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Post by tedheath on Jun 23, 2019 18:41:44 GMT 12
The most famous tow tractor I know was driven by Steve Houltham at Wigram
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Post by tedheath on Jan 13, 2018 20:42:22 GMT 12
I used to work with Steve Houltham as 4TTS instructors Basic Engineering, Top bloke, one of the funniest guys I have ever met on par with JP (Trev Fleming). He told me the tug had a problem with the accelerator in that it stuck down and you had to lift it up with your fingers. Who did they hang? the driver? no the numbnutz who said I was driving it down the tarmac yesterday and it stuck. Did you tell anyone.........................
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Post by tedheath on May 4, 2017 20:30:40 GMT 12
I think treason was the biggie that would attract the death penalty like a Kiwi Quisling up to the 1970s. A mutiny or desertion since WW1 I doubt it thanks to the Poms executing (murdering) five of our soldiers in France.
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Post by tedheath on Apr 30, 2017 10:37:04 GMT 12
Here's another industrial dispute from the NEW ZEALAND HERALD, 25 OCTOBER 1945 OFFICERS PROTEST SLEPT IN HAMMOCKS REQUEST FOR SPECIAL PAY (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Wednesday Hundreds of Air Force officers returning in the Andes from Britain held an indignation meeting while the ship was crossing the Tasman and decided to send a telegram to Air Headquarters asking for hard-living pay. They complained that although they were officers they were forced to travel under conditions that were unsatisfactory, even by third or fourth-class standards. Their case is to be taken up officially with the Government. The officers objected to being quartered on the lower decks in hammocks by the hundred and to having to do cleaning and general duties which, as officers, they would not normally be required to do. One group took a visitor down into their sleeping quarters, where they said 130 men lived during the voyage and where only four washbasins were available. This detail was typical of numerous grievances they were keen to air. The "Andes carried 1500 airmen to New Zealand, of whom 1000 were officers. The officer commanding the Air Force draft, Wing Commander J. R. Maling, of Christchurch, said it had "been decided some months ago that because of the shipping position all officers would have to be prepared to accept reduced standards of accommodation. That was agreed to by the various chiefs-of-staff and Governments concerned. Owing to the shortage of first-class accommodation in the Andes, a large number of officers had to travel under troop conditions. The officers concerned held a meeting while the ship was crossing the Tasman and discussed a demand for some financial compensation by way of hard-living pay, which under certain conditions was available to Air Force personnel. He said he intended to carry the men's representations to the authorities. They objected strongly to the principle involved in their having to quarter as they did. Typical moaning whinging officers, nothing much changed since 1945 then.
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Post by tedheath on Apr 20, 2017 19:48:05 GMT 12
Fascinating comments, I was on Wasp Flight in 1989 and never heard about the near mutiny at WP. Was it 1989 when we lost a weeks leave? I was in the first RNZAF C130 to land at Timor in September 1999 and we were near the Aussies at Dilli. Their allowances were moonbeams more than us and tax free I think. I remember talking to an Aussie who was happy as it was $1000 day the fifth day of allowances. There was a bit of **** going down as it was embarrassing the brass when they turned up to our camp. I was impressed how the young LACS and CPLS got stuck into these puffed up clowns about the allowances while our officers said nothing. It must have worked Shipley upped our allowances a bit.
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Post by tedheath on Apr 18, 2017 17:39:07 GMT 12
No 2, the reasons are true however it was 1972. Thanks for that, I never knew when it was but heard it happened from a few people but always light on details.
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Post by tedheath on Apr 16, 2017 12:49:40 GMT 12
1 and 3 were true as well, I am not doubting Ces Beer and Cliff Brereton.
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Post by tedheath on Apr 16, 2017 10:27:57 GMT 12
Three things interested me in my 27 yrs in the airforce.
1. The post war groundies mutiny, Ces Beer told me a bit about it in 1974, seems they had to work Saturday mornings and some places compulsory church parade on Sunday
2. Singleys mutiny groundies Singapore 1960s I think. Mike Naus told me when he was a singely in Singers he got less than a dependent child allowace for a marriedy.
3. The boycott of the Wigram baggies club in 1970s Cliff Breteton told me about it something about Canteen Council running it.
Be interested if anyone had any firsthand knowledge of these events, the Navy mutiny post war is well documented but not these three.
Cheers Ted
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Post by tedheath on Apr 9, 2016 17:42:08 GMT 12
God we were lucky we never bought the heap of shit Lynx. Every RN pom maintainer I spoke to said do not buy them they are trouble.
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Post by tedheath on Apr 8, 2016 19:08:47 GMT 12
Well I have the Wasp Flight Cowboys nose panel it is hanging in my house pride of place. It was designed by Max and painted on by Kermie for a bottle of whiskey which I bought. Not sure what happened to the the bumble bee nose panel maybe its under the cowboy one. We became the Wasp Flt cowboys when Huggie,Jimbo, Max, Bougie and myself were called into the WSC Wasp Section Commander office (Dave Ward) for a telling off, one of hundreds. He called us cowboys. Could have been something to do with us sliding off home early when back at Hobby. Agree about Bars Steve Barham pilot extraordinaire I would rate him as the best person and pilot I have ever met in my life. He was simply the best he was more concerned about our welfare than his his Navy career. If there is such thing as good Karma I hope it visits Lt Cdr S Barham RNZN. Ted F55.
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Post by tedheath on Feb 26, 2015 16:30:21 GMT 12
How ya going mate?
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Post by tedheath on Feb 25, 2015 20:32:45 GMT 12
yep, just the one scheme from start to finish. I think they did a European 1 scheme on 1 at 4TTS, or it might have been a blunty. there was an image on here a while ago. and I presume they were all the same configuration for external attachments. Bungle that you the S and S man?
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