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25.01.2022 EVANS HEAD SAYS THANKS TO KIM ROLPH-SMITH: The Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome Committee presented Kim with a framed print photo composite of Evans Heads No.1 Bo...mbing & Gunnery School and No. 1 Air Observers School as it was during World War II "in recognition of his significant contribution to the preservation of the State Heritage Listed World War II Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome". The presentation occurred during this years Great Eastern Fly-In. The Aerodrome was gazette as a State Heritage site in November 2002 more than 10 years ago. The Aerodrome Committee prepared the successful application for Heritage Listing of the site despite opposition from Richmond Valley Council. Kim was there from the beginning 21 years ago. We know the World War II Veterans particularly appreciated his support. In the early days his aircraft was sometimes the only plane at significant events such as Veterans Reunions. Thanks very much Kim from all of us. ~~~LEST WE FORGET~~~ Photo: Kim Rolph Smith with GEFI Chief Gai Taylor See more

24.01.2022 Taking my mate Adrian out for a dog fight in a Yak 52. Many thanks to Kim at #warbirdaviation for giving him the ride if his life. Warbird Aviation Adventure F...lights Brisbane. Visit Brisbane Visit Queensland, Australia . . . #thisisqueensland #australia #seeaustralia #discoveripswich #visitlogan #visitscenicrim #lockyervalley #luvyalockyer #experiencesomerset #somersetqld #redlandscoast #visitdarlingdowns #brisbaneanyday #brisbane #visitbrisbane

22.01.2022 Red Bull Surfings 2018 highlight reel is one not to be missed. Hit play now for the recap of a crazy year in surfing celluloid: win.gs/Best-Of-Red-Bull-Surfing-2018

20.01.2022 CYCLONE SPINOFF SET TO BREAK THE DROUGHT ON THE NORTH COAST - by Halden Boyd THE frogs are croaking and the ants are climbing, and weather models are now consol...idating showing we are in for a really big dose of rain to quench the parched the thirst on the North Coast which has seen a driest period on record for January for many years. The latest Bureau Of Meteorology and Weatherzone models are consolidating showing the North Coast could be in for a much needed soaking of rain from late next week. Latest GFS 10 day forecasts are showing a Cyclone should form in the Gulf of Carpentaria tomorrow Friday 1st February and drift slowly south east popping into the Coral Sea near Townsville on Tuesday 5th February. The models show a deep low should re-intensify and track southeast and skip down the coast, however ECMWF forecasts are still suggesting the monsoonal system could sit over Central Queensland. Whatever teeters on the edge of this cat and mouse scenario the impact will have a dramatic change in weather patterns with the very late monsoon which has not been seen since the 1970s. However the latest GFS models clearly show the effects should be felt on the North Coast starting on Thursday next week with showers turning to rain on Friday. The models are indicating that from Thursday and into Friday the region could receive falls of up to 315mm, or over 12 inches on the old scale. The Evans Head News Team will be monitoring the situation and bringing you regular updates in the lead up to this significant event.

13.01.2022 Our 2019 Airshow season is under way! As a team we have been working tirelessly to ensure that this is our best yet and we are thoroughly looking forward to it!... Below are all the dates we can confirm for the first half of the year, but we will keep you posted of any further confirmations. JANUARY 12th & 13th | Great Eastern Fly In - Evans Head Great Eastern Fly-In Evans Head - Australias Friendliest Flying Event FEBRUARY 23rd & 24th | Heaven Can Wait - Lake Macquarie Heaven Can Wait - Charity Sailing Regatta MARCH 1st & 3rd | Australian International Airshow - Avalon Australian International Airshow MARCH 3rd | Devonport Regatta - Tasmania Devonport Regatta 11th | Australian National Skydiving Championships - Moruya Airport Australian National Skydiving Championships 2019 16th | Lake Boga Splash In Lake Boga Airshow & Splash In APRIL 6th & 7th | Hunter Valley Airshow -Cessnock Hunter Valley Airshow 14th | Australian STOL Championships - Tyabb Australian STOL Championships 21st | Taree Aquatic Festival MAY 4th & 5th | Wings Over Illawarra - Wollongong Wings Over Illawarra Air Show 19th | Rathmines Catalina Festival Rathmines Catalina Festival PLUS MANY MORE! #airshow #aviation #aircraft #warbirds #warbird #biplane #formation #aerobatics #pilot #smokeon #display #bluesky #dayout #familydayout #aviator #event

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08.01.2022 P-38 LIGHTNINGS..

