd4/9q8JQMrwU-A/s1024/IMG_8129.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pTLNgX_UbyQ/TseMTCqXy-I/AAAAAAAACYA/9D2Dtg-7GoU/s1280/IMG_8406.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-K9Xk_zl7tUg/TseMVcfW2VI/AAAAAAAACYI/vdGWfFGOmiM/s1024/IMG_8397.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ix7tBncno-M/TseMYOo639I/AAAAAAAACYY/hEzHS_gw1ik/s1024/IMG_8391.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yPfD8nRfoSI/TseNfX3anVI/AAAAAAAACeA/9in3_reyz-k/s1024/IMG_8127.JPG

[TarJak]

Spitfire MkXVI
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FnS-CvNn4_8/TseLyJIHrII/AAAAAAAACVc/vPhn6hx6QvE/s1024/IMG_8539.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_UTMoMmdq7w/TseLxT5pT6I/AAAAAAAACVY/dG4QnWeCGoI/s1024/IMG_8540.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-NKz9kTZ0xjI/TseLut5cG6I/AAAAAAAACVI/Bo9x8zGAfWE/s1024/IMG_8548.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Q92nFQrAMD8/TseLoaUFbQI/AAAAAAAACUs/wWTfGJTA_gw/s1024/IMG_8570.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TmoHBY0rW0Q/TseMBGmE-BI/AAAAAAAACWk/zCCy3TOBTMU/s1024/IMG_8457.JPG

[TarJak]

Some more of the Hudson:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-w0__KtETtF8/TseLNpRXgxI/AAAAAAAACTM/6EI0A2b6j4k/s1280/IMG_8619.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-i9Ky2RIvmeY/TseLSzA_sqI/AAAAAAAACTc/3OP-jF1TzHk/s1024/IMG_8614.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LD80KszCBSA/TseLWWeG09I/AAAAAAAACTo/_-jL_0TODMM/s1024/IMG_8606.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6i5iPFYvEzc/TseLXiP0sUI/AAAAAAAACTs/7HJx-WdFZMU/s1024/IMG_8607.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-OxKmGJ-JtXY/TseMI78X1WI/AAAAAAAACXI/7idKsCeA0k0/s1024/IMG_8440.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-dlPExJ_GJgg/TseMKacheSI/AAAAAAAACXQ/Jo2eJleliLU/s1024/IMG_8436.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-qj8FIt_I9T0/TseOwyTbluI/AAAAAAAACjM/OL9nF7a6P4g/s1024/IMG_7984.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-koyfM_CzCCQ/TseOx6QpdOI/AAAAAAAACjQ/YkBYewkAIiI/s1024/IMG_7982.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-AhVnoEZYdpY/TseOwG1QbYI/AAAAAAAACjI/JT5rbzFqdn8/s1024/IMG_7986.JPG

[TarJak]

Roulettes getting ready:

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lNPfAURFziA/TseOHBwI4fI/AAAAAAAACgg/APBDvMzWWpM/s800/IMG_8058.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-P2U4VMI7cEc/TseNldmSUXI/AAAAAAAACeY/3_y9vGnEXwk/s1024/IMG_8116.JPG

[TarJak]

Cessna A-37 Dragon Fly and Gloster Meteor
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-rolgTLBPvUo/TseLjL6ygbI/AAAAAAAACUU/KoesobNQF2c/s1024/IMG_8586.JPG

T-6 Harvards
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-J1e3hh_CjAw/TseMurRiLiI/AAAAAAAACaQ/FtI67aXaPsI/s1024/IMG_8301.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6o0IGqTxz_M/TseMx7Sv55I/AAAAAAAACak/EhoL9Ud49LU/s1024/IMG_8289.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-o8pPMHcGciY/TseM1yoqtOI/AAAAAAAACa4/On_9e62tOLQ/s1024/IMG_8283.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-XfUsMuaVm_E/TseMtZ01feI/AAAAAAAACaI/rpHGUKvaGyg/s1024/IMG_8305.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-K8Om3Hgos3w/TseMnWRC-vI/AAAAAAAACZo/28VfhgagqMw/s640/IMG_8322.JPG