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Post by Tony on Apr 25, 2012 20:02:17 GMT 12
I brought this at a antique shop in Napier last month.  An airshow where? Devon NZ1802 plus a B-170, C-47 and a P-51 |
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Post by beagle on Apr 25, 2012 20:09:21 GMT 12
nice find. what size
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Post by Tony on Apr 25, 2012 20:13:18 GMT 12
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Post by curtiss on Apr 25, 2012 21:18:04 GMT 12
Looks like Woodbourne. From hangars looking Sth East.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 25, 2012 21:53:12 GMT 12
Note the model planes in front of the Devon.
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Post by McFly on Apr 26, 2012 12:15:38 GMT 12
Suggest is may be part of this set... Negative Number: DM199~52 Caption: Open Day at Royal New Zealand Air Force Base, Wigram. The Chief of Air Staff alights from Devon NZ1802 as Dakota DC-3 NZ3543 comes in to land. Further Information: Year of Image: 1952 Image Date Information: 10 March 1952 Format: Negative-5x4-B&W  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 26, 2012 13:04:45 GMT 12
It looks more like the Wither Hills in the background than the Port Hills, and note the stopbank too which sugests Woodbourne.
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Post by beagle on Apr 26, 2012 18:46:41 GMT 12
I have just been checking both images against back drops of both the port and wither hills and the first image to me is at Woodbourne and the bottom one is definately wigram.
The only other thing that is making it not 100% sure is there is woman wearing a grey jacket and black hat that is in the top image but looks like she is in the bottom image too.
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Post by gunny on Apr 27, 2012 3:09:19 GMT 12
I agree Beagle
I'd say 1st pic witches hill is missing from the port hills so not wigram, but 2nd pic is wigram so a touring airshow?
And stop checking out the womens clothes beagle/clinger,
heh heh
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Post by junior on Jun 4, 2012 1:19:00 GMT 12
I brought this at a antique shop in Napier last month. An airshow where? Devon NZ1802 plus a B-170, C-47 and a P-51 OMG.... I'm so glad safety standards have improved since those days..... look how close the crowd is to those spinning props! Awesome photo by the way Macfire |
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Post by baronbeeza on Jun 4, 2012 9:49:55 GMT 12
Just viewed the thread and you guys have already worked it out.
Woodbourne, Crowd close to Freighter, Similar to Wigram photo.
Ok, so when did the Bristol Freighters first arrive in NZ. It must have been about then and look at how the crowd have been drawn over to it for the engine starts.
Could it be ?
Air Display at Woodbourne
RNZAF Woodbourne, 23rd of March 1952
A No. 75 Squadron Mosquito NZ2331 took part and crashed after
the display, killing both crew.
The pilot made a low run over the airfield and then attempted a slow roll at a height of approximately 200 feet. The aircraft struck a tree and crashed into the ground.
The crashsite, and presumably the tree, would have been just out of shot to the left of the pic. About 1mile out from the airfield I believe. Someone here may be able to say exactly where it was.
This photo may have been taken before lunchtime on the Saturday, - the day before the crash.
The lady in the Wigram photo is Mrs Maguire, I could not say who the lady at Woodbourne was.
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