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Post by skyhawkdon on Feb 8, 2011 10:51:03 GMT 12
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Post by machpants on Feb 8, 2011 10:55:39 GMT 12
Congrats, looks good. EDIT: FaceBooked to my RAF Flying Kiwi mates  |
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Post by nige on Feb 8, 2011 11:33:06 GMT 12
May as well ask ... regarding the book cover photo, is the a/c carrying sidewinders on the outer plyons (or something else)? If so, what's all the "extra" white area behind the missile tip (as the photo can't expand, it sort of looks like a rather "chunky" sidewinder or "chunky" hard point)?
Or are they smoke trails as the sidewinders are being "fired" over Mt Ngauruhoe? :-)
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Post by skyhawkdon on Feb 8, 2011 11:55:50 GMT 12
They are pods of CRV-7 rockets being fired over White Island ("towards" the Volkner Rock bombing range) in 1988.
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Post by yak2 on Feb 8, 2011 12:24:35 GMT 12
Good luck with it Don and I hope its success exceeds your expectations.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 8, 2011 12:53:17 GMT 12
Congratulations Don, and to Nick, it has been a long journey but I am sure it will be very much worth it.
That photo is a classic, I have a poster of it somewhere. i always wondered what the camera ship was, Hercules? It must have been an exciting photo shoot (literally on the 'shoot'). Have you any idea who the photog was?
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Post by motoxjase on Feb 8, 2011 13:51:55 GMT 12
Hi Don
Im a loyal customer of a certain shop here in Blenheim and have been for years, can I buy this book through him or do I use the link you have provided?
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Post by baz62 on Feb 8, 2011 14:25:22 GMT 12
Hooray and what an appropriate launch day! Well done Don and Nick! ;D
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Post by beagle on Feb 8, 2011 15:14:29 GMT 12
$75. whats the discount to forum members hehe
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Post by skyhawkdon on Feb 8, 2011 16:10:34 GMT 12
RRP is $75 but if your pre-order direct from the publisher I believe it will be a bit cheaper (but I'll need to check with them on that).
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Post by skyhawkdon on Feb 8, 2011 16:13:02 GMT 12
That photo is a classic, I have a poster of it somewhere. i always wondered what the camera ship was, Hercules? It must have been an exciting photo shoot (literally on the 'shoot'). Have you any idea who the photog was? It was actually taken by another Skyhawk using a rear facing camera pod! I believe the "photographer" was Frank Sharp but I haven't been able to confirm that. Apparently there was some explaining to do once people in high places saw the photo...  But it is a classic and for me there was no other choice for a cover shot. Edit: I just had an email from Frank Sharp confirming he took the photo. This is what he had to say about that sortie: "It was taken from Skyhawk 6256 (Wg Cdr Frank Sharp with Flt Lt 'Patch' Nelson in the rear seat) and shows Skyhawk 6203 (flown by Fg Off Chris Hutchison) over White Island on August 5, 1988. The CRV-7 rockets were 'en-route' to the Vaulkner Rocks live firing area. Patch will tell you that when the aircraft flying close line-astern fires these rockets the camera aircraft in front certainly hears them and the shock waves as the rockets accelerate to mach 2+ certainly let you know that they have passed close by!! Chris actually ripple-fired 12 rockets - but from the photo we managed to capture the first two 'on the way out of the tubes'. (I think CPE must have a number of other shots from the same filming as I used the rocket firing trigger to activate the rearward looking camera mounted in a hollowed out rocket pod). This camera mounting and wiring was an unofficial mod, but Sqn Ldr Andy Anderson, CO CPE, was also the RNZAF Staff Officer photographic so I think he gave himself permission for the "trial" fitting." |
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Post by skyhawkdon on Feb 8, 2011 16:16:25 GMT 12
Hi Don Im a loyal customer of a certain shop here in Blenheim and have been for years, can I buy this book through him or do I use the link you have provided? Yes it will be available through all the major book shops in NZ I'm told, but not until after the ANZAC Day launch. The publisher is also trying to sell it through the major book shop chains in Australia, but that isn't confirmed yet. |
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Post by machpants on Feb 8, 2011 16:36:10 GMT 12
That shot I had as a poster on my wall as a kid- it is awesome, along with the Tornado (and MiG 25) from Warplane magazine... flying 1 out of 3 ain't bad!
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Post by htbrst on Feb 8, 2011 16:57:18 GMT 12
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Post by phil on Feb 8, 2011 18:50:55 GMT 12
It was taken on a Hasselblad 500EL mounted in an old rocket launcher.
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Post by corsair67 on Feb 8, 2011 19:32:36 GMT 12
It was taken on a Hasselblad 500EL mounted in an old rocket launcher. Cheap Swedish junk! ;D I'm going to buy a copy of this book, just so I can ask Helen Clark to sign it for me. |
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Post by skyhawkdon on Feb 9, 2011 14:19:07 GMT 12
It now doesn't look like the books are going to be here in time for an ANZAC Day launch (they are getting printed in China). Now looking like mid May...
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Post by mumbles on Feb 9, 2011 14:35:54 GMT 12
That photo is a classic, I have a poster of it somewhere. i always wondered what the camera ship was, Hercules? It must have been an exciting photo shoot (literally on the 'shoot'). Have you any idea who the photog was? It was actually taken by another Skyhawk using a rear facing camera pod! I was going to say earlier I figured out a few years ago it was from another A-4. If you look closely you can see it's shadow across the top of the fuselage, port intake and wing. |
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Post by Calum on Feb 9, 2011 17:03:03 GMT 12
It now doesn't look like the books are going to be here in time for an ANZAC Day launch (they are getting printed in China). Now looking like mid May... Thats it, I'm cancelling my order |
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Post by ZacYates on Feb 9, 2011 17:04:59 GMT 12
It now doesn't look like the books are going to be here in time for an ANZAC Day launch (they are getting printed in China). Now looking like mid May... Totally unacceptable, as my boss at Noel Leeming says "over-promise and under-deliver"! Looking forward to reading it, I will need to save some pennies though. |
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We are looking at a ANZAC Day launch in Blenheim to coinside with Classic Fighters Omaka. See the link below for more info and ordering details.
But it is a classic and for me there was no other choice for a cover shot.
