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Post by Dave Homewood on May 9, 2007 15:04:05 GMT 12
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Post by flyjoe180 on May 10, 2007 8:54:42 GMT 12
Yes it would make a great poster wouldnt it. Very serene. I wonder if you can obtain NZDF photo negatives or files and have them blown up? (as in size increased, not the explosive kind)  |
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Post by beagle on May 10, 2007 19:48:50 GMT 12
I cannot remember if I have seen any images of our Iroquois in Antarctica.
Yes i will look on airliners.net but thought some members might have some as well.
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Post by SEAN on May 11, 2007 19:03:08 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 11, 2007 20:05:23 GMT 12
Wot? No orange? Nice photos Sean. How many seasons did the RNZAF paint an aircraft in orange? I distinctly recall that there was an Orange Roughy at Hobby in the summer 1990/91. Helicopters NZ Ltd. also do work down there www.helicoptersnz.co.nz/antarctica.html |
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Post by beagle on May 11, 2007 20:09:52 GMT 12
some of those landing spots look a bit dubious with all those small stones about.
cheers for the images, thought there had to be some around.
Must be orange roughie ones too.
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 11, 2007 20:50:19 GMT 12
I used to know one of the No. 3 Squadron Detachment pilots at Wigram who was known to all as Fish. He did a lengthy tour in the Antarctic in about 1992, and one of his major tasks was transporting Sir David Attenborough and his camera crew around the icy continent. He said on one occasion they landed and the crew set up for a shot. Fish had been busy doing something in the chopper or whatever, and didn't realise that the cameras were rolling and Sir David was doing his piece. He started talking to someone rather loudly, spoiling the shot. Apparently Sir David stopped his 'to camera' piece, turned around and yelled "F*ck up Fish!"
Fish was so proud that he'd been told to "F*ck up" by a television legend.
He reckoned it was a great tour and the BBC guys including Sir David were excellent passengers and it was a really interesting mission. I'll bet it would have been a great trip.
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 18, 2007 20:00:48 GMT 12
Found a reference - NZ Wings reported in the December/January 1991 issue that:
"The "Orange Roughy" returned to the Antarctic early last month in the shape of a No. 3 Squadron Iroquois accompanied in the RNZAF C-130 by Flt Lt Jim Finlayson, Flt Sgt Keith Robinson, Sgt bruce law and Cpl Peter Kersten. The Iroquoi and crew will be taking part in Operation Snowbird, the annual support of the New Zealand and US Reasearch Programmes."
So that will be the roughy I saw at Hobby I guess.
Jimbo Finlayson was later based at 3 Det in Wigram, a smashing bloke. He was the first RNZAF officer sent to Yugoslavia as a peacekeeper before the big peacekeeping operations. He told us all about it when he got back. He was one of 100 obsevers sent into the country by the UN. they were all unarmed. Whenever the war erupte in their designated region they had to go walking into the middle of it and ask them to stop, literally. The UN thinking was if they were unarmed no-one would shoot at them. Amazingly it seemed to work but Jimbo did have a few scary moments. later another of my good mates from 3 Det went on the same thing, but he was eventually kicked out by the UN for rescuing a girl he'd fallen in love with and helping her out of the country. She came to NZ with him and they were married. They wrote a book and were on Holmes but I've never seen the book. I'd love to get it. he was Flt Lt Brett King, known to us friends as Kingi.
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