Titan Mustang ZK-AKL/2 at Matamata in 2011

In spite of it having been around for some years I never had a really nice photo of Titan Mustang ZK-AKL2.  Then recently Harley Brighouse sent me some photos of him flying it at Matamata back on 19/3/11:

ZK-AKL2 was built by a syndicate of NZ Warbirds members with a Rotax 912 engine but it has not flown many hours.  It is currently stored at Mercer and has been inactive for quite a few years although it is still registered to Titan T51 Mustang Ltd of Manakau.  Thanks for the nice photo Harley.

Interestingly the original ZK-AKL was a DH 94 Moth Minor Coupe that still exists and was recently rescued by Russell Brodie of Rangitata Island as a restoration project.

A Flying Fortress is Coming to Avspecs!

In an amazing development I understand that the ex Michigan Air Museum (formerly the Yankee Air Museum) Boeing B 17G Flying Fortress N3193G is coming to Avspecs for a complete restoration that I also understand will be very historically accurate.  No doubt it will fly here after its restoration and that will be a spectacular sight to see!

Here is Yankee Lady at Oshkosh 2022.

If this comes to pass it will be a huge recognition for Avspecs as to the quality of restoration work that they have carried out for many years now.  Reports suggest that the new owner of Yankee Lady bases his WW 2 aircraft collection at Sacramento in California, and has another couple of Avspecs restorations in his collection being the ex Rod Lewis Mosquito PZ474 (ZK-BCV) and the ex Tony Banta Spitfire Mk XVI TB252 (ZK-NLJ).  No doubt he liked what he saw in these wonderful restorations.  Congratulations to Warren Denholm and his Avspecs team. World class!.