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Post by Dave Homewood on May 30, 2007 12:11:32 GMT 12
Whilst looking through an old photo album belonging to the late RNZAF pilot Graeme Ronayne, I found some interesting bits and pieces. This is one of them, which I think may be from RSA Review  |
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 30, 2007 12:55:14 GMT 12
Smoke-and-mirrors.
The Harvard presented to the Aussies was NZ1030, presented to RAAF Museum at Point Cook 12Dec88, displayed as NZ947
The real NZ947 was sold to Bennetts in 1958.
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Post by skyhawkdon on May 30, 2007 15:33:33 GMT 12
Before it was restored and presented to the RAAF (circa 1987 when I was on 2 Sqn) the Harvard in question used to live in No 1 hangar at Ohakea (42 and 2 Sqn's old hangar - now PTS's). Also sharing the hangar was Rex Brearaton's (spelling?) airworthy Harvard. Rex was an air traffic controller at Ohakea (still is I think?) There was also a complete Merlin engine in its packing case sitting beside the Harvard - not sure what happened to it, but I hope it went to the Ohakea Museum...
The Maintenance Flight Commander at 2 Sqn at the time was Mike Nichols who was restoring a Harvard - the fuselage was in the AMS hangar.
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 30, 2007 15:48:45 GMT 12
If the Merlin was new and in its packing case, I hope it didn't go to the museum. I hope it went to an airworthy project and will keep something flying. Only old clapped out engines should be in museums imho
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Post by lumpy on May 30, 2007 21:43:31 GMT 12
Hmm , the same Mike Nichols who used to have a p40 project , and now a Curtis Hawk ( last I heard ) I wonder ?
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 30, 2007 22:00:02 GMT 12
Indeed, same chap I think.
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Post by skyhawkdon on May 31, 2007 7:52:46 GMT 12
Yep - same guy. He was working for Safe Air at Woodbourne last I heard of him.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 29, 2007 16:44:16 GMT 12
Peter, can I check, when you wrote NZ1030, did you mean NZ1034? Or did two harvards go to Point Cook? NZ1034 was swapped to the RAAF Musuem for the GAF Canberra B.20 at Wigram.
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jul 29, 2007 17:33:43 GMT 12
Quite right Dave - it was NZ1034.
NZ1030 cr Rongotai 19Oct43.
That's how mistakes can enter into the records, sorry.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 29, 2007 17:52:18 GMT 12
No worries. Cheers.
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