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Post by flyjoe180 on Apr 13, 2007 9:03:44 GMT 12
Anyone else seen this book yet? A copy was bought for me yesterday, and having flicked through it briefly thus far, it is a wonderfully illustrated and detailed history of NZ National Airways Corporation.
A good job done by Richard Waugh with Peter Layne & Graeme McConnell. I'll continue to read through it and marvel at the excellent photos and NAC memorabilia.
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Post by flyjoe180 on Apr 13, 2007 9:04:50 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 13, 2007 10:35:30 GMT 12
Joe, I haven't seen it yet but if all went to plan, at least one of the photos in there of the crashed DC-3 that met its fate in the Kaimai Ranges was taken by my late father. Can you confirm if it was published please? He was Gordon Homewood. I submitted some photos to Richard and he was most interested. Dad and a friend were hunters and had trekked up there to see if they could do anything but by the time they got there it was too late.
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Post by flyjoe180 on Apr 13, 2007 11:10:32 GMT 12
I'll have a look later when I get home Dave. I also got the 1963 Kaimai Crash book written by Richard Waugh about two years ago. ZK-AYZ was the DC-3 involved. From memory it was also the first aerial search to involve a helicopter?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 13, 2007 11:18:07 GMT 12
I have the Kaimai crash book too, which was Dad's originally. He had been saddened that he never knew it was being written till it came out as he had taken a number of photos. I met Richard at Wanaka last year and told him this and Richard said he might be able to include a few in the new book, as he was most interested in them.
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Post by flyjoe180 on Apr 14, 2007 9:01:51 GMT 12
Hey Dave, the photo of the tail section laying in the bush taken by your Dad, appears on page 144.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 14, 2007 12:08:36 GMT 12
Thanks Joe. I will see if I can find the book.
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Post by flyjoe180 on Apr 15, 2007 9:50:10 GMT 12
Most booke stores will have it by now, mine came from 'Books and More'. There are two versions, a hard and a soft cover, definitely worth buying the hardcover.
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Post by xr6turbo1 on Apr 15, 2007 16:12:03 GMT 12
I saw in Paper Plus in Nelson today but didnt have much time for a look but it looks like great value and a great read  |
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Post by corsair67 on Apr 18, 2007 16:30:29 GMT 12
Bought myself a copy on the weekend and am really impressed with it, especially with the collection of memorabilia that is featured in it e.g. timetables, baggage tags, etc.
Well worth the $70.
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Post by corsair67 on Apr 26, 2007 15:31:55 GMT 12
Dave, you may be interested to know that you have been mentioned by Richard in the acknowledgments too.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 26, 2007 18:21:05 GMT 12
Thanks Craig. I didn't kow that. Nice to know. I'm mentioned in the acknowledgements for several books now but this is my first aviation related one.
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Post by steve on May 19, 2007 7:46:51 GMT 12
I have been to the major book sellers in auckland with no luck in finding this book will try paper plus..I was fasinated to read that Mr Homewood senior, tramped up to the DC3crash site soon after. When I was a child I saw the plane of with my auntie who had a friend go down with it...followed by a relation years later(lewis) who suffered the same fate on the erabus dc10
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Post by flyjoe180 on May 19, 2007 9:55:18 GMT 12
If you cant locate the book in store (surprising), try searching under isbn 0473120003. There are lots of online options, all the same price as in the shop from what i can see.
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 19, 2007 21:34:53 GMT 12
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