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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 28, 2007 21:27:46 GMT 12
This was sent to me by my mate John Scullin tonight, who received it from the photographer, Dudley Payne. I'm told Dudley is happy for it to be posted here. That is his son in the foreground. Amazing sight isn't it?  |
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Post by fletcherfu24 on Aug 28, 2007 21:49:36 GMT 12
Roughly what year was it?
And wouldn't you like a barn full of those.........
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 28, 2007 22:36:05 GMT 12
I don't know the year I'm afraid but obviously a while before the photos that Peter (flyernzl) recently posted. My guess is early 1960's.
And yes, as the minister said when Wigram was established, "A shed will be necessary."
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Post by 30sqnatc on Aug 28, 2007 23:05:45 GMT 12
Will the A-4s and Macchi's look the same in 20 years with Aussie kangaroos appearing through some fading A-4 roundels.
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Post by flyjoe180 on Aug 29, 2007 10:30:31 GMT 12
Somehow I doubt the A4's will ever be left outside like that, it would be far too embarassing for those responsible for their original sale. They would disappear quielty and covertly I think.
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Post by corsair67 on Aug 29, 2007 13:55:40 GMT 12
Into a swamp near Ardmore - alongside an F4U-1 Corsair? ;D Fantastic photo - Dudley's son looks overwhelmed by the scene!  Looks like there are superchargers from Pratt and Whitney R2800s in the foreground? |
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Post by John L on Aug 29, 2007 18:54:44 GMT 12
Sob..........
Back in Dec.'69, I was working in a building in Auckland opposite the (then) railway goods yards and, imagine my surprise one day when I spied a P40 Fuselage, looking rather like one of those, sitting on a railway wagon........was it John Chambers P40?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 29, 2007 19:01:32 GMT 12
Interesting Jon, quite probably. Or maybe the Motat one?
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Post by nzav8a on Sept 24, 2007 19:51:40 GMT 12
Lyttelton 1959   |
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Post by agalbraith on Sept 24, 2007 20:30:51 GMT 12
Wow! awesome photos. Do you have any more?
Thanks for posting them
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Post by fletcherfu24 on Sept 24, 2007 22:15:49 GMT 12
Were the Lyttelton ones off to Bennetts?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 25, 2007 18:48:54 GMT 12
Superb photos of the poor Harvards there, thanks for posting them. They look like lambs off to the slaughter.  |
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Post by Bruce on Sept 25, 2007 19:04:31 GMT 12
I would say that the Lyttleton Harvards are the Mark IIs heading north to TeKuiti. It explains the question I had regarding why the rear fuselages were cut at that particular point (rather than unbolted where the forward tube frame joind the monocoque section)- in order to fit in the wagons! At Te Kuiti of course the railway runs very close to the airfield, so they probably were just dumped off the train there.
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Post by Damon on Sept 26, 2007 21:57:52 GMT 12
Oh those poor Harvards.. sob ... sob.
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Post by fletcherfu24 on Sept 26, 2007 22:46:49 GMT 12
All those Harvards for 2 Air Trucks,one assumes the rest were broken up for scrap?
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Post by nzav8a on Oct 3, 2007 21:10:04 GMT 12
Hudson NZ2031 Dunedin 26 July 1968   |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 4, 2007 14:21:04 GMT 12
Wow!!
Thanks for those amazing photos of the Hudson! do you have any more please?
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