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DH89
Jul 20, 2011 19:32:35 GMT 12
Post by ams888 on Jul 20, 2011 19:32:35 GMT 12
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DH89
Jul 20, 2011 20:25:33 GMT 12
Post by alias on Jul 20, 2011 20:25:33 GMT 12
Very nice indeed, well done.
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DH89
Jul 20, 2011 21:17:24 GMT 12
Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 20, 2011 21:17:24 GMT 12
Great collection. The Cook Strait Airways one is my favourite.
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DH89
Jul 20, 2011 21:26:06 GMT 12
Post by ams888 on Jul 20, 2011 21:26:06 GMT 12
The Cook Strait one is my favorite too
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DH89
Jul 20, 2011 21:45:16 GMT 12
Post by Deane B on Jul 20, 2011 21:45:16 GMT 12
Excellent collection. Well done.
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DH89
Jul 20, 2011 23:31:33 GMT 12
Post by kiwichappers on Jul 20, 2011 23:31:33 GMT 12
Great models and a delightful collection. I like the Cook Strait one but your latest a very attractive first equal for me.
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DH89
Jul 21, 2011 2:14:07 GMT 12
Post by flyjoe180 on Jul 21, 2011 2:14:07 GMT 12
Beautiful, cheers for showing us.
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DH89
Jul 21, 2011 7:05:00 GMT 12
Post by silverfox on Jul 21, 2011 7:05:00 GMT 12
What a great collection! The DH89 is one of my favourite aircraft, I was lucky enough to have a couple of flights in one, 25 years apart!!
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DH89
Jul 22, 2011 14:18:27 GMT 12
Post by general on Jul 22, 2011 14:18:27 GMT 12
Very, very pretty collection, of a favourite dH product. Question: Was the RNZAF ship used in the PTO as squadron-issue or impressed?
Ironically I've scored a Ventura Prod. re-box of Heller's dH 89 in trade. The Rapides I see the greater the urge to do more'n one! Simply an elegant lady.
Cheers
Roo "General" McArthur
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DH89
Jul 22, 2011 17:28:08 GMT 12
Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 22, 2011 17:28:08 GMT 12
Ross, five Dragon Rapides were impressed in 1939 from Cook Strait Airways. They initially were used as gunnery and bombing trainers at Ohakea and then four were sent to Fiji in October 1940 and they became the RNZAF's first operational bomber unit to deploy outside of NZ, and they patrolled the vital ocean shipping lanes there. Two were destroyed by a hurricane and the other two became communications aircraft when more suitable bombers like Vincents and Hudsons replaced them.
Meanwhile the RNZAF ordered nine Dominies (the military version of the Dragon Rapide) which were used for communications duties by No. 42 Squadron and other units, in NZ and Fiji. Many of these latter nine went onto airline service and tourist flying later and some of them are still around today.
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DH89
Jul 22, 2011 17:56:17 GMT 12
Post by ams888 on Jul 22, 2011 17:56:17 GMT 12
Just adding to the above info: The one Cook Strait Airways Rapide that did not got to Fiji, was , ZK - AGT (NZ558). It was struck off charge in 1944 from the RNZAF, and became ZK - AHS, flying for Air Travel NZ, NAC, and West Coast Airways, and Mt Cook & Southern Lakes Tourist Company, before being gifted to MOTAT, where it still resides.
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DH89
Jul 22, 2011 18:23:28 GMT 12
Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 22, 2011 18:23:28 GMT 12
I wish that MOTAT would out it back into its Cook Strait Airways colours (although I still think it looks great in NAC livery, but Cook Strait colours are so much nicer and more historic).
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DH89
Jul 22, 2011 21:21:46 GMT 12
Post by Tony on Jul 22, 2011 21:21:46 GMT 12
I wish that MOTAT would out it back into its Cook Strait Airways colours (although I still think it looks great in NAC livery, but Cook Strait colours are so much nicer and more historic). Agreed 100% ams - fantastic models
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DH89
Jul 23, 2011 10:25:50 GMT 12
Post by general on Jul 23, 2011 10:25:50 GMT 12
Much appreciated, Dave. The Aircraft Illustrated special in files is a little sparse on Commonwealth deployments.
Regards
Ross
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DH89
Jul 24, 2011 17:17:26 GMT 12
Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 24, 2011 17:17:26 GMT 12
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