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Post by Officer Crabtree on Feb 2, 2011 17:03:50 GMT 12
I have created this thread after Dave said he was interested in aviation in the Nelson/Golden Bay area. This is for anyone to post news on aviation in the Nelson region on, wether in Nelson or not. Firstly, for people interested, the local Young Eagles club, belonging to the aero club, is meeting on Waitangi day to go up in a club aircraft and drop non-explosive bombs on a target on the runway. Young Eagles is for people ages 9-15 and meets once a month. Contact your local aero club for details.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 2, 2011 17:27:59 GMT 12
Thanks Jasper. Are you a member of the Young Eagles? That would be quite good fun dropping bombs on the former bomber base.
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Post by Officer Crabtree on Feb 2, 2011 17:38:13 GMT 12
I've been a member since December 2009. I didn't know Nelson was a bomber base? I have to find out more about sun city's history! We fly over to Omaka on the 27th of march to look at the museum again. It's a real privelige to be able to do that at my age.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 2, 2011 17:48:08 GMT 12
RNZAF Station Nelson was established in 1940 and became operational on the 1st of January 1941 when No. 2 (General Reconnaissance) Squadron was formed there. They flew Vickers Vincents and Vildebeests initially, plus one de Havilland DH86 Express, and later were equipped with Lockheed Hudsons. They were the main aerial defence for the Nelson-Marlborough-Wellington region for some time till No.'s 14 and 16 Fighter squadrons also formed. They remained at Nelson till 1943 and then the squadron was moved to Ohakea and Nelson became a training base with No. 4 Technical Training School moving in from Rongotai.
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Post by Officer Crabtree on Feb 4, 2011 21:01:49 GMT 12
Does anyone know anything about a WW2 era monoplane with Harvard styled cockpit? I saw it over the Collingwood St bridge going into land yesterday.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 4, 2011 21:10:15 GMT 12
It would have to be a Harvard, or possibly a postwar Nanchang or Yak 52, I guess.
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Post by Officer Crabtree on Feb 4, 2011 21:20:19 GMT 12
I'll check around the aero club this Sunday.
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Post by Officer Crabtree on Feb 7, 2011 21:39:17 GMT 12
Bombing successful; we took the door off a cessna 172 and chucked the bottles out. Great fun had by all.
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Post by Officer Crabtree on Feb 7, 2011 21:41:00 GMT 12
The local air cadets meets each Monday at 6:30 down by HNZ building if anyone is interested.
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Post by Officer Crabtree on Feb 19, 2011 22:49:48 GMT 12
Sorry about all the monologue by me on here, but does anyone know about flights in the blue Aero Vodochody L-39C in Nelson airport, and if so, how much? It would be a massive help.
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Post by Officer Crabtree on Mar 2, 2011 21:21:47 GMT 12
Flying doctor came through early this evening. Terrible reporting in one of the local papers, captioned a Herc as a C120.
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Mar 3, 2011 19:38:04 GMT 12
Yes, bit of a difference between a C-130 and a C-120.   |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 4, 2011 17:16:16 GMT 12
Crikey, that is so shiny it must be a health hazard. Let me guess, in the USA?
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Mar 4, 2011 18:45:09 GMT 12
I think so, yes.
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Post by Officer Crabtree on Apr 11, 2011 17:41:10 GMT 12
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Post by Officer Crabtree on Apr 30, 2011 0:12:49 GMT 12
Anyone going to the Summit rescue open day on Sunday? Maybe we could meet by the heli or something.
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Post by steveh on Apr 30, 2011 1:33:14 GMT 12
I would be if I wasn't working nights Saturday night so I'll be busy stacking ZZZzzzzs. It'd be good to catch up some time though, I'll try & come up with a plan.  Steve. |
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