07.01.2022 Brisbane Top Gun Jet Flights April 6th & 7th 2019. Book now !! 1300 727 700 www.jetfighter.com.au

06.01.2022 (COMPOSITE IMAGE WARNING, ANOTHER MOSSIE THREE SHIP) Have wanted to have the three New Zealand restored Mossies put together in the same photo for quite a while... mainly to show this magnificent achievement in all its glory. KA114 first flew in 2012, she was joined by TV959 in 2016 and PZ474 in 2019. They have been built by a bunch of miracle workers in New Zealand for some passionate US based owners. So well done to everyone involved (I simply cannot name you all) in bringing these magnificent aircraft back to life, it has been an incredible journey so far and just look at those beautiful machines you have created! In regards to this image, it is made up of a background shot I took at 7500ft while waiting for KA114 back in 2012, have then added an image of each aircraft from subsequent photo flights. I picked similar angles and light conditions and then passed all four images to Graphic Designer James Orphan, a guy who really does know his stuff and the result is magnificent. This is something I could not do, I even have the finished file in layers so I can move the formation around and this is what I ended up with! Many thanks for your efforts James, it truly is amazing to see all three together and maybe someone can take this photo for real one day. The silver aircraft (TV959) from FHC is in a new scheme now but when it was flown in New Zealand it had markings applied from a former RNZAF machine. All four images were taken in New Zealand skies which is amazing for a small country like ours. The Mossie is my favourite aircraft of all time, and to see all three together really is something very special to me and no doubt all of you.

05.01.2022 With great thanks and appreciation to Mildura 2 OTU Heritage Inc, a higher resolution copy of their recently posted image of Kittyhawk aircraft and an Anson at ...Mildura, in 1945. Visible codes are CD-E(F) serial ending 85, ?A-X serial with 20?(?), CD-A, CD-H and CD-O. If the P-40 experts, (go go gadget Gordon), would care to chime in with any connected information from their research, we can hopefully add this image to the gallery with a few aircraft identified. See more

03.01.2022 WINGED FERRARIS! If ever you are travelling in Italy, a visit to the Air Force Museum at Vigna di Valle on Lake Bracciano, just an hour north of Rome, is an abs...olute must. The museum has evolved over the years to include a fantastic range of aircraft from both world wars as well as from the period in between, and the cold-war era. Classic Wings team members Graham and Jane Orphan (supported by Rob Poynton capturing the occasion on camera) have just visited the collection and whilst the SPADs of WW-I and the gorgeous Macchi MC.202 and 205 were high on the to view list, it was these stunning Schneider Cup racing seaplanes that were the greatest drawcard for us! Aviation was barely a quarter of a century old when these red rockets burst onto the scene, each year getting faster and more competitive around the watery race circuit. The museums collection includes the Fiat C.29 (1929) and the Macchi produced M.39 (1926), M.67 (1929) and the outrageous MC.72 (1934 - Macchi Castoldi). The latter (closest to the camera in the group photo) featured the remarkable Fiat AS.6 liquid cooled V-24 engine which coupled two Fiat V-12 engines in tandem but with a gearbox and driveshaft set-up that allowed contra-rotation of the two propellers, adding the benefit of removing the torque issues which on seaplanes, tended to cause the down-side float to dig-in on take-off. The MC.72 also took the surface-skin radiator system to new levels with coolant and oil radiators covering the wing surfaces, large parts of the float surfaces as well as the float struts, the gold/brass colouring adding to the attraction of these very aesthetic racers. The MC.72 missed the Schneider Trophy races before the series ended, but on 23rd October 1934, went on the set a new piston speed record for all aircraft of 440.7 mph which it held for five years. It still holds the record as the worlds fastest seaplane! A visit to this exceptional museum is very highly recommended! (Special thanks to noted Italian aviation historian Gregory Alegi who very kindly hosted the Classic Wings visit with wonderful insights only he could provide in his unique style.) See more

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02.01.2022 Fresh from Duxford airshow in the UK, is this cockpit from a Spitfire Mk1A. Stand by for some great footage in the next few days.

