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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 16, 2011 20:04:07 GMT 12
Superb shots, thanks very much for these.
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Post by hushsjaffa on Jul 25, 2012 21:20:51 GMT 12
My Uncle Flying Officer Stanley Broadbent was shot down in his P40 Kittyhawke (Gloria Lyons) out of Bouganville in 1944.
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Post by McFly on Jul 25, 2012 21:42:29 GMT 12
A wee bit on it here: rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Modelling&action=display&thread=3180And here: rnzaf.hobbyvista.com/gl.htmlStunning Calum, that is just gorgeous. I know that the Gloria Lyons aircraft belonged to No. 4 Servicing Unit and not a particular pilot, or owned by a squadron. I know the first one, NZ3148, was lost in an accident when flown by Sergeant Pilot Charles Wood of 18 Squadron, who was unhurt. Apparently the second Gloria Lyons aircraft was NZ3188 according to Charles Darby's book, but it was coded 'B' and not 'G' according to Ivan's adf.serials site and "Crashed during a strafing run on the Oamai River at 1320 hours on 07 May 1944. The aircraft rolled over and dived into the ground while flying at tree top height. Flying Officer Stanley Broadbent killed. Written off books at Bougainville" according to that site. Broadbent was from 17 Squadron. Other than these two men, does anyone have any more detail of who else flew the four "Gloria Lyons" aircraft? And does anyone know who the two 4 SU airmen were that came up with the idea after corresponding with Gloria herself?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 25, 2012 21:52:25 GMT 12
Welcome to the forum hushsjaffa.
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Post by Luther Moore on Jul 26, 2012 14:08:36 GMT 12
What a great thread,Great story's.
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Post by raymond on Jul 26, 2012 18:41:28 GMT 12
No. 4 Servicing Unit was not the only RNZAF unit to adopt a poorly girl in WWII. No. 20 Squadron also adopted a young lady who had also lost the use of her legs, Miss Paulette Leaning of Auckland. The following comes from the logbook of one of the No. 20 (F) Squadron pilots, Gavin Gullery. What a great thread this is. Did a quick search on Paulette Leaning who had Cerebral Palsy and she was quite an inspirational lady obtaining a degree at Ak uni and teaching and even traveling to Singapore to talk there. The following is a quick brief on her. "If you attended the Auckland based Carlson school during the 1950’s and 60’s and/or joined in the fun of the “Spastic Fellowship “ camps of the same era, you would have had the privilege of knowing this inspirational woman. All too often, these days, emotive words like inspirational slip off the tongue or are hi jacked by lazy journalists.When describing Paulette’s contribution to our society emotive words are entirely appropriate. As a child I considered her a friend and mentor, as well as a teacher. However as an adult I have a far better appreciation of her efforts to improve the lives of CP people. Reading her thoughts she was obviously frustrated with what she could do personally for her fellow CP’s and also frustrated at the lack of progress for CP’s, especially in the accommodation area. She fought hard with the continuing problem of residential provision and care and had high hopes of the Ryder –Cheshire foundation being a success. She also gave impetus to the new emerging national trust soon to be known as the Laura Fergusson Trust for the Disabled. Among other things she was involved in setting up the short stay Una Carter Hostel in Remuera and instrumental in bringing, 1960’s CP expert Dr Meyer Perlstein, to NZ. In her role as editor she wanted to give CP people a feeling of belongingness and mutual comradeship, whilst promoting within the community a clearer understanding, not only of the difficulties but also potentialities of the CP people. cpsoc.org.nz/Articles%2007/Article%2012%20Paulette.htmAlso a very good article here (scroll down a bit) www.cpsoc.org.nz/review/Review%20May%202011.pdf
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Post by McFly on Jul 26, 2012 19:23:20 GMT 12
My Uncle Flying Officer Stanley Broadbent was shot down in his P40 Kittyhawke (Gloria Lyons) out of Bouganville in 1944. F/O Stanley Broadbent's grave - Port Moresby (BOMANA) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea. (All Photos RNZAF Official)
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Post by htbrst on Jun 12, 2013 11:41:43 GMT 12
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Post by julieg on Apr 9, 2015 14:52:08 GMT 12
Hi, I'm Charles Stuart Woods granddaughter... you know the pilot who was both in the caterpillar and goldfish clubs.... not sure whether that is brag worthy. I understand there is still one of the Gloria Lyons P40s about. Does anyone know where it is located?
