Warbirds over Wanaka 2016

[nuuumannn]

Hi Guys,

I don't know if anyone has put any images from WOW 2016, so I thought I'd throw some your way. It was a good show this year.

Firstly, here's some of Bill Reid's lovely Anson I being put through its paces.

More soon.

[Tony C]

Nice pictures and personally, it's one of the aircraft that I would love to see at Legends one year!

[Radleigh]

Lovely sharp shots, I recently shot the Anson at Cosford and it made me realise just how lovely the aircraft is. Nice to see one in the air.

[tonyot]

Great pics and lovely to see the Anson airborne,........ but does it have the wings from a later C.19/T.22 variant fitted?

Cheers

Tony

[nuuumannn]

Hi Tony, its metal wings were retro-fitted as a result of a regulation being put out in Australia (it's ex-RAAF, serial MH120) regarding wooden winged Ansons back in the 60s after there were a few incidents of wooden wings suffering failure, I think the same thing was done in the UK in the 50s. Avro produced a mod enabling Mk.Is to be fitted with metal wings, which earned the MK.I the suffix Series II and this one was operating in civilian hands until the 70s/80s. I think there are only a couple of wooden winged Anson Is left in the world and obviously since this is the only flying Anson I, none are airworthy. Note also the early style of sharply sloping windscreen, these were removed in service since pilots complained of the glare and so only the earliest examples were built with them.

Edited June 26, 2016 by nuuumannn

[stevehnz]

I was lucky enough to see this a couple of times later on in its restoration, The attention to detail is simply stunning. Its one I enjoy to see at every opportunity.

Steve.

[Silver Fox]

Thanks for posting, I would love to see the Anson flying and trip to Wanaka for the show is on my bucket list. I made to the museum back in 1999 but in the height of summer when it was incredibly hot.

My late father was toolmaker for Avro and he loved the Anson, even managed to blag us a look round one of the last flying Ansons here in the UK when I was about 12. Nearly got a flight but there was technical failure and it didn't fly that day.

Looking forward to more photos

[nuuumannn]

A Big Grumman doing its party salute; a wing fold in front of the crowd.

Some more of the Avenger.

[F-32]

Lovely shots, I've got to get myself to this show one day.

[Paul J]

Lovely pics in a lovely land!! Seeing the Avenger reminds me I have aHasegawa kit to use my RNZAF decals by Ventura on.

[Hutch]

I was leading a school Gold DoE trip from the UK to NZ back in 2002 when we flew into Queenstown the day before the airshow. Totally a fluke but we took all of the group on a trip to see some amazing flying in one of the most beautiful settings ever. Happy memories...

Hutch