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Looking into the fires of hell. RAAF F-111 A8-113 blasts the adoring crowd. Navigated by Flt.Lt Susan Youngman.

RAAF No.6 SQN F-111C A8-113, piloted by SqnLdr Craig Whiting and navigated by FltLt Susan Youngman, condenses the cold air over Wanaka on Friday 14th April 2006.

Two more F-111's were at Harewood during the weekend: A8-142 which had a hydraulic leak and had to make an emergency landing. A8-147 arrived at Harewood on 16th April.

Photograph: Copyright P.Finlay. Awarded "Special Merit" by judge Pieta Ward at Northside Creative Photography "open" EDP chapter 3.5.06.

Aircraft history:

F-111A / F-111C S / N 158. 67-0113. USAF Del 14/08/69; 'NC' 430 TFS/474 TFW 'NA' 430 TFS/474 TFW (Vietnam Ops), Dep Nellis 29/09/72, Arr Takhli 04/10/72; 'HG' 428 TFS/347 TFW Tfd 30/07/73 (flew last combat sortie 15/08/73); 'NA' 474 TFW (10/75); 'MO' 366 TFW Tfd 07/77 (09/77). Cr 600 Ft short of runway, Mountain Home AFB (repaired over two years), 390 TFS/366 TFW (12/80); RAAF Attrition replacement (noted undergoing modification to RAAF standards, McClellan AFB 1981); Del to RAAF 06/82

RAAF No.6 SQN F-111 A8-113. KS-4 gyro assisted. Ripping the moisture from the low pressure areas above the wings and fueslage in the cold Wanaka air.

RAAF No.6 SQN F-111 A8-113. KS-4 gyro assisted. Making clouds.

RAAF No.6 SQN F-111 A8-113. KS-4 gyro assisted.

RNZAF Boeing 757 NZ 7572 shows astounding manoeurerability at low level.

Liquid silver. The undersides of the RNZAF Boeing 757 NZ 7572 as the aircraft makes a low pass at Wanaka.

RNZAF Boeing 757 NZ-7572 displays at Warbirds over Wanaka 2006 banking away into the gloom of storm clouds over the Harris Mountains to the north of Wanaka. And they say never shoot into the sun! A monochromatic version, slightly cropped. Presented at Northside Creative Photography Club and awarded a "Special Merit" by judge Pieta Ward 3.5.06.

Polikarpov I-153 Chaika which was armed with four 7.62 mm machine guns and was powered by a M-62 1,000 hp engine giving a top speed of 275 mph making it the fastest biplane ever produced. The I-153 first flew in 1938 and served in the Far East in the summer of 1939 against the Japanese Army on the Manchurian border at Nomongan. The type also saw service in the Finnish War of 1939-40. Used by the Chinese Nationalist forces against the Japanese. This and two other wrecks, sourced from Russia, were rebuilt in that country for Sir Tim Wallis in the 1990s. More information from http://www.nzfpm.co.nz/articles/i153wings.htm

This images appears in issue 11 of Aero Australia.

Looking into the fires of hell. RAAF F-111 A8-113 blasts the adoring crowd. Navigated by Flt.Lt Susan Youngman.

Looking into the fires of hell. RAAF F-111 A8-113 blasts the adoring crowd. Navigated by Flt.Lt Susan Youngman.

Looking into the fires of hell. RAAF F-111 A8-113 blasts the adoring crowd. Navigated by Flt.Lt Susan Youngman.

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