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Post by nuuumannn on Jan 8, 2018 16:29:19 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 8, 2018 21:49:42 GMT 12
That shot will make a great comparison piece in a few years time when hopefully it's all ship shape and Bristol fashion with a shiny new look.
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Post by Richard Wesley on Jan 18, 2018 14:40:02 GMT 12
Not sure if this has already been posted, its an article from the BBC, love Ardmore being described as an abandoned airfield! Successful final journey for Freighter is by roadOnly 11 complete Freighter 170's, made in Bristol, still exist in the world. They were used to transport passengers and cars after World War Two, then adopted by some international air forces. This aircraft was rescued from an abandoned New Zealand airfield and shipped, then transported by road, to Aerospace Bristol, at Filton, today. www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-bristol-42573594/successful-final-journey-for-freighter-is-by-road
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 20, 2018 22:28:16 GMT 12
Wow. Only 11? I had no idea they were so few. I think I have seen six of them, Wigram's, Omaka's, Nelson's, Waitomo's, the one that was at Ardmore, and the one at Moorabbin. I also remember seeing the one that was at Woodbourne that went off to Canada and crashed.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 20, 2018 22:29:24 GMT 12
"This aircraft was rescued from an abandoned New Zealand airfield"
Hmm, I think the BBC should visit Ardmore sometime and they'll find it's far from abandoned.
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Jan 21, 2018 12:41:16 GMT 12
Wow. Only 11? I had no idea they were so few. I think I have seen six of them, Wigram's, Omaka's, Nelson's, Waitomo's, the one that was at Ardmore, and the one at Moorabbin. I also remember seeing the one that was at Woodbourne that went off to Canada and crashed. To think that when I was a kid staying at my Mum's cousin's place in Strathmore Park during school holidays, overlooking Wellington Airport, and observing (from his lawn) Bristol Freighters continually on the go all day long like an aerial conveyor-belt operation. You could literally always see one in the air, one taxiing and one being unloaded & loaded throughout most of the day. I used to love the sound of those two Bristol Hercules engines going to full power for takeoff.
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Post by raymond on Jan 21, 2018 22:01:29 GMT 12
From Wiki Argentina[edit]
TC-330 at the Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica de Argentina On display Mk 1A TC-330 of the Argentine Air Force at Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica de Argentina, Morón, Buenos Aires.[1]
Australia[edit] On display Mk 21 A81-1 at Royal Australian Air Force Museum, Point Cook, Victoria.[1] Mk 31M VH-ADL at the Australian National Aviation Museum, Moorabbin Airport, Melbourne.[23][1]
Canada[edit] On display Mk 31M CF-WAE, former Royal Canadian Air Force and Norcanair aircraft at Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada, Manitoba.[1] Mk 31 C-GYQS, at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum, Wetaskiwin Airport, Alberta.[1] Mk 31 CF-TFX, on display (in Wardair colours) at Yellowknife Airport, Yellowknife, (NT).[1] Derelict Stripped hulk of Mk 31M CF-TFZ on the shore of Beaverlodge Lake, Saskatchewan, where it crashed in 1956.
United Kingdom[edit] In storage Mk 31M NZ5911, currently being stored (not on display) by Aerospace Bristol. Shipped from New Zealand.[24][25]
New Zealand[edit] On display Mk 31M NZ5903, at the Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum. Mk 31M NZ5906, outdoor display and used as two-bedroom motel accommodation, Woodlyn Park, near Waitomo Caves. Mk 31E ZK-CPT, in SAFE Air colours, at the Marlborough Aero Club, Omaka Aerodrome, Blenheim
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 22, 2018 8:08:56 GMT 12
Wiki misses the one at the Founders Heritage Park, Nelson
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Post by ZacYates on Jan 22, 2018 19:52:47 GMT 12
If I get time at work tomorrow I'll fix that, Dave. And add that CPT is taxiable, not sure how I missed this type's entry on my cyber travels!
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Post by camtech on Jan 27, 2018 20:12:44 GMT 12
My sister, Shelley Edhouse, sent me these two photos that she took yesterday from a roadside at some place called Awhitu, apparently this poor old Bristol is on private property. I note the number 02 on the nose, is this the remains of NZ5902, which adf.serials says was..."Reduced to spares during August 1986 and cancelled from civil register as broken up on 01 December 1988." Just visited Awhitu today, and my two photos I took are almost identical to these two. As my wife said, what was the motivation to spend big dollars to shift the aircraft and then do nothing with it?
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Post by TS on May 16, 2018 13:52:47 GMT 12
Just stumbled across this little vid of the Bristol at Awhitu....
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 10, 2018 18:48:23 GMT 12
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Post by keroburner on Jul 11, 2018 21:54:24 GMT 12
Anyone know or allowed to say where it's moving to?
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Post by andrewpit on Jul 12, 2018 7:56:24 GMT 12
According to the facebook page it just being moved to the back of the section
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Post by machina on Jul 22, 2018 13:54:30 GMT 12
I have been wondering recently what happened to that final Ardmore Freighter! They always stuck in my memory from when Dad would take me to Ardmore as a child, and a few years ago my friend and I were out there with our cameras to see what was around. We knocked on the door of the buildings next to where it was parked (the others having disappeared over the years) and the gentleman who owned it was good enough to let us get inside it to have a look while telling us its history. Was a cool experience, and if I can dig the photos out I will post them. Funnily enough I used to live in Bristol as well.
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Post by htbrst on Jul 19, 2021 20:40:57 GMT 12
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Post by camtech on Jul 19, 2021 21:55:54 GMT 12
Buggar - not enough room to get it onto my place. Besides, SWMBO might raise objections about taking over her garden.
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Post by shorty on Jul 20, 2021 10:39:08 GMT 12
Just tell her you have got her a new potting shed!
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Post by emron on Jul 20, 2021 13:34:08 GMT 12
At a pinch I could squeeze it into my backyard but it might have to overhang the seawall. Just in case of a high tide did any Freighters come with floats?
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Post by axelford on Jul 28, 2021 22:24:17 GMT 12
I learnt about this Freighter about 3 years ago via my own research and had it lined up as place to visit next time I went to Auckland, but it seems that will not happen. This is a case however where I can see this being a net gain, imagine another Taupo DC3 or Manawata DC3 cafe of sorts using this. Then again the large capacity and clam shell doors might make it suited to a roll similar to those "Shipping container" stores along Wellington waterfront etc. I hesitate to suggest conversion to a motel as just like the Waitomo Freighter it would have to have insulation covering the beautiful bare metal plus the doors would likely not be used. Hopefully however buys it will be careful about keeping the paint scheme accurate.
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