Vintage news from down under

**Guntruck** · 07-03-2013 01:03

From August's Flypast:

**grumpybear** · 07-03-2013 03:37

A nice looking plane, thanks for posting it.

**Carl_Brisgamer** · 07-03-2013 03:39

The group is certainly putting together a great collection for next years' commemorations.

I hope the collection stays in Queensland once the shows are done.

**csadn** · 07-03-2013 13:39

<- now picturing a WW1 fighter making the VW Bug "diggadiggadigga" noise... :)

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 07-03-2013 14:24

Thanks for the post Gunners.
It is interesting to see just how many people around the globe still have enough interest in these early planes to spend time and money either restoring or replicating them.
Rob.

**Carl_Brisgamer** · 07-03-2013 16:14

Another local news story with some close up footage of the Fokker D.VIII and Fokker Dr.I, with some WW1 re-enactors for flavour - watching the old blokes try to climb into the cockpit of the D.VIII is a source of some amusement!

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-1...isbane/4756512

**Jager** · 07-03-2013 16:25

I'm not sure I'd have an easy time of it myself...though I'd remember that I didn't need a bayonet in the cockpit

Karl

**Carl_Brisgamer** · 07-03-2013 17:05

Although there were heavy fighters there were very few 'heavy' fighter pilots for good reason

**gully_raker** · 07-03-2013 17:43

Hoping to get up to Cabulture Aerodrome while I am up here in Qld. for 4 weeks perhaps with Carl if he can make it!

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 07-04-2013 01:20

Thanks for another interesting posting Carl.
All in all it looks as if you have got the Centenary well covered Down Under.
It will be interesting if we back here in the Old Country will be able to come up to scratch.
Rob.

**Jager** · 07-04-2013 02:00

Originally Posted by Carl_Brisgamer

Although there were heavy fighters there were very few 'heavy' fighter pilots for good reason

Even Goring was reasonably trim in those days.
Karl

**Carl_Brisgamer** · 07-04-2013 04:21

Originally Posted by gully_raker

Hoping to get up to Cabulture Aerodrome while I am up here in Qld. for 4 weeks perhaps with Carl if he can make it!

The museum is open 9am to 3pm daily Barry, I reckon I'll get a day off towards the end of the week, if that suits you.

**Guntruck** · 07-04-2013 05:12

Nice one Carl, thanks for that. Just glad he didn't try to manoeuvre himself into the cockpit wearing a Piklehaube and perforating the top wing!

**Carl_Brisgamer** · 07-04-2013 05:44

Originally Posted by Guntruck

Nice one Carl, thanks for that. Just glad he didn't try to manoeuvre himself into the cockpit wearing a Piklehaube and perforating the top wing!

Your comment took me back to the scene in 'Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines' where the character Oberst Manfred von Holstein played to stereotypical camp perfection by Gert Fröbe deflates the balloon with his pickelhaube. They don't make them like that anymore.

**Brambo** · 07-04-2013 06:01

Thanks for the post Steve, they seem to have done a really nice job there, it looks great

**gully_raker** · 07-04-2013 18:41

Originally Posted by Carl_Brisgamer

The museum is open 9am to 3pm daily Barry, I reckon I'll get a day off towards the end of the week, if that suits you.

Thanks Carl! See my PM sent today.

**crashx** · 07-05-2013 09:01

Thanks for the post Steve, it looks like a beautiful aircraft!!!

**crashx** · 07-05-2013 09:05

Originally Posted by Carl_Brisgamer

Another local news story with some close up footage of the Fokker D.VIII and Fokker Dr.I, with some WW1 re-enactors for flavour - watching the old blokes try to climb into the cockpit of the D.VIII is a source of some amusement!

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-1...isbane/4756512

Thanks Carl, nice video!!!

**Marechallannes** · 07-05-2013 09:47

The Sopwith Pub would be a great plane for the next WW I series.

**AlgyLacey** · 07-05-2013 12:00

Originally Posted by Marechallannes

The Sopwith Pub would be a great plane for the next WW I series.

Although we've had this typo before it remains an irresistible chance to picture the beer pumps on the edge of the cockpit and the row of upside down bottles on the trailing edge of the top wing.