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Post by slackie on Oct 8, 2012 16:55:27 GMT 12
So who here saw Ken Ross wandering around at the airshow?? Thought he had big kahunas showing up there, being that I would guess more than one attendee would be owed money by the man!!
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Post by steveh on Oct 8, 2012 18:13:53 GMT 12
Stereoimage, thanks for that great line up of photos, as you say, a different perspective. I know I went up the Ak for the Mosquito, but there was a lot of neat stuff besides. Who, like me, thought that was the best glider display they'd ever seen? The shot of the Moths peeling off is a cracker too as is the Anson rear three quarter shot. All good. Slackie, sorry, who the heck is Ken Ross, us provincial types may not be up with big city bad boys  , also I think the word is cojones, vulgar spanish for testicles or excessive nerve, which sounds like it might be right for this instance. A kahuna is a Hawaian big man, top of the heap, etc, not sure if thats appropriate here seeing as I don't know who the gentleman chappie is. Steve. |
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Oct 8, 2012 18:58:26 GMT 12
Ken Ross, convicted for fraud related to the failed Hamilton airshow...
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Post by slackie on Oct 8, 2012 20:24:24 GMT 12
Chocolate fish for JohnnyF... and thanks Steve... foreign language was never my strong suite... suit... soote... I might quite while I'm not so far behind!!
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Post by DragonflyDH90 on Oct 8, 2012 21:35:29 GMT 12
I love the Moth peeling off shot as well, thats me in the No.3 slot, Jerry Chisum No.2 and Jan White/Chisum No.1 in the Gipsy Moth
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Post by corsair67 on Oct 8, 2012 22:30:15 GMT 12
So who here saw Ken Ross wandering around at the airshow?? Thought he had big kahunas showing up there, being that I would guess more than one attendee would be owed money by the man!! Probably out scouting around for ideas for his 'next' international air show...........  |
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Post by McFly on Oct 11, 2012 17:39:02 GMT 12
A subject of poignant interest....(and very cool too)  .  (RNZAF Official) |
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Post by JDK on Oct 11, 2012 18:18:13 GMT 12
Ooo. Another JDK spotted one, too! Well, let's return the favour  It's not a Mustang, Ando. ;D  Cute. |
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Post by Mustang51 on Oct 12, 2012 13:59:42 GMT 12
No Virginia, it ain't no Mustang, does not sound like two Mustangs, two Spits, two Hirricanes or half a Lanc........... but it did sound and look beautiful. As my mate Trev in the UK says, they all have their own songs and that one was particularly beautiful and rare !
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Post by rodm on Oct 12, 2012 20:26:58 GMT 12
'just for S and G, here's a little something from the other side of the fence - a page from the flying logbook of one Gottfried Schneider - one of only two men to operationally fly the ill-fated German night-fighter version of the Mosquito - the Ta 154 Moskito...flights 944, and 947 to 951 were operational sorties from Marx airfield against in-bound Bomber Command 8 Group Mosquitos heading to Berlin, with the latter five sorties aborted due to failure of the SN-2 radar (they had problems with the wing-mounted dipole aerials and interference)...  |
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Post by davem2 on Oct 12, 2012 22:29:53 GMT 12
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Post by allan2805 on Oct 13, 2012 19:12:52 GMT 12
