AT-6

[Noddy]

[Splitpin]

bloody hell ...... looking at this on my phone , did a double take to make sure its not a photo

[Ian Warren]

A Wozza Johny Terrell Special i'm a guessing

[Noddy]

Yep spot on, John had done a fantastic job on the paint schemes

[000rick000]

one more to compliment yours Noddy...

[cowpatz]

Wow that polished metal effect is just stunning.

[Ian Warren]

A compliment alright , I never install Wozza's AT-6 only due to the later lessor framed canopy and the spinner of this later model that was never operated in New Zealand , we had a total of 202 MkII IIA IIB III s using them between 1941 to 1977 .

[Bomber12th]

Great screenshots, Noddy and Rick! Although applied to the later-variant model that is the Wozza Texan, an AT-6G, that repaint is of an aircraft that flies today in Australia that was originally one of the Harvard Mk.II's operated by the RNZAF, having originally been shipped to New Zealand in 1943. It remained in New Zealand until 1978 when it was sold into the warbird community and came to Australia. The aircraft first flew following extensive restoration not too many years ago and is owned by well known Australian female warbird pilot and collector, Judy Pay (who owns and flies, amongst other warbirds, a beautiful P-51D and one of only two Merlin-powered P-40F's flying in the world (hers is the only one flying today that was originally manufactured as a P-40F). If you'll notice, I tried to keep the repaint very accurate - such as the fact that the canopy framing (and lower wing) are painted silver, rather than being natural or polished metal. The registration of this aircraft pays homage to the aircraft's New Zealand service heritage, being registered as -NZH.

Although typically attributed to only late models, like the AT-6F and AT-6G, the spinner was introduced into AT-6 production as early as the AT-6D, and thus some examples in use in the U.S. during the later months of WWII already had these fitted (that is why the real-life restored AT-6D N85696, one of the other repaints I've done thus-far, has a spinner installed and remains extremely authentic).

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Bomber12th @ Jun 13 2013,1:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The aircraft first flew following extensive restoration not too many years ago and is owned by well known Australian female warbird pilot and collector, Judy Pay (who owns and flies, amongst other warbirds, a beautiful P-51D and one of only two Merlin-powered P-40F's flying in the world (hers is the only one flying today that was originally manufactured as a P-40F). If you'll notice, I tried to keep the repaint very accurate - such as the fact that the canopy framing (and lower wing) are painted silver, rather than being natural or polished metal. The registration of this aircraft pays homage to the aircraft's New Zealand service heritage, being registered as -NZH.

Arr so I did see this aircraft on the flight-line in a few places , Bankstown , Avalon and in Tamworth , Judy Pay , wonder if there is a connection to the late Colin Pay who debut his MKVIII during the 1988 Australian Bicentennial Airshow , course then was build a fleet of warbirds P-40s P-51 and a few others.

[AlisterC]

Both so stunning!!!! Nice!

[Dash8captain]

Awesome - those clouds! - cant wait until I get my copy of REX!

[Bugdani]

Superbe idea! Wouah !

Bug.

[Bomber12th]

Ian, perhaps oddly enough, there is no relation between the late Col Pay and Judy Pay, despite both owning and operating warbirds in Australia. (Judy's Mustang, co-owned with Dick Hourigan, is VH-JUC (which has been attributed as meaning "Judy's Unique Chariot"). )

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Bomber12th @ Jun 14 2013,9:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ian, perhaps oddly enough, there is no relation between the late Col Pay and Judy Pay, despite both owning and operating warbirds in Australia. (Judy's Mustang, co-owned with Dick Hourigan, is VH-JUC (which has been attributed as meaning "Judy's Unique Chariot"). )

There was a good documentary about Colin and how he used his crop dusting bissness for his own end to create a museum i recall just outside Temora, i recall a daughter or believe but anyways its good to have peoples putting moneys into these aircraft , New Zealand's own Sir Tim Wallis was Col's equal and now taken the rein's in the same style is Peter Jackson as you no with his WWI collection .