kiwiwreckdiver
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Post by kiwiwreckdiver on Nov 9, 2013 7:20:37 GMT 12
SUNDAY IT IS , the weather inst looking to great today, any updates from down there ??
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kiwiwreckdiver
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Post by kiwiwreckdiver on Nov 4, 2013 17:33:46 GMT 12
CAN some please invent a time machine already !!! Its my first stop
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Post by kiwiwreckdiver on Oct 26, 2013 21:13:31 GMT 12
Off trade Me , dam you were the one who swooped in before me.
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Post by kiwiwreckdiver on Oct 20, 2013 9:23:44 GMT 12
Great shot there SUTHG, ANyone else keen for a MD dig or even some magnet fishing in the Lake Be keen to see if theres anything burid around there. Did someone say it was Council land ??
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Post by kiwiwreckdiver on Oct 19, 2013 21:48:29 GMT 12
Will have to check it out
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Post by kiwiwreckdiver on Oct 19, 2013 21:42:02 GMT 12
Has the land around there been developed or could it stll be worth a good around there to see what turns up??
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Post by kiwiwreckdiver on Oct 19, 2013 21:38:18 GMT 12
Thats in great condition if only a few more of our coastal guns were still like this.
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Post by kiwiwreckdiver on Oct 12, 2013 21:22:06 GMT 12
Googles Dave, defiantly googles
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Post by kiwiwreckdiver on Oct 11, 2013 13:18:00 GMT 12
Yes they look a lot like Tankers/dispatch riders googles
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Post by kiwiwreckdiver on Oct 10, 2013 23:33:00 GMT 12
I think Wigram museum needs to get into a Hurc fly up into the pacifc stop off at New Britain (RNZAF Ventura) and Bouganville (RNZAF Corsair)pack it all up and send them home That would fill a gap in their Pacific war hall and save some of the last complete ExRNZAF examples out there..
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Post by kiwiwreckdiver on Oct 10, 2013 23:23:26 GMT 12
My uncle Bow was younge boy when this crashed he said it sat out there for a number of years and many locals did go out and pull parts off it but one local farmer from TeAroha area was caught with jerry cans full of Av gas and arrested. He and his buddies pulled a few parts off as kids souviners he aparenlty had the fuel cap for a number of years, hes gettin on now but im headed to a family get togeather this weekend, finger crossed he still got into somewhere.
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Post by kiwiwreckdiver on Sept 25, 2013 3:58:33 GMT 12
Nice one Cheers Kerry kiwiwreckdiver@hotmail.co.uk Much appreciated Kind regards Hamish
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Post by kiwiwreckdiver on Sept 24, 2013 23:10:27 GMT 12
Hi Guys, was wandering if anyone could help out?? Im wanting to recreate a typical Full RNZAF pacific kit on a dummy I have can anyone point me in the right direction Via good clear photos of kit, pilots or Air crew wearing kits, equipment they used on operations ect?? If anyone has some spare kit pieces laying around they don't want even better Kind regards Hamish
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Post by kiwiwreckdiver on Sept 13, 2013 22:24:51 GMT 12
Anyone herd of the Me109 chopped up and buried at Wigram ??
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Post by kiwiwreckdiver on Sept 13, 2013 21:47:31 GMT 12
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Post by kiwiwreckdiver on Jul 20, 2013 4:52:02 GMT 12
From what Iv seen , I think it had its name in plain block writing on the nose. There have been a few pictures of it sitting at one of the Auckland airfields runways.
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Post by kiwiwreckdiver on Jul 16, 2013 3:48:06 GMT 12
What a magnificent write up !!! Where has this thread been hiding all this time!!! I have been on this forum for about 2 years now and check it regularly , this is now one of my favorite write ups. Congratulations on your project you have obviously put in so much time, effort and of course Mula into your labor of love. Judging from your pictures, its well worth it.
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Post by kiwiwreckdiver on Jul 16, 2013 1:09:26 GMT 12
Sorry his name was Leslie Bergersen , Ron was his brother.
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Post by kiwiwreckdiver on Jul 16, 2013 1:01:11 GMT 12
Out of interest has anyone ever been to the B17 crash site ?? Is it still farm land or is it houses now ?? I have seen a picture of what looks to be e very big hole with the remains of a B17 tail in it. Dose anyone have a good idea of where she went in ??
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Post by kiwiwreckdiver on Jul 15, 2013 22:52:35 GMT 12
Was speaking with Ron Bergersens daughter over Facebook the other day asked her about the aircraft and she said "which one , there were 2 of them he brought them to use parts to build up his house", so even if he did use to produce a house I imagine that the old house is full of Oxford bits. I doubt that the Subritzky lads left any stone unturned and this might have been looked into before, but just thought I would mention this in passing to see what turns up.
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