Jon Clements
Well Known Member
Last Saturday I jumped in my trusty RV-7 with a pilot mate (Guy Bourke) and we shot up north to Temora Aviation Museum for one of their regular flying displays. Guy Bourke's day job is a 767 Captain and he is one of those insanely lucky fellas who has flown more types than most (Spitfire, P-51 Mustang, P-40 Kitty, Hudson Bomber, Harvard, Vampire...just to name a few). Guy had the hard task on the day of flying Temora's Spitfire in a formation display with Alan Arthur's P-40 Kittyhawk. It was my first visit to Temora Aviation Museum and believe me when i say I was drooling over their extraordinary collection which is the pride and joy of owner/pilot David Lowe. Check out www.aviationmuseum.com.au
Anyway back to the point - Following the flying displays Guy Bourke and I were ready to leave at the same time as Alan Arthur in the P-40 and we were both heading south for Victoria. I couldn't resist temptation and asked Alan to depart with us in formation so I could snap a couple of shots.
If you reckon you had the RV grin on the day of your first flight, wait till the day you are riding side saddle with a P-40 Kittyhawk 10ft off your wing with 12 cylinders barking away in your right ear........I was grinning so hard it hurt!
I never thought I would live the day to formate with a P-40 but doing it in a tin can you built yourself was just too much!!!
Now I gotta save up for a warbird because you should of seen how fast the P-40 left me behind when Alan turned on the gas.....with a roll on departure!
and here is a photo of the Hudson Bomber which also flew on the day - it is currently the only flying Hudson in the world...
Anyway back to the point - Following the flying displays Guy Bourke and I were ready to leave at the same time as Alan Arthur in the P-40 and we were both heading south for Victoria. I couldn't resist temptation and asked Alan to depart with us in formation so I could snap a couple of shots.
If you reckon you had the RV grin on the day of your first flight, wait till the day you are riding side saddle with a P-40 Kittyhawk 10ft off your wing with 12 cylinders barking away in your right ear........I was grinning so hard it hurt!
I never thought I would live the day to formate with a P-40 but doing it in a tin can you built yourself was just too much!!!
Now I gotta save up for a warbird because you should of seen how fast the P-40 left me behind when Alan turned on the gas.....with a roll on departure!
and here is a photo of the Hudson Bomber which also flew on the day - it is currently the only flying Hudson in the world...
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