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Post by jjdavies on Apr 13, 2013 17:57:46 GMT 12
I dont believe this uh-1 has ever left wigram after it was delivered in a herc direct to wigram after being donated. It was painted up in 5 hangar and later had the nz style exhaust fitted. It did leave Wigram once. It was displayed at Wigram for a time after its initial donation in its original US Army configuration before being sent-up to Auckland to have the painting/modifications carried-out that you mention, after which it was returned to Wigram for display.
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Post by nzjet on Apr 14, 2013 13:59:33 GMT 12
I dont believe this uh-1 has ever left wigram after it was delivered in a herc direct to wigram after being donated. It was painted up in 5 hangar and later had the nz style exhaust fitted. It did leave Wigram once. It was displayed at Wigram for a time after its initial donation in its original US Army configuration before being sent-up to Auckland to have the painting/modifications carried-out that you mention, after which it was returned to Wigram for display. It was painted in 5 hangar at wigram, i watched it being done!
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Post by jjdavies on Apr 14, 2013 16:45:09 GMT 12
It did leave Wigram once. It was displayed at Wigram for a time after its initial donation in its original US Army configuration before being sent-up to Auckland to have the painting/modifications carried-out that you mention, after which it was returned to Wigram for display. It was painted in 5 hangar at wigram, i watched it being done! I have to concede that you are right about the painting being done at Wigram. But it was sent-up to Auckland for evaluation for possible commissioning into Air Force service after it had already been on display at Wigram for a while, so it did certainly leave Wigram at least once after its arrival there. I have the newspaper clipping here from 1998 that shows it being unloaded at Wigram upon its return from Auckland and its evaluation with 3 Squadron.
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Post by lesterpk on Apr 15, 2013 1:32:34 GMT 12
[/quote]It was painted in 5 hangar at wigram, i watched it being done! [/quote]
I iknow it was too, I painted it.
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Post by tbf25o4 on Apr 17, 2013 15:04:02 GMT 12
Speaking of museum helicopters, I observed a Sioux on an Army low-loader at the ferry terminal in Wellington yesterday 16/04/2013 obviously heading southwards. Is it one for the air force museum? Had red fuel tanks but other than that I was unable to further identify as travelling at 100kph northbound on the motorway tends to concentrate one's actions!
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Post by tbf25o4 on Apr 17, 2013 15:08:06 GMT 12
The ex-US Army UH-1H was uplifted from Maneheim in Germany in 1995 and was brought back by Herc. I was on that flight and it was interesting to see this airfield in germany full of hueys awaiting final disposal. This aircraft was an ex VIP one with almost no flying hours on it since a major rebuild some 18 months previously. It was gifted on the understanding that it would not be brought into RNZAF service and would remain a museum artifact. Carries serial NZ3800 As an aside on the last leg of the return trip home in the Herc the airconditioning totally failed on the Fiji-NZWP leg. The temperature in the hold was hovering around -4c so I and one other climbed into the Iroquois pilots seats, closed the doors and raised the ambient temperature to around -2c.
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Post by beagle on Apr 17, 2013 16:08:02 GMT 12
would have been nicer to have have turned around and stayed at a nice resort in Fiji till it was fixed. We had the opposite one trip across the Atlantic where it went hot and stayed there. Was getting quite warm inside.
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Post by Ykato on Apr 18, 2013 13:34:13 GMT 12
What happened to the Australian military's UH-1's when they were retired? Did any get allowed to be sold for continued usage? I understand that Iroquois are a bit like DHC Beavers, worth more now to buy than when they were first built because they're so good at the work and highly sought after despite their age. Ones in as good a condition as ours would fetch good money I'd think. Army Iroquois choppers become national treasures An Army squadron of 11 Iroquois helicopters will be transformed into local tourist attractions around Australia. They'll be on display in Townsville and eight other communities. Serving the nation since 1962, the UH-1H or "Huey", as they are affectionately known, first flew with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) in Malaysia. However it was their use in the Vietnam War that gave them the iconic status they have today with their familiar silhouette and rotor sound. "Townsville and the other locations selected have had an association with the Iroquois helicopter for a very long time. It's only fitting then that these helicopters come to rest among these communities," Minister for Defence Materiel and Science Greg Combet said. "One Iroquois helicopter will be kept for permanent display outside Townsville's RAAF Base, where we expect it to attract military enthusiasts and other visitors." Iroquois helicopters served Australia during the Vietnam War, on deployments to Bougainville and the Solomon Islands, and provided assistance to people who were affected by the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami in Indonesia, providing urgently needed aid to many isolated areas. Iroquois helicopters will become tourist attractions at military bases right around Australia including Bandiana and Point Cook in Victoria; Darwin in the Northern Territory; Holsworthy in New South Wales; Oakey and Enoggera in Queensland, along with the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Another five Iroquois helicopters will be kept by the Australian Defence Force for training and another two will be offered for sale to national returned service organisations. www.defence.gov.au/defencenews/stories/2010/Jul/0706a.htmTenders open for ex Army Iroquois australianaviation.com.au/2011/11/tenders-open-for-ex-army-iroquois/ australianaviation.com.au/2012/10/retired-iroquois-find-new-homes/
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Post by ngatimozart on Apr 18, 2013 13:40:31 GMT 12
Speaking of museum helicopters, I observed a Sioux on an Army low-loader at the ferry terminal in Wellington yesterday 16/04/2013 obviously heading southwards. Is it one for the air force museum? Had red fuel tanks but other than that I was unable to further identify as travelling at 100kph northbound on the motorway tends to concentrate one's actions! Yes it is. NZ3705. It looks wet so must've arrived yesterday. Photos on Museums FB page. www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151397373216279.1073741828.79683131278&type=1
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Post by thax on Apr 18, 2013 14:00:53 GMT 12
As NZ3705 made its way South, to the Air Force Museum, NZ3710 made its way North to the NZ Army Museum. A couple of airframes (including NZ3713 the Queen of the fleet) remain at Ohakea for Historic Flight.
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Post by ngatimozart on Apr 18, 2013 19:52:32 GMT 12
Do the fuel tanks on NZ310 have ARMY painted on them? Just wondering because I think I remember seeing a photo of a Sioux with Army on fuel tanks.
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Post by beagle on Apr 18, 2013 20:01:48 GMT 12
The NZ ARMY markings and latterly the RNZAF markings were originally introduced to help the news media define which were Army and which were Air Force helicopters. Search and Rescue publicity was a case in point in that all SAR work by military helicopters was done by either RNZAF Iroquois or Sioux, but the news media would often insist on writing them up as Army helicopters. RNZAF commanding Officers therefore requested that visual identification be carried on the aircraft. This was approved and the markings duly added, initially with white glossy adhesive tape which was later changed to gloss white paint over olive colour schemes. This wa slater changed to black.
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