k5054nz Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 (edited) Hi all, I know this is super specific but do any BMers happen to have photos of XV241 as she was at the Australian Bicentennial Air Show in October 1988? I've only found a couple on Airliners.net and one each AirHistory.net and AerialVisuals.ca from the show and immediately after. I know she's an option in this scheme in the Airfix kit but I'd like to get reference pics as well so I can get it right. Any help or leads are very much appreciated! Edited January 8, 2022 by k5054nz added links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junchan Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 A quick Google search brought this up. https://www.airhistory.net/photo/259796/XV241 Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted January 8, 2022 Author Share Posted January 8, 2022 3 hours ago, Junchan said: A quick Google search brought this up. https://www.airhistory.net/photo/259796/XV241 Thanks Jun, I had that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoenL Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 https://www.flickr.com/photos/hilifta/12402919893/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/hilifta/12403209854/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/hilifta/12402911293/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted January 9, 2022 Author Share Posted January 9, 2022 Wonderful, thank you Koen! I think I need to broaden my search by not including the serial! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riksbar Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 There’s a couple of shots in the static display in that collection as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted January 9, 2022 Author Share Posted January 9, 2022 59 minutes ago, Riksbar said: There’s a couple of shots in the static display in that collection as well. I had a feeling there would be, I’m off to check out the collection now as there are a handful of aircraft from that show on my To Build list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoenL Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Riksbar said: There’s a couple of shots in the static display in that collection as well. I noticed those but they were actually of XV234, not XV241. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted January 9, 2022 Author Share Posted January 9, 2022 2 hours ago, KoenL said: I noticed those but they were actually of XV234, not XV241. That's ok, they're still helpful - plus I was able to get some other photos I needed for other projects, so thanks for the link 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bradley Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 (edited) I presume 241 was the flying a/c and 234 was the static, as I only have static shots of 234: What are the other a/c you need photos of? I may have something. Edited January 9, 2022 by Paul Bradley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 15 minutes ago, Paul Bradley said: I presume 241 was the flying a/c and 234 was the static, as I only have static shots of 234: Quite right Paul and apparently it was the other way around for Fincastle: 234 was the competition machine and 241 the back up. That's very kind of you to offer! I'm also keen to get photos of the Bristol Tourer replica "G-AUDK", CAC Sabre A94-983 (the flying aircraft), F/A-18 Hornet A21-15, F-111C A8-126, and the Sukhoi Su-26. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bradley Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) Well, I can help with a couple of those! It appears I didn't get decent shots of any of the other specific airframes - sorry! BTW, that Sukhoi put on the most amazing aerobatic display I think I've ever seen! Edited January 10, 2022 by Paul Bradley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 Thanks a ton Paul, those are fantastic! 1 hour ago, Paul Bradley said: BTW, that Sukhoi put on the most amazing aerobatic display I think I've ever seen! You mean this one? 😉 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bradley Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 That's the one - I believe he was World Champion at the time. Pity he wasn't using smoke - this footage doesn't really give you the full perspective on how he was throwing it around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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