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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 13, 2012 17:25:23 GMT 12
Has anyone here got any photos please of Tiger Moth ZK-BRG?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 13, 2012 17:30:49 GMT 12
And its earlier guise in RNZAF service of NZ1482.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 23, 2012 21:40:02 GMT 12
Bumping this thread. Can anyone help with photos of ZK-BRG or NZ1482?
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Post by planecrazy4 on Jan 24, 2012 1:06:45 GMT 12
Ill ask The tigermoth king aka john pheasant next i see him and see if he does or if he knows of anyone that might thats all i can do
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jan 24, 2012 7:01:07 GMT 12
Yes
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 24, 2012 9:14:06 GMT 12
Thanks. The owner of the aeroplane who is restoring it currently wishes to find some photos of it's history.
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Post by Damon on Jan 24, 2012 15:46:10 GMT 12
Pages 46 and 47 in the 'New Zealand Tiger Moths 1938 to 2000 ' book show NZ1484 in its peacetime colours ,silver and yellow colour scheme.If thats any help?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 24, 2012 16:09:48 GMT 12
Not really, it's NZ1482 / ZK-BRG we're looking for. Thanks anyway.
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jan 24, 2012 19:54:00 GMT 12
ZK-BRG of the Marlborough Aero Club at Browns Road, New Plymouth, 4Mar1967. Ex-NZ1482, Dec.surplus 28Jun56. Sold by tender to MAC for £305 Silver with green registration. Cr near Omaka Airfield 3.30pm 3Aug68.   |
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Post by baronbeeza on Jan 24, 2012 20:10:53 GMT 12
Very smart looking at that also.
Just look at the countries of manufacture back then, all sorts.
That is a Gardan Horizon behind the Tiger's tale. I don't know if I have ever seen one.
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Post by thomarse on Jan 24, 2012 20:42:56 GMT 12
My guess is that it's CFT
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 24, 2012 22:00:18 GMT 12
Thanks Peter. Those are lovely shots. I'll let Paul know.
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Post by bobgod on Feb 6, 2012 11:11:54 GMT 12
I was working at Safeair and flying at the aero club at Omaka in 1966---I just looked up my old logbook and I got a tow rating
in BRG on November 4 that year--the start of a short stint glider towing. The fellow that crashed it was Bill Salt,a baggie at Woodbourne at that time . He did a towrope drop and stall/spin.crashed it from the last slipping turn. It was a nasty crash ,right on the spinner,and Bill was lucky to survive.He took out the rear dash and coaming and ended up with his legs each side of the engine.
He is probably still about ,Tauranga last i heard -some years ago.
BRG was a nice Tiger,,good to hear it is being restored.
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Post by camtech on Feb 6, 2012 18:43:02 GMT 12
Bill Salt is definitly still around and still shows the signs of his injuries. I joined up with Bill in 1965, and last saw him at Woodbourne at a reunion in January 2005
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Post by chinapilot on Feb 6, 2012 19:00:13 GMT 12
In Peter's neat photos of BRG the background shows some of the eclectic types that made up the GA inventory in those glorious days... BRG in the mid '60s was probably the only Aero Club operated one so it was a short flight over from Wellington. One of the SafeAir guys who still instructed checked me out [Owen Hughes] and it was the start of many happy hours. [incidentally bobgod, I was working at SafeAir in Wellington as a refueler/loader - guess I am wearing the company issued 'overalls'  ]  Great days! |
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Post by bill131247 on May 6, 2013 17:40:11 GMT 12
yes twas I that broke it all those years ago.I do have some photos and will post them as soon as they are digitised
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