Richard Nixon's Plaque and No. 75 Squadron

[Dave Homewood]

Here's a great little news story from Contact (the magazine of the RNZAF) in August 1954. Where is it now I wonder, and who were the thieving culpits who got onto Nixon's Connie. ;D

[Dave Homewood]

I'm surprised no replies have been made yet to this thread. Do any of our No. 75 Squadron alumi remember seeing this in the crew room or wherever? Did it end up in the Ohakea Museum?

[skyhawkdon]

I don't know anything sorry Dave. There were so many plaques on the walls of 75 Sqn I never noticed this one. If it was still there when the Squadron was disbanded then it will now be in the care of the RNZAF Museum.

[phil]

I know Glen Turner (Secretary 75 SQN Association) had an article (the one above I think) plus photographs of the plaque - it was a decent size too, but he has not been able to locate the plaque itself.

I'd be interested to know if anyone remembers it, I certainly don't (even after seeing the old photos Glen has), and I helped photograph all the plaques, paintings and memorabilia on SQN at the time of disbandment. A couple of us spent hours going around the SQN photographing everything to catalogue all the items.

My theory is that someone half inched it many years ago.

[Dave Homewood]

I wonder if it was disposed of when Nixon fell from grace in the 1970's. I find it interesting how even way back then it was accepted practice and almost condoned by the article for squadrons to 'liberate souviners' from visiting aircraft.