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Post by fiftycal on Apr 23, 2016 20:31:07 GMT 12
im selling an rnzaf devon, it has logs, not flown since 76, engines/props are fake display items only, very little corrosion. ex NZ1801 $7500 oz
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Post by Peter Lewis on Apr 23, 2016 21:13:37 GMT 12
That's ex ZK-AQV as well, in 1948.
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Post by fiftycal on Apr 30, 2016 0:14:46 GMT 12
may trade for old car/bike parts
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Post by fiftycal on Apr 30, 2016 0:15:44 GMT 12
That's ex ZK-AQV as well, in 1948. looks better as a tail dragger
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Post by davidd on May 2, 2016 10:18:19 GMT 12
Nah, Like it with the fuselage level myself, just used to it that way. Saw this aircraft (or some of its sisters) en route to Australia from my work place in Moorhouse Avenue in about 1970, as they were trucked from Wigram to Lyttelton. Would have been about 1970 I think. The first two Doves acquired for the RNZAF were the only ones delivered in bare metal and ironically were the least affected by corrosion, the very reason that the RNZAF ordered them with a protective paint scheme! And there were the shiniest too. David D
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Post by tbf25o4 on May 2, 2016 11:56:48 GMT 12
Of interest while designated "Devons" in RNZAF service, NZ1801 and NZ1802 were built as civil Doves
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Post by mit on May 2, 2016 13:12:08 GMT 12
Of interest while designated "Devons" in RNZAF service, NZ1801 and NZ1802 were built as civil Doves They were all built as Doves. The only Devons were in RAF and RN service. The reason the first two didn't have any corrosion problems is because they didn't have deicing equipment installed. The RNZAF used the wrong type of deicing fluid in the beginning which was very corrosive causing the wings have major issues, once they used the right fluid (and rebuilt all the wings) they didn't give any more trouble.
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Post by baz62 on May 2, 2016 15:51:43 GMT 12
Of interest while designated "Devons" in RNZAF service, NZ1801 and NZ1802 were built as civil Doves They were all built as Doves. The only Devons were in RAF and RN service. Yes when I briefly toyed with the idea of taking on NZ1804 I noticed the name plate above the door (inside) said "Dove". Would I be correct in saying the only diffference between the Devon and Dove was UK MOD staff on the production lines for the Devons? That's interesting about the de-icing fluid, bet someone got a smacked hand......or it got blamed on some poor bugger of a lower rank!
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Post by davidd on May 2, 2016 17:17:38 GMT 12
In later years the RNZAF's Devons also suffered from corrosion in the belly area, don't think that was anything to do with the discredited de-icing fluid. Incidentally, DH's pointed out to the RNZAF that the aircraft they were building for them were not, strictly speaking, Devons as they were built to a quite different specification, and were completely differently equipped (all RAF/RN Devons were equipped purely for communications duties). However the RNZAF said they were going to call them Devons as they were not built to a civilian specification, but to a military one (their own in fact), so he who pays the piper ...... David D
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Post by errolmartyn on May 2, 2016 19:43:53 GMT 12
Perhaps they should have called them Dovons!
Errol
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Post by ryand on May 2, 2016 21:09:11 GMT 12
Have private messaged you fiftycal let me know if you got it
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Post by tbf25o4 on May 3, 2016 15:50:27 GMT 12
As David says all but NZ1801 and NZ1802 were designated Devons on the AF380 and when taken on charge by the RNZAF. The key to my statement was that the first two were built as Civil Doves before they were taken over by the RNZAF
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