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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 3, 2019 16:46:39 GMT 12
This is such an excellent look into the workings on every level of Tasman Empire Airways Ltd in the flying boats days, 1947
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Post by davidd on Aug 4, 2019 11:50:45 GMT 12
Totally agree Dave H, an excellent little documentary of the trans-Tasman service. Also enjoyed seeing the mid-Tasman "cross-over" with two Sandringhams (or Taman class) meeting on opposite courses. This was quite common with the four-aircraft Sandringham fleet, but very rare with the earlier S.30s (fleet of two). And technically a better film than some of the others in this series.
Dave D
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 4, 2019 12:04:32 GMT 12
What is cool is this film has been on Youtube since 29 March 2015, and when I found it yesterday it had only had 11 views, including mine. I posted the link here, on my Facebook page and on the WONZ Show page and now it has had 2100 views! Great that it is finally getting seen.
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Post by oj on Aug 5, 2019 21:35:27 GMT 12
Thanks Dave.
I have watched a lot of NZ Archives aviation but this one did not get triggered by the "watch similar" software or whatever it is called.
No doubt some little subtlety in the code ....
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Post by planewriting on Aug 5, 2019 21:57:19 GMT 12
It's very good. I have seen it before but not on Youtube. Did you notice the Catalina ZK-AMI in the background when the Sandringham was being hauled up the slipway? My father test flew ZK-AMB on 22 April 1944 when it was Sunderland ML761.
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Post by fwx on Aug 13, 2019 14:27:31 GMT 12
 A nice pic of ZK-AMB from the collection of "Mac" Baigent, by kind permission of his daughter Jan. Cheers, Chris |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 13, 2019 15:28:58 GMT 12
That shot is a beauty!
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