Jim:
The five blade prop means a Griffon engine. The one (Mk XIV) that was
flying in NZ (ZK-XIV) crashed a number of years ago, luckily not killing
the pilot. It's being restored, I gather. I presume that's the one in
the photo.
Martin
Jim Nichols wrote:
> Beautifully composed, Brian. Isn't that a late model Spitfire in the
> foreground?
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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> From: "Brian Swale" <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: [OM] (OM) Once more two generations of aeroplanes ...
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>> Prompted by Dawid's image yesterday, I have uploaded one of my own.
>>
>> Taken at either the last Wings And Wheels at Wigram airbase, or the
>> second-to-last.
>>
>> One grunty (especially if you were close) monoplane, observing with expert
>> nose-cone, four Australian swing-wing jet fighters putting on a show.
>>
>> Most likely OM2, Kodachrome 64.
>>
>> This is an old scan which I retrieved from my W'95 machine. Sorry about
>> the
>> marks, and I feel sure I could improve the resolution on one of my newer
>> scanners. But not tonight, Josephine. Anyway; enjoy.
>>
>> Top link at http://www.brianswale.com/zuikoholics/
>>
>> Brian Swale.
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