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Post by baz62 on Apr 9, 2015 15:12:27 GMT 12
I understand there is still one of the Gloria Lyons P40s about. Does anyone know where it is located? In a private collection near Nelson. NZ3220.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 9, 2015 18:47:06 GMT 12
Welcome Julieg. I have met a few pilots who were in both clubs. I think it's something to be proud of as it means they cheated death.
John Smith at Mapua has the remains of NZ3220.
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Post by McFly on Apr 9, 2015 18:53:27 GMT 12
Hi, I'm Charles Stuart Woods granddaughter... you know the pilot who was both in the caterpillar and goldfish clubs.... not sure whether that is brag worthy. I understand there is still one of the Gloria Lyons P40s about. Does anyone know where it is located? Hi Julie, Here's a couple of photos of your Grandfather and NZ3148 before it was written off. Negative Number: PR2672 Caption: Group of 18 Squadron personnel. Unknown Pacific location. Further Information: L-R: Back; J. A. McBride, R. G. Reardon, J. H. Caselberg, G. M. Robertson, R. A. MacKinder, K. T. P. Chapman, G. S. Bayley, J. W. Gerard, H. H. Souter. Middle; M. A. Nagel, B. L. Hoskin, R. H. Balfour, J. A. Oldfield, L. A. Rayner, R. J. N. Archibald, B. W. Williams. Front; A. F. Hough, D. W. Kidd, A. R. Walker and C. S. Wood. Year of Image: 1944 Image Date Information: 31 January 1944. Format: Negative-1/4 Plate-Cellulose Negative Number: PR2686 Caption: Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk NZ3148, with nose art 'Gloria Lyons', being readied for flight. Torokina, Bougainville. Further Information: Aircraft on charge to 4 Servicing Unit. A/C file 23K Year of Image: 1944 Image Date Information: Circa 1944. Format: Negative-1/4 Plate-Cellulose Some additional info here: rnzaf.proboards.com/post/126648/threadAnd via Dave Homewood a picture of a crashed 'Gloria Lyons' from the post above which could well be NZ3148 following the crash? NZ3148 P-40N-1 28514 42-104752 - Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 27 July 1943. Coded "G". To No.18 Squadron. The first aircraft to be named "GLORIA LYONS". Damaged in crash landing at Torokina on 09 February 1944. The engine failed just prior to landing and the aircraft missed the runway, hitting a mound of earth and somersaulting. Sergeant Pilot Charles Woods unhurt. Written off books at Bougainville on 09 March 1944.
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Post by julieg on Apr 10, 2015 13:29:17 GMT 12
Thanks so much for your help. I can certainly pick out my Poppa easily in the group photo. Is that him with the wreckage or someone else?
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Post by wanganui on Apr 15, 2015 8:17:24 GMT 12
The original of the photograph of the crashed Gloria Lyons belongs to me, i'll have to check the photo grouping to see if it's named or if there are any others related to NZ3148 in the album.
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Post by camtech on Aug 24, 2017 12:31:11 GMT 12
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Post by ZacYates on Aug 24, 2017 13:51:35 GMT 12
Great photo, thanks Les! Does anyone have any way of knowing which Gloria this is? Perhaps NZ3220?
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Post by Brenton on Aug 25, 2017 21:53:04 GMT 12
The plane is an N as it only has the bead part of the external gun sight. The 4th guy from the right up top has his hand on it. So NZ3220 it is IMO.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 2, 2018 22:39:43 GMT 12
Here's a photo of Gloria herself, from the Press newspaper, 27th of January 1944. It has the same photo on the previous page attached too of the aircraft and airmen. The caption reads: "A WARHAWK FIGHTER AND ITS MASCOT.— Above is Miss Gloria Lyons, a patient in the Christchurch Public Hospital, whose name has been given to a Warhawk fighter of the R.N.Z.A.F. in the forward Pacific area. Miss Lyons became a regular correspondent of men of the No. 4 Servicing Unit, and her name was given to one of the aircraft in which the men worked."
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 5, 2020 16:36:53 GMT 12
No. 4 Servicing Unit was not the only RNZAF unit to adopt a poorly girl in WWII. No. 20 Squadron also adopted a young lady who had also lost the use of her legs, Miss Paulette Leaning of Auckland. The following comes from the logbook of one of the No. 20 (F) Squadron pilots, Gavin Gullery. Looking back at this thread now and another from few years late I just realised that Pauline Leaning was the kid that is talked about in the other thread, here! rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/21233/another-mascot-case-gloria-lyons
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