02.01.2022 Sukhoi Su-57E unveiled, Russia keen to sell the fighter to IAF, Turkey already interested

01.01.2022 Mitsubishi A6M3-22 Rei-shiki Kanjo Sentoki (Type 0 Carrier Fighter)(), Manufacturer Number 3852. This particular aircraft was converted to a 2-seater an...d this rebuild consists of a few aircraft. What makes up the majority of this rebuild (based on the data plate) is from an aircraft that was built by Mitsubishi in 1943 and (likely) ferried to New Guinea. Aircraft salvager and MIA researcher Bruce Fenstermaker made arrangements with local Indonesian officials to recover aircraft relics at Babo Field, Irian Jaya, Indonesia (which had been subjected to American bombing raids in 1943 and early 1944 and the location of a number of salvage operations in the 1970s and 1980s). He found an abandoned A6M3-22, the salvageable parts of which were to become this rebuild. The Santa Monica Museum of Flying and Fenstermaker formed a joint venture to acquire more aircraft at the sight, including a Betty, Judy, Tony, Nick, and two more Zeros. The museum commissioned a Russian restoration facility to rebuild it (in all, three were sent there between 1994-97 although I do not know the name) where many modern parts and methods were used to replace heavily damaged or missing components to make what you see here, based on the A6M3-22 Manufacturer Numbers, this one with #3852. There are some original parts including the main landing gear and wing trim tabs. This aircraft was sent to Santa Monica without wiring, instruments or armament and Paul Allens Vulcan Warbirds Inc. acquired it for Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum (FHCAM) and sent it to The Fighter Rebuilders in Chino for further restoration. It has replica armament. It went to Wenatchee for completion to airworthiness between 2011-12. This variant of the A6M was originally powered by a Nakajima Sakae 21 fourteen-cylinder engine, but this aircraft is fitted with Pratt & Whitney R-1830 engines (with a mixture of components to fit the airframe). In the latter 1930s, Japan obtained licenses to build the Shwa L2D and Nakajima L2D aircraft (versions of the Douglas DC-3) with Japanese versions of Pratt & Whitney engines, and that engine is only 4 inches in diameter larger than the Sakae, so the P&W was deemed cheaper to maintain and more reliable than a Sakae engine to use on this aircraft. It is painted in the markings of Kokutai (Air Group) 251 which was based in the Rabaul area. Research by Ryan Toews of J-Aircraft.com provided the correct olive green color and additional research revealed that Kokutai 251 painted darker vertical stripes in the field to make them less visible when parked in jungle foliage (hence the "tiger stripes"). The fully rebuilt aircraft was first flown by Steve Hinton on March 29, 2012. My photos and videos at FHCAM on Paine Field in Everett, Washington. https://youtu.be/B0Ygzaka_0k https://youtu.be/GvwH1hizKe8 https://youtu.be/bSdjX8xG7pQ https://youtu.be/kdwvViJYjYc https://youtu.be/0QWszkkk570 http://youtu.be/DbWFtoXxKxQ http://youtu.be/ihYJydZva80 http://youtu.be/HBw8SCz2hAs http://youtu.be/Tgt0qRtIns4 http://youtu.be/A0FG6UplcfU http://youtu.be/nRH4faxFcOQ http://youtu.be/DtgDolkdpt4 http://youtu.be/ydpGBdx98r8 http://youtu.be/xIoB-2eFgP4 http://youtu.be/DVhb-yhzXlU https://www.facebook.com/Randy.Malmstrom/videos/1088810721146584/ https://www.facebook.com/Randy.Malmstrom/videos/1088810374479952/ http://youtu.be/P4vmpwL00R8 https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=981544508539873 With the Rei-sen, the number "0" referred to the last digit of the Japanese Imperial year 2600 (1940), the year the aircraft type was introduced. Not unlike the 1922 U.S. Navy aircraft designation system, by 1927, both the Imperial Japanese Navy and Army had developed designation systems and using English language letters and Arabic digits. In the official designation "A6M", the "A" signified a carrier-based fighter, "6" meant that it was the sixth such model built for the Imperial Navy, and "M" indicated Mitsubishi as the manufacturer. The official Allied reporting name was "Zeke" but "Zero" became the well-known and commonly used name (and Allied pilots were known to mistakenly refer to other Japanese aircraft as "Zero"). The A6M3 was initially mistaken for a different aircraft type and temporarily had the Allied code name Hamp which was dropped. The type was introduced into the Japanese Imperial Navy in 1940 for carrier-based operations but the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service also flew them from land-based operations. The aircraft was designed by Mitsubishi but other manufacturers such as Nakajima were contracted to build them under license, and there were a number of variants. Fitted with Type 99 20 mm cannon in the wings (in later versions) and two Type 97 7.7 mm machine guns firing through the propeller arc and fitted atop the top of each side of the instrument panel so they could be hand-charged. They could carry two 132 kg. bombs. They were powered by Nakajima Sakae 12 or later, Sakae 21 engines. The A6M had mechanical landing gear indicator rods (or bayonets) attached to the landing gear struts and protruded above the wings when the gear was down (such as was used on the Fw-190 and quite a few other aircraft); however, a green light on the gear selector box also indicated when the gear was down. A6Ms also had a landing gear safety cable attached to the right strut - when the aircraft was on the ground and the oleo strut was partially retracted, the cable pulled a pin out blocking the pilot from moving the selector valve handle to the retracted position; and on takeoff and the strut expanded and the cable released the pressure on the pin so it could retract and allow the pilot to safely pull the retractor handle. The main undercarriage and brakes are hydraulically operated. The wheel fairings have small access doors to the tire valve stems and the aircraft must be rolled to position the stems with the doors to inflate the tires. The tail wheel is a combination retracting ram and air-oil shock unit - I include my photos of the tail cone removed, exposing the hydraulic tubes and steering cables. You can see the red stencil alignment markings on the wing leading edges. Japan used Aotake (meaning generally, "green bamboo") as an anti-corrosion primer on the inner surfaces of their aircraft - similar to the U.S. use of Zinc Chromate and, following tests in the U.S., was considered superior to Zinc Chromate. And, like Zinc Chromate, the color of Aotake varied by manufacturer and the various aircraft component subcontractors but was generally a bright color to make it obvious for uniformity of application. It is seen here in a bright light blue - a common color. Note the two-piece cowling held together with Dzus fasteners. The 4-foot folding wingtips allowed the aircraft to fit in the elevators of the carriers yet keep the aircraft light and simple (without a lot of reinforcement or hydraulics). Note the blue and red (some versions also had yellow) load gauges on the landing gear strut covers that measure the compression of the oleo struts. The leading edges of the wings have been painted with yellow identification panels as a way to try to avert friendly fire.