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Siren
Aug 1, 2014 9:30:57 GMT 12
Post by Andy Wright on Aug 1, 2014 9:30:57 GMT 12
When I was a vollie with Manjimup Fire & Rescue (Weat Oz) we used to test the siren every Sunday morning at about 10. Never had a complaint but being a small country town, it rarely got to the stage of going off on a call out as one of us usually made it, as we all had pagers, in time to answer the call prior to the automated system setting the siren off.
I did a couple of silly things driving to the station in the early hours of the morning. I lived on the edge of town off one of the streets that led out of town and was pretty quiet so even though it was only a two minute drive to the station, it was imperative I got there quicker (in my mind anyway!).
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Post by Andy Wright on Jul 31, 2014 11:38:43 GMT 12
I ended up running it through the translator as well as I couldn't see a mention of KT-C etc.
Yes, I was wondering about the link as well (it was included in the ww2talk post Dave refers to in the first post of this thread). I still can't see, in the original ww2talk post, where the evidence of the remains possibly being KT-C has come from beyond what the original poster has said so, as a start, that person perhaps need to be contacted for further info.
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Post by Andy Wright on Jul 31, 2014 9:58:38 GMT 12
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Post by Andy Wright on Jul 31, 2014 9:52:39 GMT 12
We did a cruise across the Pacific in 2010 and noted the ship's information had recommendations for tipping in NZ and Australia. While we couldn't comment on NZ, we made sure we told the people we knew on board to not tip in Australia as it is not an accepted custom because, generally, service staff are paid much better than their American counterparts. I have tipped here but only to the point of getting rid of some loose change into the tipping jar at the register (and even then only when I have a warm glow from the great service and food).
We certainly tip when in the US but don't use a set percentage. It's always relative to the service provided.
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Post by Andy Wright on Jul 31, 2014 9:42:39 GMT 12
Hi Adam
I have no idea where this has got to. I can only suggest you speak with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission to see if they are aware of the possible find or if they have an investigation underway prior to reburial. Perhaps try to make contact with the original poster of the ww2talk link Dave posted above? Otherwise, you're probably in a better position than me to know who to contact in NZ. I would start with the CWGC first though.
Sorry, not much help. I reckon other members on here will have a better idea.
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Post by Andy Wright on Jul 29, 2014 10:02:42 GMT 12
I used to buy off Amazon when I first started out collecting books in the late '90s. Nowadays I find their postage too much. I still buy a lot of books online but in the past two months have bought more books visiting local shops (Canberra - Alexander Fax and the AWM, Merimbula - Time Machine, Perth - Boffins, Melbourne - Hyland's) than I have from overseas. There's just some stuff that you'll never find, affordably, beyond your country's shores.
I found two books I hadn't even heard of at the Australian War Memorial's store and a book at Hyland's in Melbourne (Special Ops Liberators) that I have been after for a while but refused to pay the postage from overseas (heavy-ish hardback). Of course, me visiting these shops once in a blue moon is not going to keep them afloat but I just think some people, like those who take photos of covers and then buy online, don't realise what they have in front of them. I'm always going to look for the cheapest option, I'm not made of money, but many a time that option, and the convenience and immediacy, is staring you in the face. Not to mention the risks of a book getting damaged in transit. Sometimes they are packaged cheaply (you get what you pay for) so it is bound to happen. I have a review copy of Anthony Cooper's latest, Kokoda Air Strikes (good read by the way). It is a chunky paperback of the sort that is (and was) easily damaged in the post so, when I write the review, I'll be recommending readers buy it from a bookstore!
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Post by Andy Wright on Jul 29, 2014 9:42:15 GMT 12
Written with, at times, a grin on your face remembering him, Errol. Nicely done and condolences for your, and New Zealand's, loss. A legacy that will take some matching.
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Post by Andy Wright on Jul 28, 2014 16:17:27 GMT 12
Can't say I'm a fan although I am glad she's got a new coat of paint. Looks 'airbrushed'. If it was intended to educate why not do it as it was 100 years ago?
Mind you, she's not as she was during the war so...
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Post by Andy Wright on Jul 28, 2014 15:57:37 GMT 12
Silly grin.
Did you see the footage of the working top turret built for the Lib in Melbourne? I can only think of the group's Facebook page as the source - B-24 Liberator Memorial - Werribee.
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Post by Andy Wright on Jul 15, 2014 15:38:52 GMT 12
It's happening all too often with this generation now. I am not fortunate to speak with a veteran on such a regular basis, Dave, but I feel your loss.
This is why projects like the WONZ Show, Wings Over Cambridge, Courage and Valour and, to a much lesser extent, even my little website, are so important. Recording the stories and history first hand before we lose the opportunity completely.
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Post by Andy Wright on Jul 14, 2014 10:48:50 GMT 12
I believe his son passed away and the plan was to pass the aircraft to him. Very sad from that point of view.
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Post by Andy Wright on Jul 10, 2014 18:53:46 GMT 12
My copy arrived on Monday. Had a flick through last night and ended up reading large sections. Just so readable and done so very well.
The Coastal Command passages are particularly fascinating, as vs says above, perhaps because the BC and fighter detail is familiar due to Night After Night and Day After Day?
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Post by Andy Wright on Jul 9, 2014 10:01:11 GMT 12
Most importantly, though, you'll be getting into the biggest market/'listnership' at the right time. The stats for Aircrew Book Review has visits by those in the US (or bots in the US...) as being more than double the next nearest source (Australia). It's a hell of a market. Speaking of which, Kiwi visits are close to being overtaken by those from Ukraine. Quite disturbing. ;-)
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Post by Andy Wright on Jul 4, 2014 15:01:21 GMT 12
I think the Southampton fuse at the RAFM was a house boat at one stage. Beautifully restored hull.
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Post by Andy Wright on Jul 4, 2014 9:59:55 GMT 12
What happened to the house boat?
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Post by Andy Wright on Jul 3, 2014 10:12:27 GMT 12
Not every day you get to listen to someone who flew the Manchester (not to mention being on the Dams raid).
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Post by Andy Wright on Jul 3, 2014 10:11:00 GMT 12
Fingers crossed. Are there any relatives who could help with a DNA sample? Great to read of such a good flying career but sad to read of his loss so close to the end of the war. He wasn't alone among the fighter-bomber chaps, though. They had a hard time of it right to the end of hostilities. Just been reading a book about an Australian pilot who flew with No. 61 Squadron over the same period and doing the same 'work'. Not pleasant at all. DFC and Bar. Is 'Hyphen' a well-known chap in aviation circles in NZ? I'm ashamed to say it's the first I've heard of him. www.hawkertempest.se/index.php/piloter/summary/103-taylor-cannon-keith
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Post by Andy Wright on Jul 2, 2014 15:31:09 GMT 12
Ohhhhh, THAT Mark. Apologies.
I doffs me hat to you, Mr Haselden ... and suddenly remember we have talked by forum-based private message before but I didn't make the connection (or remember you mentioning it). Sigh.
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Post by Andy Wright on Jul 2, 2014 9:19:58 GMT 12
Hi Mark
Do you have the various ...Over Singapore titles and/or Gerry Beauchamp's Mohawks Over Burma? Just want to check before I have a look so I don't double up on what you've already found.
That said, Errol will probably have the best bio going.
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Post by Andy Wright on Jun 12, 2014 9:48:09 GMT 12
Anything that takes the mickey out of those genres gets a start with me.
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