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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 6, 2008 22:04:39 GMT 12
The pageant was 1929, not 1928, according to Tony's writing in his album.
I'd love to know more about the Thorne Trophy and if it is still competed for these days.
Aren't these photos great though, for box brownie shots! Obviously they were processed professionally rather than at home like most box brownie photos, as they have lasted the past 80 years very well.
Have you any info on the Puss Moth behind Jean Batten?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 6, 2008 22:06:17 GMT 12
And which Moth did Tony Firth stove into the deck in 1931? Sadly Sally doesn't know what happened to his logbooks. Perhaps one of her siblings has it, but she's the only one who lives in Cambridge.
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Post by Peter Lewis on Sept 6, 2008 22:10:31 GMT 12
ZK-ACB was the AAC Puss Moth, used extensively from late 1930 for joyriding and charter work. Passed on to the Waikato AC later in the 1930s, and survived to be impressed as NZ582 in 1939.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 6, 2008 23:06:43 GMT 12
Thanks Peter.
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Post by flyjoe180 on Sept 7, 2008 13:33:33 GMT 12
If someone took these photos to Merv North at Auckland Aero Club I bet he could put a name to just about every person in these photos and tell you about the accident. His father was the builder of the Tui and engineer at AAC.
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Post by John L on Sept 8, 2008 17:43:24 GMT 12
;....., but my best memory remains the Corsair at Omaka ( if 200ft is the minium , Keith must have had the 190ft prop on that day ;D ..the news footage of the Corsairs return in 2004 has the wingtip at about 15 - 20ft off the grass (hold on, I'll freeze frame it and scale measure it.....) as he comes down past the back of the hangar at Hobby?.....45 degree bank the upper wingtip is about the apex of the hangar roof........ All good stuff. |
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