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Post by aeromedia on Oct 7, 2012 9:07:38 GMT 12
Sorry guys, back to that Astonishing Avro Anson . AAA+
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Post by patmurphy on Oct 7, 2012 20:51:59 GMT 12
Cracking peice in Flypast about the restoration and she looks absolutely fantastic. I am hoping to get my eldest a helicopter flight from Nelson during our holiday. Does anyone know if Mr and Mrs Reid allow vistors to the Anson? I would love to get a look and a few photos would be nice to.  Only 7 weeks to go till we set off..... |
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Post by John L on Oct 8, 2012 14:47:42 GMT 12
Pictures below are of Avro Anson C21 seen at Fairford this year for comparison. There is no comparison - the C21 is quite the ugly duckling..... |
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Post by Gavin Conroy on Oct 22, 2012 6:21:18 GMT 12
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Post by aeromedia on Oct 22, 2012 6:44:13 GMT 12
Just amazing ! The photo and the aeroplane. Beautifully captured Gavin.
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Oct 22, 2012 8:21:22 GMT 12
Oh wow! Beautiful picture Gavin.
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Post by Andy Wright on Oct 22, 2012 10:55:45 GMT 12
OMG. You were right, Gavin, that is even more stunning than your first sortie with her!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 22, 2012 12:04:31 GMT 12
A stunning shot there Gavin! Wow, simply wonderful.
Some people here are no doubt aware of the significance of the markings that this aircraft wears - the aircraft K6183 VX-B was being flown by New Zealander P/O Laurie Edwards on the 5th of September 1939 over the North Sea when he and his crew spotted a German U-boat on the surface and went in to look closer. They were attacked by a Heinkel He115 and the two aircraft had a dogfight in which the Anson was shot down into the sea. The Germans in the Heinkel floatplane alighted and rescued the only survivor of the crash, kiwi Laurie Edwards. They took him to a German hospital and he became NZ's first ever POW of the war, and the first Allied officer captured by the Germans. So really historic and a great scheme to choose.
I wonder however, is Laurie Edwards still alive today? Has he or his family been to see the Anson at all?
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Post by errolmartyn on Oct 22, 2012 12:10:07 GMT 12
"I wonder however, is Laurie Edwards still alive today? Has he or his family been to see the Anson at all?"
Died Christchurch 8 July 1994.
From Colin Hanson's By Such Deeds - Honours and Awards in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1923-1999:
EDWARDS, Wing Commander Laurence Hugh, OBE.
NZ2341 & 70047; Born New Plymouth, 22 Jun 1913; RNZAF 13 Sep 1938, RAF 11 May 1939, 36187; RNZAF 21 May 1944 to 20 May 1964; Pilot.
Hon Aide-de-Camp to HE the Governor-General 1 Apr 1954 to 31 Mar 1955.
Citation Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (QB1961): Not available. Wg Cdr Edwards commenced his flying training at Rongotai in Jun 1938, later graduating at Wigram with a Distinguished Pass. He was commissioned into the RNZAF, as an Acting Plt Off, on 13 Sep 1938 and took up his commission with the RAF on arrival in England on 19 May 1939. On 5 Sep 1939, the third day of the war, Plt Off Edwards, flying an Anson reconnaissance aircraft of 206 Sqn RAF, off Heligoland, took part in one of the first aerial combats of the war with a German seaplane. Hindered by gun stoppages the Anson fought until, riddled with bullets and on fire, it crash-landed on the sea and disintegrated. Plt Off Edwards, the sole survivor, floated from the wreckage, unconscious and badly burned, and was picked up by the seaplane to become the first New Zealander and first British officer to be captured in WWII. He was a PoW for five years until repatriated reaching London, via Sweden, five years and three weeks after being shot down. He was repatriated to NZ in Mar 1945 becoming Station Adjutant RNZAF Hobsonville in Mar 1946. In May 1948 he was an instructor at the Flying Training School, Wigram, becoming OC of the Training Wing, RNZAF Taieri, in Mar 1950. In Nov 1950 he was posted as P1, DPPS, in RNZAF HQ becoming OC Southern Area Office, Christchurch, in Dec 1952. In Jan 1955 he was OC Officer Training School at Whenuapai then OC Administrative Wing, Woodbourne in Nov 1957. In May 1959 he became OC Administrative Wing Wigram in which post he served until his retirement in May 1964. For his many years of dedicated and distinguished service to the RNZAF he was awarded the OBE.
