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Post by martytheduck on Nov 8, 2012 22:09:10 GMT 12
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Post by martytheduck on Nov 8, 2012 22:09:33 GMT 12
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Post by martytheduck on Nov 8, 2012 22:09:56 GMT 12
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Post by martytheduck on Nov 8, 2012 22:10:25 GMT 12
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Post by martytheduck on Nov 8, 2012 22:10:46 GMT 12
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Post by harvard1041 on Nov 9, 2012 2:01:48 GMT 12
Something a little older - SE5a
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Post by martytheduck on Nov 9, 2012 5:49:50 GMT 12
Nice work Mr 1041
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Post by craig on Nov 9, 2012 5:52:36 GMT 12
thats quite a collection! Any idea what they are out of?
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Post by aeromedia on Nov 9, 2012 12:50:07 GMT 12
John S (hvd1041) you are full of surprises !!!
Marty, is that a PV 1 panel, the last in that batch? I see P40, early model Harvard etc in your collection. Be great if you can go back into each post with a bit of a story/ID for each one.
Really enjoying seeing all these.
Just heard that my C47 panel cleared customs yesterday, so once I've paid them some more money, I should have it in my pocession this coming week. Fingers crossed.
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Post by martytheduck on Nov 9, 2012 14:14:10 GMT 12
You are on to it! PV1, avenger, P40, Harvards, Tiger Moth .....couple more lurking around
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Post by beagle on Nov 9, 2012 16:50:18 GMT 12
Wonder what happened to the old herk instrument panels. I would love a herk cockpit sticking out of the side of the house as a study nook.
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Post by aeromedia on Nov 9, 2012 20:08:37 GMT 12
You are on to it! PV1, avenger, P40, Harvards, Tiger Moth .....couple more lurking around The first of the Harvard panels is clearly early model North American Mk II, is the second from a CCF license built Mk IIb?
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Post by davidd on Nov 10, 2012 10:27:33 GMT 12
Dave H, The machine gun modification on RNZAF Oxfords in 1942 were intended for the FAFAI programme, and they would have equipped Nos. 1 (Wigram), 2 (Woodbourne) and 3 (Ohakea) SFTSs, and CFS at Tauranga. However the big reorganisation of training units in March 1942 meant that it is doubtful that 3 SFTS at Ohakea received many, and some of the others would eventually have ended up in some of the operational squadrons (notably No. 2 at Nelson) and with 1 OTU at Ohakea. I could not say how often practice firing with these guns would have taken place, but bear in mind that one of the roles of the Oxford-equipped FAFAI squadrons was to attack landing craft actually landing troops on beaches, so strafing would have been the order of the day, as well as bombing. You do not often see photographs of the machine guns actually fitted (although this was more likely a result of the great secrecy of these emergency "mods", thus photography of such was greatly discouraged), but my feeling is that vast quantities of 0.303" ammunition were NOT squandered just to see if these guns would actually work in an Oxford - the nose mounting meant that no synchronisation gear was necessary, so if it worked on the ground it should work equally well in the air. Often you also see photos of these Oxfords with the sights fitted, but no apparent gun installed, which is rather odd. David D
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 10, 2012 21:10:16 GMT 12
OK, thanks.
It is funny that these modifications to make them slightly capable were secret yet the newsreels at the time tried to reassure the public that we had Oxfords and Hinds defending NZ as if they were frontline combat aircraft.
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Post by htbrst on Nov 17, 2012 18:46:57 GMT 12
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Post by martytheduck on Nov 19, 2012 21:35:59 GMT 12
Just filling holes with whatever Attachments:
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Post by martytheduck on Nov 19, 2012 21:37:34 GMT 12
Filling holes in this one too Attachments:
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Post by baz62 on Nov 19, 2012 21:47:00 GMT 12
Is that an A4K and a Corsair Marty?
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Post by martytheduck on Nov 20, 2012 9:10:03 GMT 12
2 A4s
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Post by baz62 on Nov 20, 2012 14:43:20 GMT 12
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