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Post by mit on Jul 23, 2016 21:17:13 GMT 12
Here's a couple of nice shots of RNZAF Mosquitos undergoing maintenance at Woodbourne on the 20th of December 1950, from the National Library of New Zealand's collection: I Can't believe you missed the auster in the background Baz!!
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Post by denysjones on Jul 23, 2016 21:41:14 GMT 12
Dave,
In reply to your point about interim maintenance of the stored a/c.
Dick Barlow, father of one of our early Ferrymead members, was a manager of de Hav Rongotai and he told us that they had a contract to go over to Woodbourne and do cyclical checks on the stored a/c. This appaarently was when the a/c were in the hangars and so were dragged outside, checked and then restowed.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 24, 2016 0:21:17 GMT 12
Thanks Denys. Nice one Mit
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Post by baz62 on Jul 24, 2016 9:38:26 GMT 12
My eyes are much older than yours young Mr Mit......so probably one of the J5 Austers?
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Post by emron on Aug 26, 2016 21:31:40 GMT 12
When MOTAT fitted tapered Hamilton Standard propellors to NZ2305 I thought it was just because they couldn't find any paddle style ones. But browsing around I see that the choice was correct. The 4 T43's were converted at Bankstown from the early batch of FB40's equipped with Merlin 31 engines and H-S hydromatic propellors. I'm yet to find out if the DWG number and diameter are identical to what's now fitted. I've seen a photo of NZ2308 bearing this configuration and would be interested if there are any of NZ2305 from the same time. The 4 British built T-III trainers that preceded them across the Tasman also had pointy blades but I think they were a DH made version. I'm in the process of mounting replica .303 Brownings in NZ2305 and an in-service photo confirming that detail would be good.
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Post by ZacYates on Sept 4, 2016 18:16:45 GMT 12
Real stab in the dark: does anyone have any photos of NZ2336 before she was acquired by John Smith? I've decided to do my 1/32 model as NZ2336 appeared when retired. Did she have red spinners in service? The photos I've seen of her at John's show red ones, but the majority of them seemed to have black. I have one of NZ2336 parked awaiting disposal, but that's it.
I'm not asking for pics of NZ2336 in John Smith's possession.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 4, 2016 20:56:04 GMT 12
I'm pretty sure in service with No. 75 Squadron it would have had black spinners,that was their colours.
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Post by ZacYates on Sept 5, 2016 10:16:14 GMT 12
Thanks Dave, that's helpful to know. Any ideas from anyone as to how NZ2336's ended up red?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 14, 2017 0:32:34 GMT 12
Two soldiers guarding a plane at Ohakea during TAC training photographed circa March 1951 by an Evening Post photographer. New Zealand National Library Collection and caption
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Post by suthg on Mar 14, 2017 9:20:26 GMT 12
Interesting to see the rocket projectile rails fitted on the Mosquito.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 14, 2017 9:39:05 GMT 12
That was their main anti-shipping armament. Mossies used rockets in wartime as well as postwar, No. 489 (NZ) Squadron's Coastal Command Mossies used them to sink ships, and No. 75 Squadron RNZAF even sank a ship in Cook Strait once using them.
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Post by rone on Mar 14, 2017 19:33:30 GMT 12
If I may hazard a guess, I would say those types guarding the Mosquito are possibly very early members of CMT LAA as posted elsewhere. Part of the duties was airfield defence. The sneaky disarming of the guard was part of our training. I fondly recall keeping watch around our hangar at Hobsonville for 4 hour shifts at night during annual camp.
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Post by davidd on Mar 15, 2017 13:24:30 GMT 12
I have just been going through this thread from almost the beginning, and there seems to be an idea afoot that it was impossible to move stuff on a truck over a distance of more than 50 miles if there was a railway line running between (or near to) the respective starting point and destination. I think this also included the "notional" railway between Blenheim and Nelson (Transport Nelson, or TNL as it was known, was formed to take advantage of this opportunity). However what most have missed is this restriction ONLY APPLIED to COMMERCIAL freight. A farmer could take home, on a truck, anything he owned, simple as that. I was working for a bulk tonnage (rail) company from 1968 to 1975 in costing, etc, and those rules were still in force then, and we had to take them into account. So it was probably the overwidth thing that caused most of the problems, unless they were trying to move them commercially using a contractor. Nevertheless New Zealand did have a certain amount of corruption in those days, and both National and Labour knew how to play the game, sometimes not even particularly well hidden. David D
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Post by delticman on Mar 15, 2017 13:50:53 GMT 12
I have just been going through this thread from almost the beginning, and there seems to be an idea afoot that it was impossible to move stuff on a truck over a distance of more than 50 miles if there was a railway line running between (or near to) the respective starting point and destination. I think this also included the "notional" railway between Blenheim and Nelson (Transport Nelson, or TNL as it was known, was formed to take advantage of this opportunity). However what most have missed is this restriction ONLY APPLIED to COMMERCIAL freight. A farmer could take home, on a truck, anything he owned, simple as that. I was working for a bulk tonnage (rail) company from 1968 to 1975 in costing, etc, and those rules were still in force then, and we had to take them into account. So it was probably the overwidth thing that caused most of the problems, unless they were trying to move them commercially using a contractor. Nevertheless New Zealand did have a certain amount of corruption in those days, and both National and Labour knew how to play the game, sometimes not even particularly well hidden. David D That's interesting David, Back in 1962, I was staying at Bennydale in the King Country and I went on a truck from there to Hamilton to pick up a logging trailer. The driver stopped on the way back so I could go and shoot the Robertson Fletchers at Rukuhia. He was a bit edgy and was relieved to cross the Puniu River Bridge by the old Tokanui Hospital as that was the northern boundary for Bennydale Transport licence. The logging trailer was for Bennydale Transport and they carted logs into the Barryville mill and sawn timber to Mangapehi.
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Post by pjw4118 on Apr 21, 2017 12:29:02 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 21, 2017 13:13:11 GMT 12
Magnificent photos!!
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Post by camtech on Apr 21, 2017 13:38:07 GMT 12
What he said
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Post by ZacYates on Apr 21, 2017 15:09:57 GMT 12
Thirded! Some fantastic photos in there, thanks so much for sharing them Peter!
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Post by isc on Apr 21, 2017 20:50:53 GMT 12
My guess is the ship is HMNZS Royalist (C 89), great photos. isc
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Post by pjw4118 on Apr 22, 2017 9:44:41 GMT 12
Its HMS Bellona , 75 sq staged a number of exercises against this cruiser in Dec 1947. In the Meteor photo , is that a 75 sq marking on the nose ?
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