![]() Major Rokusaburo Nakamura of the 68th Hiko Sentai).įlack shot down the Ki-61 in a head on attack (his second aerial victory and confirmed by his wingman) but the Japanese fighter had also damaged the P-40’s cooling system which resulted in rising oil temperature. Flack of the 49th Fighter Group, 8th Fighter Squadron engaged an Imperial Japanese Army Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (Allied reporting name “Tony”) fighter in a dogfight (flown by Sgt. Its last day of flying in World War Two occurred in New Guinea during a fighter sweep mission over Wewak on February 14th, 1944, when USAAF pilot 1st Lt. There is a rather fascinating tale to the end of this P-40N’s military career (USAAF Serial Number 42-104986). Sopwith Pup replica – the sun was still shrouded behind cloud at his stage of the air show USAAF Curtiss P-40N-5-CU Warhawk (USAAF Serial Number 42-104986) – the sun eventually came out! It is always great to see a World War Two fighter fly Distinctive lines The P-40N wears the markings of the USAAF 5th Air Force, 49th Fighter Group, 8th Fighter Squadron for which it served in New Guinea flying out of Gusap Airfield during World War Two The P-40N wears the markings of the USAAF 5th Air Force, 49th Fighter Group, 8th Fighter Squadron for which it served in New Guinea flying out of Gusap Airfield during World War Two (the white tail with a black checker board represents the 49th Fighter Group). The TBM Avenger was joined in the flying by a Sopwith Pup replica (VH-SOR completed in 1992) similar to those flown by the Australian Flying Corps as a training aircraft in World War One and Doug Hamilton’s 1943 Curtiss P-40N-5-CU Warhawk (USAAF Serial Number 42-104986) did a fly-in display from its base in Wangaratta. Well done! A low pass over the Yak-52 Formation Team on the Kyneton runway – note: the starboard undercarriage is partially down The partially lowered undercarriage created some concern but Paul Bennet flew on to complete a great display The show goes on A big bird, the Avenger was a devastating torpedo bomber operating from US Navy aircraft carriers in World War Two A wave for the crowd and a great flying display by Paul Bennet Paul Bennet continued flying like a boss and when he was able to lower the undercarriage without any issue before landing, all was good (he tested it out long before he made his final landing approach). There was a little bit of concern during the entertaining Avenger flight display when it was noticeable that the starboard side undercarriage was not fully retracted. This way up! Underbelly – note the open bomb bay The Grumman (GM) TBM-3E Avenger is a real beauty 1943 US Navy Grumman (GM) TBM-3E Avenger torpedo bomber Avenger low pass It was sold again in 2011 to Paul Bennet. Its first post-restoration flight was on April 6th, 2006 at the Gold Coast Airport in Queensland. It was sold and transported to an Australian buyer in 2004 for restoration. 1943 Grumman (GM) TBM-3E Avenger (US Navy Bureau Number 53857) torpedo bomber in the markings of US Navy Torpedo Squadron 8 (VT-8) taxiing out at Kyneton Airfield The Paul Bennet Airshows TBM Avenger takes offįrom the 1960’s to 2002 the TBM Avenger spent most of that time as a converted fire fighting aerial tanker until retired. Paul Bennet Airshows low flying 1943 Grumman (GM) TBM-3E Avenger (US Navy Bureau Number 53857) torpedo bomber in the markings of US Navy Torpedo Squadron 8 (VT-8) which operated from USS Bunker Hill as part of Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8) from March 1944 was a highlight of the air show. ![]() ![]() The warbirds that took to the sky at the Kyneton Air Show provided some interesting diversity from World War One to World War Two and the Vietnam War. ![]() Seeing these historic combat aircraft up close and flying is always a highlight of any air show and this was no exception. Lets now take a look at more of the warbirds that flew at the Kyneton Air Show on Sunday April 23rd, 2017. ![]()
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