James Aviation's Tiger Moth ZK-AJO - Jan 1967

[fletcherfu24]

Brilliant.....

[pa18]

Ahh...ZK CLM dual Fletcher,flown that day by the late Rusty Nairn
The previous photo of CPH has it parked in front of AIRPARTS old shed next to Robertsons old hangar .They started assembling FU24s just the year before and in 1973 merged with AESL
From little things big things grow....
Thanks once again Peter a couple of regos in my logbook come to life !

[corsair67]

I blame my wife.
It's her choice.
She can choose if I spend my time on aeroplanes or on strong drink and loose women.
So far (unfortunately) she has always chosen aeroplanes.
But I live in hope . . .

Ah, but aeroplanes cost less - sometimes! ;D

Another great selection of shots there, Peter. Thanks for posting.

[Dave Homewood]

Jan 15, 2008 21:08:58 GMT 12 Peter Lewis said:

I'm a bit surprised to hear that AJO was at the Auckland International opening. I was there, and would say I saw every aircraft that participated. I don't remember a Tiger, and I have no photograph of it at Mangere. (I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just surprised).

Peter, I have relocated a copy of the airshow programme for that event, and yes there was the James Aviation Tiger Moth in the flying display for the Saturday. In fact I'll list all the participants and you can see if you have photos of them all.

GRAND AIR PAGEANT
To Commemorate the Opening of the
AUCKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
At MANGERE - AAUCKLAND

Saturday, Sunday, Monday
January 29, 30, 31, 1966

Saturday, January 29
Flying Programme - Light Aircraft
9.30am to 10.00am

1. Ultra Light Aircraft Club - Druine Turbuaent handling display

2. Airwork NZ Ltd - Piper Twin Comanche handling display

3. Aero Engine Services - Mooney 21 handling display

4. Seabrook Fowlds Ltd - Morane Saulnier Rallye handling display

5. Airwork NZ Ltd - Piper Cherokee 6 handling display

6. Victa NZ Ltd - Victa 115 Aerobatic display

7. Auckland Flying School - Cessna 150 handling display

Agricultural Aircraft Display
10.30am - 11.00am

8. James Aviation Ltd - Tiger Moth Aerial Topdressing display

9. Glen Murray Syndicate Piper PA18 and Airwork NZ Ltd Piper
Pawnee Combined aerial topdressing display

10. Thames Aerial Topdressing Co. Fletcher and James Aviation Ltd Ceres Combined aerial topdressing display

11. Barr Bros. Cessna 185 and Barr Bros. Beaver

12. Thames Aerial Topdressing Co. Piper Pawnee

13. Waitomo Aircraft Co. Ltd - Airtruck

14. Marine Helicopter Ltd - Hughes helicopter spraying display

15. Adastra Ltd Snow aerial topdressing display

16. James Aviation DC3 topdressing

Parachute Club; Gliding Club; Helicopter Display
11.30am to 12.00 noon

17. Combined parachute clubs massed parachute display, 33 parachutists jumping from 2500 feet and landing on the dropping zone on the airfield

18. Auckland Gliding Club formation gliding display, release at 3000 feet

19. Alexander Helicopter Services helicopter handling display - Westland SRN 5 Hovercraft display

Official Opening
12.30pm - 1.00pm
With PM Keith Holyoake and Gov Gen Sir Bernard Fergusson


Combined Aeroclubs and P-51D Mustang Display
1.30pm - 2pm

20. Auckland Aero Club mass take-off followed by a display of Formation Flying Solo Aerobatics and Synchronised Aerobatics

21. Fox Moth - early passenger aircraft flying display

22. First Officer John MacDonald's Mustang P-51D flying and aerobatic display

Civil Transport Aircraft
Jet Turbine Aircraft and Hovercraft Display
2.20pm tp 2.50pm

1. Air New Zealand Douglas DC8 take off and climb

2. British Aircraft Company BAC1-11 take off and climb

3. Westland SRN5 Hovercraft handling display

4. British Aircraft Company BAC1-11 handling display

5. Air New Zealand Douglas DC8 handling display

6. Qantas Empire Airways Boeing 707 scheduled arrival from Sydney

Military Aircraft
3.00pm tp 4.17pm

1. A take off stream by 4 RAAF Mirages

2. A formation flypast of 13 Harvards of the RNZAF followed by a co-ordinated solo and formation aerobatic display by 4 Harvards

3. A landing of an RAF Vulcan displaying drag parachute

4. Flypast by 1 RNZAF Sunderland

5. A co-ordinated flypast of the following aircraft: one RAF Shackleton; one RAAF Neptune; one USAF C141 and 1 RAF Comet. The Shackleton, Neptune and Comet detach and fly to Whenuapai, the C-141 lands.

6. A formation and solo aerobatic display by 4 Mirages

7. A handling display by a USN Orion

8. A stream take off by 2 USAF Phantoms

9. A handling display including take off by the RAF Vulcan

10. A co-ordinated Air/Army tactical display demonstrating the operational employment of the following aircraft:
(a) 1 RNZAF Auster .......... Psychological Warfare
(b) 1 RNZAF Dakota ......... Parachute drop
(c) 1 RNZAF Canberra }.... Air Strike
1 RAAF Canberra }
(d) 1 RNZAF Hercules.........Assault Landing - Troops
(e) 1 RAAF Hercules...........Assault Landing - Artillery
(f) 1 RNZAF Freighter.........Aerial re-supply
(g) 1 USAF Hercules..........Aerial re-supply
(h) 1 RNZAF Sioux ............Casulaty evacuation

11. Flight Refuelling Demonstration by a KC135 and 2 Phantoms
of the USAF

12. A landing by 1 RNZAF Canberra

13. A landing take off by a Qantas 707

14. A free-fall parachute display by the FEAF team from an RAF Argosy

15. A co-ordinated high speed and handling display by 2 USAF Phantoms
NOTE: If the sonic boom is approved it will occur within this
serial
A handling display by 1 RNZAF Canberra commencing take off
A landing by a Qantas 707
A formation aerobatic display by 4 RNZAF Vampires

[SEAN]

Highlights of this display can be found on this DVD
rnzaf.proboards43.com/index.cgi?board=Books&action=display&thread=6458

I have now got the three box set, but have not had enough time to watch Vol 2 or 3.