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Post by FlyNavy on Aug 22, 2008 17:51:05 GMT 12
www.faaaa.asn.au/news/reunions/sixty_years.htm"HMAS Albatross has decided to run only ONE official air day, on Sunday, 26th October, and has designated Saturday 25th as a practice air day (note: the general public will not have access on the Saturday). This has been compounded by the Federal Government initiative to cut spending by $17 billion over 10 years on the armed services and instructions came from the RAAF who have the purse strings."
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Post by yak2 on Aug 22, 2008 17:59:28 GMT 12
So much for the Navy being the senior service. Gee FN, I thought one of your mates was running the show now. What gives  |
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Post by corsair67 on Aug 22, 2008 18:47:57 GMT 12
Wayne Swan obviously doesn't want "working families" TM to enjoy themselves at a two day air display!  I think the other problem is that because the ADF Air Show is being held on 4th and 5th October up at Amberley the faceless number crunchers probably feel the general public are being spoilt too much with two air shows in one month. Of course, I bet they aren't cutting back spending on functions, travel, perks, etc for all Federal politicians!  |
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Post by FlyNavy on Aug 22, 2008 19:13:22 GMT 12
Probably Saturday was always going to be a practice day but somehow in earlier schedule it was open to the public. It would be 'unbearable' to have the public there (crowds etc.) for two days. As has been discussed on other threads the traffic will be nightmarish. Go Early - Leave Late.
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Post by corsair67 on Aug 22, 2008 19:17:26 GMT 12
Go Hard or Go Home! ;D
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Post by FlyNavy on Aug 22, 2008 19:48:27 GMT 12
AND.... FLY NAVY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by vgp on Sept 4, 2008 10:08:43 GMT 12
Geese you must of missed it FN if this anything to go by ;D Airshows Past Airshows Diamond Jubilee Air Show 2008 Nowra Air Show 2007 according to that page it's already been and gone? www.navy.gov.au/Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum |
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Post by FlyNavy on Sept 4, 2008 11:46:51 GMT 12
Here is a link on the page at the URL above: www.navy.gov.au/Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum_Diamond_Jubilee_Air_Show_2008But I take your point the link is under this banner: " Airshows
Past AirshowsDiamond Jubilee Air Show 2008" Apparently the entire Navy site has become corrupted by some inept work recently. The Sea Power Centre people are cranky about what has happened to their good pages now filled with some rubbish so I expect a similar thing has happened here (to the Museum pages). Weird eh. |
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Post by vgp on Sept 4, 2008 11:54:56 GMT 12
cheers clicked on the link on that page which brought up the proper details-just thought it was funny not the best way to promote the show in the 'Past Airshows' section- RAN site nav/Links is like these days. |
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Post by FlyNavy on Sept 4, 2008 12:25:28 GMT 12
vgp, Yep this is the main Sea Power Centre complaint that most of their links are bad now. I reckon it is going to take a lot of work to fix if there are no backups that can be used. I noticed stuff like incorrect ship (wrong badge for carrier Melbourne) badges here (on the 24th August) so it will take some time to fix I reckon: www.navy.gov.au/w/index.php/HMAS_Melbourne_%28II%29I complained then because... well... you know the story..... ;D |
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Post by mcmaster on Sept 4, 2008 13:48:39 GMT 12
Here is a link on the page at the URL above: www.navy.gov.au/Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum_Diamond_Jubilee_Air_Show_2008Apparently the entire Navy site has become corrupted by some inept work recently. The Sea Power Centre people are cranky about what has happened to their good pages now filled with some rubbish so I expect a similar thing has happened here (to the Museum pages). Weird eh. some very weird stuff on the navy site - that link above has a picture of some markets in Cairo "the Khan Khalili Bazaar and Market Place in Cairo dating from the 14th century" how bizarre! |
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Post by FlyNavy on Sept 4, 2008 14:10:11 GMT 12
Bazaar? ;D
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Post by mcmaster on Sept 4, 2008 15:11:15 GMT 12
;D ;D haggle down the price of admission to the airshow!
10 dollar! you joking i give you $2 dollar! ;D
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Post by FlyNavy on Sept 8, 2008 11:32:17 GMT 12
BLAST from the PAST: (NAS Nowra Air Day 1969) 
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Post by mcmaster on Sept 8, 2008 11:51:51 GMT 12
that's when they knew how to do an air day properly FN
Nowra Marching Girls and the High Box display not to be missed. ;D
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Post by FlyNavy on Sept 8, 2008 11:53:25 GMT 12
The cover of the brochure give-away on the day. No mention of admission price? Can't recall if there was one? Perhaps there was a car parking fee?  |
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Post by FlyNavy on Sept 8, 2008 12:50:19 GMT 12
Mirages were a bit late for Air Day. Photo taken in March 1971, VF-805 aircraft most likely, 888 & 889.  |
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Post by FlyNavy on Sept 8, 2008 13:09:14 GMT 12
Maybe admission was ONE dollar or something (vague recollection)? Here is the Shoalhaven River Mouth (false) in flood it looks like. In the early 1970s (1969-73) Nowra was a very wet location. The airfield would flood regularly which was fixed over time.  |
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Post by vgp on Sept 11, 2008 16:45:26 GMT 12
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Post by FlyNavy on Sept 11, 2008 19:38:51 GMT 12
vgp, thanks for the headsup. Now I know why/how some old squadron group photos were taken. ;D
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