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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2012 16:55:08 GMT 12
Hi all,
Now here's one for those with shoeboxes of prints and slides. I'd love to see some photos of the big airshow at Ohakea on April 4 and 5 1987. I reread the souvenir booklet countless times as a kid - it's in pretty poor condition now - and it always aroused great interest. Seeing glimpses on Colin Rippey's Kiwi Red video finally let me see some of the show that was in my imagination much as I played with my models as a child.
What pics does the forum collective have?
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Post by mumbles on Apr 17, 2012 20:47:21 GMT 12
I have a few but nothing spectacular (to be fair I was only 10  ). I'll see what I can dig out. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2012 17:09:03 GMT 12
Haha awesome, cheers Sam. I was there.....in the womb! Arrived by car but the heat got to Mum. She told me last week that they decided to fly her back in the WAW JetRanger (one of two giving rides) and every 90sec or so the pilot would turn and say "You're ok back there? No baby yet? You're not having that bloody baby in this chopper!" :-D
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 18, 2012 21:14:22 GMT 12
That almost explains everything about you Zac, you got your first flight whilst still a wombat.
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Post by mumbles on Apr 18, 2012 23:44:28 GMT 12
That almost explains everything about you Zac, you got your first flight whilst still a wombat. That's the first time I've heard 'wombat' used in that sense Dave. Classic |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2012 15:08:46 GMT 12
I reckon! Yeah thanks for that Dave :-P Mum always apologises for my upbringing: we lived at Wanganui Airport, about 30m from the hangar where said JetRanger was based. I was resident at NZWU from birth to about age 3.
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Post by oesau on Feb 9, 2013 16:31:53 GMT 12
ZacYates - any chance of getting a scanned copy of the souvenir booklet?
As a young kid I was at the airshow at Ohakea, whilst I'd always had a love of aircraft this was my first airshow that I ever went to so it holds a special place in my heart.
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Post by rayo on Feb 10, 2013 20:12:31 GMT 12
I also have some photo's Zac. No Tele lens back then so very ordinary results.
The bad news I havn't figured out how to Post them online.
The good news is I live in New Plymouth so PM me if you want to call in to see them when you are next passing through. I may even be able to find the negatives you can borrow to scan if you want.
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Post by rayo on Feb 10, 2013 20:20:36 GMT 12
oesau - Your reasons sound very compelling how would you like an actual Booklet?
PM me for details if you want.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 10, 2013 20:42:16 GMT 12
Zac can show you how to post them Rayo
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Post by rayo on Feb 14, 2013 11:18:48 GMT 12
I now have scanned the 45 pages of the Booklet and passed on to Oesau.
Does anyone else want a copy before I delete it? PM me with your email address.
It's 93mb full resolution or 5mb compressed.
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Post by rayo on Dec 10, 2014 14:13:21 GMT 12
Hi all, Now here's one for those with shoeboxes of prints and slides. I'd love to see some photos of the big airshow at Ohakea on April 4 and 5 1987. I reread the souvenir booklet countless times as a kid - it's in pretty poor condition now - and it always aroused great interest. Seeing glimpses on Colin Rippey's Kiwi Red video finally let me see some of the show that was in my imagination much as I played with my models as a child. What pics does the forum collective have? Only 2 1/2 years late ( I am a slow learner  )        |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2014 14:51:01 GMT 12
Great stuff! That Mirage looks quite sharp.
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Post by rayo on Dec 10, 2014 15:07:18 GMT 12
I am pretty sure it was the Mirages last deployment to NZ. Definitely a favourite of mine.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 10, 2014 15:29:40 GMT 12
Cool photos. I think you're right about the Mirages. Don will know for sure.
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Post by skyhawkdon on Dec 10, 2014 18:16:55 GMT 12
Yes it was
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