The combat report makes a great read and an amazing insight as to how difficult it was for the crews to make a sucessful interception and then be able to down the enemy aircraft, all at night. I hope I am not stepping out of line here, but, maybe the forum can start a thread so that allan2805 can share his story in more detail. Best regards Bob Howard javascript:add("%20:)") Hi Howard, thanks for your feedback. Frank's journal records the lead up to what he knew to be his last flight with 488. (disbandment effective 26/4 had been announced on the 23rd and his patrol of 24/25th was the last he was rostered for). If you can imagine the following: "Frank and Dickie were scheduled for an early patrol on the night of hte 24th and as they climbed into their aircraft for the last time, they shared their joy with the groudn crew that they would all soon be back with their families again. Frank and Dickie had become close friends and as they climbed away from Gilze Rijen, they discussed their plans for the future. Frank was going back to TImaru to the jewellery business and Dickie was continuing his studies and work in architecture. Dickie was goig to design the house for Frank and they were discussing it when they were interrupted by the ground mobile radar controller who told them that he 'had something for them'. They could not believe it but did not argue." Two young men in a cockpit glow, dark at night, discussing their future when the war while almost over, intervened..... |
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Oct 16, 2012 6:34:21 GMT 12
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Post by Ykato on Oct 16, 2012 7:55:12 GMT 12
pics
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Post by flyjoe180 on Oct 16, 2012 7:55:47 GMT 12
pics Agree, awesome stuff. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 10, 2012 14:04:03 GMT 12
I am trying to piece together an accurate list of all the aircraft and people that displayed in this airshow. However I have some gaps and some queries. Can you help please? First up, the Tiger Moths: In the seven-ship formation I have: DH60 ZK-ADT - Jan White DH82 ZK-BAH - Ryan Southam DH82 ZK-BMY - Jerry Chisum DH82 ZK-BLI - ? DH82 ZK-  - ? DH82 ZK- - ? Also who was the wingwalker on top of ZK-BLI in a seperate display? I know that Dave Phillips aerobatted ZK-BEN but I don't think that aircraft was part of the big formation, was it? And lastly for the Tiger Moths, when the Fox Moth, Dragon and Moth Minor displayed there was a silver Tiger Moth too. Which was that? And was it one of the already mentioned? |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 10, 2012 14:10:27 GMT 12
Now, in the display, who flew the following please?
Fox Moth ZK-APT
Moth Minor ZK-AKM
Chipmunk ZK-SAX
Chipmunk ZK-RFS (were there any other Chipmunks??)
L39 Albatross ZK-WLV
L39 Albatross ZK-VLK
Airtrainer NZ1994
Finally, what is the make and model of Arthur Gatland's glider he displayed in, ZK-GCS?
Thanks all.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 10, 2012 14:32:35 GMT 12
Lastly for completeness, which members of the Harvard team flew in which aircraft please?
I believe the Harvards were:
NZ1052 John Kelly
NZ1057 ?
NZ1065 Frank Parker
NZ1078 Liz Needham?
NZ1053 ?
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Post by ErrolC on Dec 10, 2012 14:48:07 GMT 12
you can look this one up on the CAA page (or one of the search engines that uses their data)
I could answer a couple of the others (looking at my photos) if I had time, but it isn't going to happen this evening.
Have you looked at the description on the HAFU videos on youtube?
Sent via Proboards Android App
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Post by DragonflyDH90 on Dec 10, 2012 19:46:47 GMT 12
DH82 ZK-BLI - Frank Parker
DH82 ZK-ALM - Lindsay King
DH82 ZK-ALK - Graeme Wood
DH60 ZK-ADT - Jan White
DH82 ZK-BAH - Ryan Southam
DH82 ZK-BMY - Jerry Chisum
DH82 ZK-BFF - John Pheasant
DH82 ZK-BEC - Wayne Edwards
Also who was the wingwalker on top of ZK-BLI in a seperate display? Susan Scott flown by Graeme Wood
I know that Dave Phillips aerobatted ZK-BEN but I don't think that aircraft was part of the big formation, was it? No
And lastly for the Tiger Moths, when the Fox Moth, Dragon and Moth Minor displayed there was a silver Tiger Moth too. Which was that? And was it one of the already mentioned? That was me in BAH, white not silver.
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, also I think the word is cojones, vulgar spanish for testicles or excessive nerve, which sounds like it might be right for this instance. A kahuna is a Hawaian big man, top of the heap, etc, not sure if thats appropriate here seeing as I don't know who the 
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