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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 23, 2005 1:50:25 GMT 12
Does anyone here remember this article? It was popular with many I joined the RNZAF with, being one of their inspirations (including me). I can scan the rst of the article if you want. Sorry it's large but I thought you'd like a read.   |
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Post by corsair67 on Dec 23, 2005 8:51:44 GMT 12
Good God, was that article published THAT long ago! I used to have a copy of that magazine somewhere, but I think it's long gone now.
Great picture of Nick Osborne on the front cover. Wasn't he the O.C. of 75 SQN when it was disbanded in 2001?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 23, 2005 12:18:00 GMT 12
Yes I believe he was. He was also prior to that a member of the Red Checkers when i was at Wigram, although at that time they had three Maori pilots, so they referred to themselves as the Brown Checkers! He was quite a hard case was Oz. I wonder where he is now.
I loved the centrespread. I will try to look out the rest of the article and scan it.
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Post by corsair67 on Dec 23, 2005 20:18:26 GMT 12
The Brown Checkers.........lol ;D
Yes, I do wonder what happened to all those guys like Oz once the ACW was disbanded. I reckon afterwards that no other job in life would be quite as exciting as being in a fighter squadron.
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Post by Calum on Dec 25, 2005 9:42:02 GMT 12
OZ is is a Wg Cdr in RAAF. I believe he is a Hawk Instructor.
He along with a few other guys ended up in the RAAF. Some went to the RAF
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Post by corsair67 on Dec 27, 2005 10:58:34 GMT 12
So Oz is in the RAAF now then. I'd say the fact that RAAF has picked up some very experienced personnel is the only upside of the whole RNZAF ACW disbandment fiasco for the ADF.
Does anyone know what happened to Sqn Ldr Jason Easthope? I think he still had time to serve in the RNZAF when 2SQN was disbanded, and was transitioning onto Iroquois.
Man, could he throw an A-4 around, or what! I remember chatting to him in 1991 when he was just a young P/O (or F/O?) with 2SQN at Nowra.
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Post by Calum on Dec 27, 2005 16:43:23 GMT 12
Easty is a Sqn Ldr is the RAAF as well, I think he's on 76 Sqn I was on 2 Sqn in 1991. I remember him when he came to fly A-4's.... He turned out ok though  |
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Post by corsair67 on Dec 27, 2005 16:49:29 GMT 12
He obviously turned out okay because the 'groundies' kept him in line and managed to keep that "fighter-pilot" ego in check. ;D
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 15, 2007 23:33:14 GMT 12
Guys, it has been a very long time coming but I rediscovered where I'd hidden the magazine and have scanned the rest of the article. This is a surprisingly long and indepth article, and was really nostalgic to re-read. I hope you enjoy it.  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 15, 2007 23:42:03 GMT 12
Photobucket doesn't seem to allow as big a file as it used to. I made the above page 1000 pixels wide but it's come out about 600. If you right click, save and then open you should be able to blow it up and read in comfort. Sorry. Here's the next page  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 15, 2007 23:59:33 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 16, 2007 0:08:43 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 16, 2007 0:27:58 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 16, 2007 0:35:54 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 16, 2007 0:55:09 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 16, 2007 1:09:24 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 16, 2007 1:22:46 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 16, 2007 1:35:22 GMT 12
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Post by xr6turbo1 on Jan 16, 2007 5:57:27 GMT 12
Ive still got the copy of that North and South magazine, its a great story  |
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Post by skyhawkdon on Jan 16, 2007 11:55:37 GMT 12
I was on 2 Sqn at Ohakea in 1987 when this article was published. It caused quite a stir as the 75 Sqn knucks were portrayed as being so much better than anyone else - it didn't go down well with anyone on 2 or 14 Sqn's (or the rest of the Air Force for that matter)! After it came out we gave 75 Sqn as a whole heaps. Of course once the Kahu jets started turning up at Ohakea (only at 2 Sqn until 1990) the 75 Sqn knucks soon found out that they weren't Top Dog any more! I remember CO 2 Sqn (Ian Gore) in one of the Kahu jets being used as the bounce in the McIntyre Trophy in 1988 (2 Sqn wasn't allowed to compete in it because the Kahu kit was deemed to give us an unfair advantage over the "dumb" 75 Sqn Skyhawks and 14 Sqn Blunty!). During the bounce Gorus scored a most embarrassing guns kill on CO 75. He sat right behind him for about 25 seconds before he was spotted and CO75 broke away. The HUD tape told the story!! From then on you didn't hear boo from 75 Sqn about how good they were!
The comments about the place of woman in the military are interesting but I guess they accurately reflected the state of the world at that time. Interesting that Oz later oversaw the integration of the first woman A-4 pilot into the knuck "brotherhood" - Kelly Louge.
I think the attitudes displayed in the article were an accurate reflection of the 75 Sqn knucks (and their leadership) at that time. From the CO down they were extremely arrogant and thought they were better than everyone else. It wasn't until the early 1990's that this attitude changed and the knucks realised that they were just part of a much larger team.
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