Shepparton Mammoth Fly-in 96.

MUSTANG - North American P-51

This Mustang has been beautifully finished in what is quite a colourful scheme for a military aircraft.

HAWKER SEA FURY

One of my favourite piston powered fighter aircraft, this model is displaying the Royal Australian Navy Colour scheme. Unfortunately it's spinner was off at the time of this photograph.

NORTH AMERICAN HARVARD

Known as the Harvard in British and Commonwealth countries, this model should probably be called a T-6 Texon.

BOEING B-17 - Flying Fortress

Complete with exhaust marks, this one was a real treat to see fly. This B-17G belongs to Ross Woodcock. The 3.175 metre wingspan model has 4 royal 46 two-stroke engines, 2 receivers, 13 servos. Functions include bomb bay doors. Weighs 20 kg and colours are of the 447 Bomber Group.

SU-27 Flanker

The aircraft in the foreground, This Sukhoi SU-27 is a spectacularly finished model with a very professional paint job.

Mc DONNELL DOUGLAS F-15 Eagle

The aircraft at the back of this group, is finished in a realistic combat grey colour scheme.

North American F-86 Sabre

Going back a bit in time to the previous 2 jet aircraft, this Sabre was also very nicely finish.

MESSERSCHMITT Me 262

There was a large contingency of unusual German war planes this year. This being one of them complete with twin ducted fans.

DONIER 335

This 3.66 metre wingspan machine has a Zenoah 62 engine in the front and a ST 3000 running in reverse in the rear. I believe this model belongs to Alan O'Donnell.

HEINKEL 219

This aircraft belongs to Brian Johnson. It has two OS 61 two-strokes, a wingspan of 2.64 metres and weighs 11.2kg. You should of heard this one fly around with that sheet sound of these 2 engines.

Blohm und Voss BV-141A

This German observation plane is truly an unusual model complete with a 7 cylinder radial engine in it. The actual aircraft was developed in 1938/39 to the Luftwaffe's specs to be armed and fly long range. In a testing competition with Heinkel, the Heinkel 189 won out. Only (13) BV-141's were built, three prototypes and ten pre-production units. It was considered the most unorthodox design of WWII.

(thanks Bill O'Neil & Brent Norman for Info.)