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Post by ZacYates on Sept 29, 2017 13:21:16 GMT 12
What a formation - imagine the noise!
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Post by exkiwiforces on Sept 29, 2017 14:58:59 GMT 12
Some people in Darwin reckoned NZ5804 did about as much damage as the Japs during the war, I think it wiped out the main road, the water supply, and something else, was it the railway line. And it was a good reason for having rear facing seats, no injuries. The engines failed on take off, and it was put down on the runway at 130kts. isc Yes, you are correct it across the Nth Australian Railway "The Never Never Railway", then hit main water pipe that supplies Darwin and the meatworks at the time and bounce onto the Sturat Highway which was the only road in and out of Darwin at the time. Parts of the NZ5804 are held by the local Darwin Air Museum in Winnellie. |
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Post by marconi on Sept 29, 2017 17:47:16 GMT 12
I worked on all three types and would you believe am still working on Hastings 01 twice a week at MOTAT.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 29, 2017 18:10:49 GMT 12
Welcome to the forum Marconi.
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Sept 29, 2017 19:10:11 GMT 12
What a formation - imagine the noise! I imagine the sound of the C-130H Hercules would have been totally buried in the sound coming from 4x Bristol Hercules plus 4x Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp engines. |
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Nov 14, 2017 10:31:58 GMT 12
Two more of the best three engined transport - both RNZAF: Talking about three-engine Handley Page Hastings transports, the following tale is a fascinating (although hair-raising) read.... • FIVE GET LUCKY by Brian Spurway |
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Post by suthg on Nov 14, 2017 20:18:52 GMT 12
Lovely story, quite some learnings in there - thanks KTJ.
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Nov 15, 2017 11:27:46 GMT 12
Somebody posted this at another group....  |
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Post by exkiwiforces on Nov 15, 2017 12:30:40 GMT 12
Very nice picture, is it Aden or somewhere else within the Near East or Middle East region?
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Post by ZacYates on Nov 15, 2017 12:42:53 GMT 12
The website has the title as "RAF Hastings at Nicosia". I'm unsure what Cyprus counts as? This bloke has some very nice paintings of occasionally unusual subjects: www.aeroartist.com/index2.htm |
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Post by exkiwiforces on Nov 15, 2017 13:32:40 GMT 12
The website has the title as "RAF Hastings at Nicosia". I'm unsure what Cyprus counts as? This bloke has some very nice paintings of occasionally unusual subjects: www.aeroartist.com/index2.htmZac, I believe its Near East as there was Near East Air Command, Middle East Air Command and South Asia Air Command back in the Day. There is bound to be someone here that would be able to expand on further as I'm not near my library as I'm my using my Wi-Fi at work. |
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Post by shorty on Nov 15, 2017 20:43:27 GMT 12
Cyprus was classified as Near East. If in doubt look at the markings on the crew door on the Kiwi "Zapped" Vulcan XH562 which came from Akotiri wing of NEAF Bomber Wing
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Post by exkiwiforces on Nov 16, 2017 13:44:36 GMT 12
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