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Post by Tony on Jun 24, 2011 10:27:14 GMT 12
I thought it would be helpful to have thread that listed all the names known to have been carried.
Additions and alterations greatfullly received.
NZ3007 - MAGNOLIA MUFFLEWORT
NZ3008 - UMSLOPPOGAS
NZ3036 - PARKYAKARKUS
NZ3072 - WAIRARAPA WILDCAT
NZ3148 - GLORIA LYONS (I)
NZ3167 - GLORIA LYONS (II)
NZ3220 - GLORIA LYONS (III)
NZ3237 - ESMA LEE
NZ3259 - LESLIE
P-40E - THUNDERGUTZ
P-40M - DANGA
P-40M - HE HORI
P-40M - FLORA ANN
P-40M - KOHIMARAMA VII
P-40M - PADDY THE RIP
P-40M - TAURANGARURU
P-40M - TWO-TIMER
P-40N - MARY
P-40N - ANNIE - Named for Plt Off E C Laurie DFM.
muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/cenotaph/RecordDetail.aspx?OriginalID=28470&SearchID=7716427&processed=true&Ordinal=1
(from Kittyhawks and Coconuts by Keith Mulligan)
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 24, 2011 11:11:24 GMT 12
Here is something I posted on a very similar thread: Some No. 14 Sqn P40M's appeared in a number of 1994 New Zealand Wings magazine, these being December-January, February and May 1994. They are from 19 Sqn and have these names painted on the port cowls above their exhausts.
"TAURANGARURU" coded A, as flown by Jack Knight, 19 Sqn
"DANGA" (I can add that this was a slang word in the RNZAF, also sometimes spelled Danger too, but pronounced as danga, because it was short for Dangaroo (rhymes with kangaroo) and referred to a brand new airman who knew nothing and was a danger to himself and others.
"He Hori"
"Flora Ann"
"KOHIMARAMA VII" - referring no doubt to the Auckland suburb. The Roman numeral for 7 is smaller than the other letters
"PADDY THE RIP" - coded P
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"TWO-TIMER" - coded I - perhaps the mount of a pilot on his second tour?
The location was thought to be Torokina on 19 Sqn's first tour in 1944, but the serial identities were not known for the individual aircraft. Maybe these were confirmed later by readers? Does anyone know which aircraft was which serial? Here: rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=Wartime&thread=1241&page=1To add to this I now reckon it's almost certain that these were with No. 19 (F) Squadron on their first tour at Torokina as the style of lettering is the same as NZ3237 "ESMA LEE" which Allan 'Skip' Watson had as his personal aircraft on that tour. He was not on their second tour, transferring to Corsairs with No. 22 Squadron. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 24, 2011 11:12:18 GMT 12
By the way, I believe that Taurangaruru was a tiny settlement that Jack Knight came from, hence his calling his aircraft after it.
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Post by errolmartyn on Jun 24, 2011 11:52:13 GMT 12
By the way, I believe that Taurangaruru was a tiny settlement that Jack Knight came from, hence his calling his aircraft after it. Taurangaruru was where the family farm was. Errol |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 24, 2011 13:17:58 GMT 12
Does anyone have photographic evidence of:
NZ3259 Leslie
P-40E Thundergutz
P-40N Mary
P-40N Annie
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Post by Tony on Jun 24, 2011 13:32:44 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 24, 2011 15:28:51 GMT 12
I am thinking that if No. 14 Squadron and No. 19 Squadron both allowed nose art on their aircraft it's quite possible that No.'s 15, 16, 17 and 18 Squadrons also had P-40's with nose art or nicknames. But I have not seen any evidence of this.
Mind you, the senior members of No. 19 Squadron in that firt tour were ex-No. 14 Squadron (Harry Wigley and Paul Green, etc).
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Post by northcro on Jun 24, 2011 20:27:43 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 5, 2011 14:30:18 GMT 12
Newsflash:
As well as identifying a previously unknown (to me) P-40E of No. 14 Squadron this week with the name 'IVAN ELLOVANITCH' coded either HQ-R or HQ-K and possibly serial number NZ3003 or NZ 3033, I have another discovery.
Looking at a photo that John Saunders sent me of NZ3007 HQ-A I now realise the name on it is not MAGNOLIA MUFFLEWORT, but instead it seems to be MAGNOLIA MUFFLEWURT.
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Post by McFly on Jul 25, 2022 20:47:58 GMT 12
"A member of the No. 14 Squadron ground staff lazing on top of a Kittyhawk with nose art "Parkyakarkus". Believed to be at RNZAF Station Whenuapai. - PR704" (1943) "Line-up of No. 14 Squadron Kittyhawks on the tarmac with air- and ground crew. Believed to be at RNZAF Station Whenuapai. Near aircraft is NZ3041 with nose art "Ivan Ellovanitch - PR708" (1943) 
"No. 14 Squadron ground crew working on a line-up of Kittyhawks on the tarmac. Believed to be at RNZAF Station Whenuapai. Near aircraft is NZ3008 with nose art "Umslopogaas". - PR709" (1943) "Number 14 Squadron fighter pilots pose with Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk NZ3008, HQ-B. Presumed to be Royal New Zealand Air Force Station, Whenuapai. Nose art: UMSLOPOGAAS. Standing on wing: Pilot Officer W.M. Bullen. Sitting on wing L-R: Sergeant E.C. Laurie, Flying Officer P.D. Gifford, Flying Officer P.S. Green and Flight Lieutenant H.R. Wigley. Standing L-R: Pilot Officer E.L. Avery, Flying Officer M.R. Clarke, Sergeant R.C.C. Nairn, Sergeant D.W. Robertson, Flying Officer J.R. Hutcheson, Flight Lieutenant J.A. Oldfield, Flying Officer D.L. Clow and Flying Officer H.J. Meharry. - PR706" (1943) "Air to air view of No. 14 Squadron Kittyhawk NZ3007 HQ-A. Believed to be flying from RNZAF Station, Whenuapai. Nose art: "MAGNOLIA MUFFLEWURT", painted above exhaust, but not visible in image because of glare. - PR734" (1943) |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 25, 2022 20:53:35 GMT 12
I saw those earlier today. Fantastic photos. I'd seen some of them before. A great photo shoot.
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