Spitfire's And A DC-3

Its always good to see two Spitfires in action together, and as I have mentioned before the weather was perfect for some nice photos at the Wings Over Wairarapa Air Show.

Here is Spitfire Mk IV MH367 (ZK-WDQ) & PV270 (ZK-SPI) taxing out in preparation for take-off. Air Chathams DC-3, ZK-AWP had perfect timing for landing after doing a display to get the last shot.

 

ZK-SPI (PV270) & ZK-WDQ (MH367)

Spitfire PV270 (ZK-SPI)

Spitfire MH367 (ZK-WDQ)

Spitfire PV270 and ZK-AWP

Aero L39 - ZK-WLM

At last, I managed to get some decent photos of this Aero L39, ZK-WLM.
On display at the Wings Over Wairarapa Air Show back in January this year.

The sun was just in the right spot for each of these pics, I like the last photo the best.

ZK-WLM 

ZK-WLM

ZK-WLM

ZK-WLM

ZK-WLM

Jetstream - ZK-LFW

Some closeup photos this time of the Life Flight's Jetstream ZK-LFW on display at the Wings Over Wairarapa Air Show.

ZK-LFW 

ZK-LFW 

ZK-LFW 

ZK-LFW 

ZK-LFW

ZK-LFW

Roaring Forties - Harvards

Some more photos from the Wing's Over Wairarapa Air Show, and the Roaring Forties Harvard Display Team Taxing out in preparation for their take off and display.

For some reason up until now, I haven't been able to get any decent shots of the Harvard's before, so I was very pleased to get these one's in great sunny, and close up conditions.

Titan T-51 Midget Mustang ZK-WWM

I thought it would be good to carry on from my last post of the P 51 Mustang with these photos of a
Titan T-51 Midget Mustang MJ-77,  ZK-WWM

Sure is a clean aircraft and I was surprised at how short and small the propeller blades actually were.

Titan T-51 Midget Mustang
ZK-WWM

ZK-WWM

ZK-WWM 

ZK-WWM

Air Chatham's DC-3, ZK-AWP

It was pretty much perfect conditions for these series of photos of Air Chatham's Douglas DC-3
ZK-AWP, with blue skies and the sun just in the right place for each photo, well almost anyway.

It was good to finally get some good photos, hope you like these ones.

ZK-AWP
First Scenic Flight of the day 

ZK-AWP 

ZK-AWP

ZK-AWP

ZK-AWP

ZK-AWP

ZK-AWP

ZK-AWP

ZK-AWP

ZK-AWP

ZK-AWP

ZK-AWP

ZK-AWP

Grumman Avenger NZ2518

Some more from the Air Show, and this time it was nice to get this Grumman Avenger TBF-1C NZ2518 in some good light. All other photos I have of this old classic aren't that good, so I was pleased with these photos.

Grumman Avenger
NZ2518

Grumman Avenger

Grumman Avenger

Tow Plane - ZK-CIG

Some more photos from the Wings over Wairarapa last month and this time photos of a
Piper PA-25-235, ZK-CIG. Seen here getting ready to tow glider ZK-GDG off on its display.

ZK-CIG

ZK-CIG

ZK-CIG

RNZAF C-130H Hercules - NZ7001

The Royal New New Zealand Airforce had their C-130H Hercules, NZ7001 on static display also at the airshow, allowing the crowds to look onboard and climb into the cockpit for a good look.

The RNZAF currently have 5, C-130H Hercules and they first took delivery of NZ7001-7003 back in 1965. NZ7001-7003 were some of the first off the Lockheed production lines. The other two RNZAF C-130's, NZ7004-NZ7005 were delivered in 1969.

When they are empty they are have a range of about 4000nm.
Powered by 4 X Allison T56-A-15 engines, with a 4910 Shaft Horsepower, it has a range of about 2200nm with a payload of about 12,700kg.

RNZAF Hercules
NZ7001 

NZ7001

NZ7001

NZ7001