Austers

[Tony]

Ummmm

Given the bun fight over on the Seaprite page
here: rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=faa&action=display&thread=14239&page=14

Is this the right forum for web-footed Austers?
;D ;D ;D

[baz62]

Yayyyyy more Auster goodness! But i'd say it would be better on the RNZAF page as I don't think the NZ navy actually operated them did they?

[Tony]

May 15, 2012 12:56:23 GMT 12 baz62 said:

Yayyyyy more Auster goodness! But i'd say it would be better on the RNZAF page as I don't think the NZ navy actually operated them did they?

Better wait to see what His Nibbs says...

What say you Sir Dave?
Clan Master Waikato Homewoods

[Tony]

[baz62]

I see this particular RNZAF J5 is still airworthy and is in the 1950's RNZAF silver with yellow bands and fern-leaf roundels in Australia.

[Dave Homewood]

Sir Nibbs of Waikato understands that the Austers of No. 6 Squadron were purely RNZAF. The squadron was a composite unit of both regular force and territorial members, and performed maritime duties and navy co-operation. But co-operating with the navy doesn't mean they are navy.

No doubt someone will contradict me and say I have it all wrong..

[Dave Homewood]

What colour was the stripe on the float?

[Peter Lewis]

See
rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Postwar&action=display&thread=1559

[Tony]

May 15, 2012 20:17:31 GMT 12 Dave Homewood said:

What colour was the stripe on the float?

You know I always thought it was dayglo
not so sure now....

[camtech]

A few more out of the box - first one is RNZAF, other two probably RNZAF:
Auster NZ1701 Rongotai 1950 by Les Billcliff, on Flickr
This photo was part of an article about the boy, Robert Mann, visiting Rongotai, that appeared in "Flying" magazine December 1950.
Auster NZ1707 and Beaver NZ6001 by Les Billcliff, on Flickr
Can anyone confirm the location for this one - I'm sure it is one of a series.
Auster NZ1707 on floats by Les Billcliff, on Flickr

[baz62]

Oct 6, 2017 20:09:26 GMT 12 camtech said:

A few more out of the box - first one is RNZAF, other two probably RNZAF:
Auster NZ1701 Rongotai 1950 by Les Billcliff, on Flickr

I'll have to show this to John Kelly near Nelson as he is rebuilding NZ1701 (BQL). I'm always amazed the Auster managed to fly with those big floats on. There was even a wartime test with a MK V which wasn't that impressive. I suppose the T7 with a bit more power up front (145hp approx) wouldn't be too bad but did our J5 Austers have 130hp Gipsy Major series 1 engines or the more powerful 1C (143HP I think?) I know the Canadian Tiger Moths had the 1C at some stage and I know the RNZAF put Tiger Moth engines in the Austers so wonder which one they had? Could ask John I suppose as BQL's logboomight indicate whether she has her original RNZAF supplied engine.