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Post by kiwiscanfly on Feb 13, 2011 17:32:37 GMT 12
what about the LGB's?? the RNZAF had some of them with the Kahu upgrades did they not?............ are they being kept stored for the possible use on Orions??
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Post by phil on Feb 13, 2011 20:44:09 GMT 12
LGBs were never stored as all-up rounds, they were merely MK83s with separate Paveway guidance kits that could be attached to make GBU-16s.
Honestly don't know what happened to them though, might be pretty hard to toss a 1000lber from an Orion!
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hughw
Flying Officer
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Post by hughw on Nov 3, 2016 6:26:06 GMT 12
All of the helmets, G-suits etc were at Ohakea and were part of the sale but who knows what will happen to them now - they will probably be destroyed. I bought a pair of ex rnzaf nomex flying overalls at a military surplus store earlier this year. It came with shoulder insignia and nz flag patches. I printed out and made some paper and cardboard skyhawk related "mock up" patches to add to it further. I hang it on my wall as a pretty cool display piece. If I wear it I remove the patches of course (but I don't have much use for it anyway other than display). I'd like to buy a cheap alpha mk10b helmet or a parachute harness, I know these cost allot of money usually. My argument is if they're gonna destroy them why don't they sell them cheaply at military surplus stores or online etc? I mean they could almost give them away for free if they're gonna destroy them.
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slammer
Leading Aircraftman
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Post by slammer on Feb 16, 2017 10:03:16 GMT 12
All the PPE was part of the sale to Draken.. Helmets, Masks, G-Suits, the lot.
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