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Post by Bruce on Aug 28, 2006 23:09:16 GMT 12
hmm, 70th anniversary is a "Platinum" anniversary, so perhaps a 757 (as "flagship") in Silver with NZ flag on the fin and a huge "70" on the forward fuselage and oversized titles and Roundels?
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Post by steve on Aug 28, 2006 23:59:19 GMT 12
The 70th Anniverary with wide media attention would be a great time to get across the meassage that a limited strike capability was affordable and desirable for any soverign country...Do you remember the SOS website (save our squadrons) it up and going for a year or two and i understand (not sure) was funded by an ex Air Force lawyer.....thanks Colin for the background on luddites...we have more than a fair share up here...many of them children of the old values party members that gave the Vietnam Vets such a hard time...
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Post by phil on Aug 29, 2006 9:42:08 GMT 12
The Tigermoth gets out regularly, but only on nice days. It is flown by a couple of SQNLDRs from CFS.
I was fortunate enough to get a ride in it a couple of years ago, flown by SQNLDR Cochrane.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 29, 2006 9:55:26 GMT 12
Thanks Phil - it's good to hear it's still flying merrily. That is one beautiful example of a resoration and so well cared fr, and also very special in that it was restored by genuine WWII veterans - one of whom was Johnny Checketts. It had to rely on good weather at Wigram too but had much more of it there than Ohakea gets.
I too got to have a fly in the Tiger Moth back in my Air Force days, one of my greatest memories. I don't recall the pilot's name sadly but he was a Wing Commander and CO of CFS (or perhaps CO of FTW?). That was in about 1992.
I later made a custom made and specially fitted aircraft cover for the plane to prevent 'birdstrike' and other dust and filth soiling it's paintwork, and so during the couse of this I got to clamber over every inch of the Tiger measuring and fitting. Happy days.
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