Died Christchurch, 8 Jul 1994.
Errol
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 22, 2012 12:55:44 GMT 12
Thanks Errol.
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Post by Gavin Conroy on Dec 1, 2012 8:39:29 GMT 12
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Post by corsairarm on Dec 1, 2012 10:38:14 GMT 12
Gavin
You just keep on coming with your magnificent photos.
Very nice.
It makes for regular changes to our desktops.
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Post by patmurphy on Dec 4, 2012 22:34:02 GMT 12
Just gorgeous Mr Conroy. One week into our holiday of a lifetime in NZ now and so far seen MOTAT and The RNZAF Museum at Wigram. Having the most fantastic holiday and just hope to see that gorgeous Anson at Omaka later in the month. Just as an aside. I am absolutely blown away by the beauty of New Zealand. I thought I was lucky living in North Wales. I am, but this place is beyond measure....Quite like the Emerson's Bookbinder and the Speight's Gold Medal as well ;D |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 5, 2012 9:37:32 GMT 12
It's good to hear you're having a great time Pat. Watch out for flocks of hobbits on the road though.
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Post by ngatimozart on Dec 5, 2012 11:05:44 GMT 12
Enjoy yourselves Pat and safe travels. It's not the hobbits you gotta watch out for, but the dwarves as they all can be the cause of morning headaches. If your travelling up Kaikoura coast stop & try the crayfish.
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Post by patmurphy on Dec 11, 2012 23:04:04 GMT 12
Enjoy yourselves Pat and safe travels. It's not the hobbits you gotta watch out for, but the dwarves as they all can be the cause of morning headaches. If your travelling up Kaikoura coast stop & try the crayfish. Funny you should mention the Crayfish. Had it tonight after a tough day photoographing Sperm Whales off Kaikoura. Saw 4 Whales and some seals and loads of Albatross ;D Also the Seals of Oahu Point were memorable if only for the smell, yuk, but the sight of seal pups only an hour old on the rocks will sttick for a while. Enjoyed the Crayfish tonight in The Green Dolphin Restaurant. We have had some excellent food so far in "Godzone" but that tops the lot. Had Bluenose there last night and that was awesome too. So tomorrow we head for Mapua, Nelson for 4 days by the beach. Chances of attending Omaka on Saturday are hanging by a thread as the family are leaning on me for a walk on the Abel Tasman Trail  Still, I am working on it...... |
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Post by DragonflyDH90 on Dec 12, 2012 6:41:27 GMT 12
Theses informal Omaka events are not to be missed if you have the opportunity.
The Abel Tasman will always be there but what you see at Omaka may not. Its only for a short part of the day anyhow. The Abel Tasman is nice (its my home patch) but its only a walk along a track after all.
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Post by ngatimozart on Dec 12, 2012 18:12:59 GMT 12
Yes the Abel Tasman track is always there and Omaka beckons calls. Send the family on a Marlborough vineyard tour on saturday whilst you go and luxuriate in the sights and sounds of Omaka.
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Post by patmurphy on Dec 20, 2012 16:59:16 GMT 12
Sadly, well sort of sadly, the Abel Tasman won and to be honest, it was a fantastic day. We saw a Bull seal throwing a large Octopus around while it ate it and Common Dolphins with young on the way home. Managed to call in at Omaka on the way to Nelson, Bagged the A4 and the Fw190 but drew a blank on the Anson  |
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Post by Gavin Conroy on Jan 6, 2013 14:48:11 GMT 12
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Only 7 weeks to go till we set off.....
Still, I am working on it......
