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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Jan 11, 2013 16:27:52 GMT 12
At this time in exactly one week, we will be enjoying an evening airshow! ;D
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Post by Ykato on Jan 11, 2013 16:34:36 GMT 12
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2013 20:41:56 GMT 12
Very cool!
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Jan 11, 2013 21:04:49 GMT 12
I should be there on the Saturday and Sunday, will be flying in in the "USAF" Slingsby T-67.  |
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Post by aeromedia on Jan 12, 2013 5:18:37 GMT 12
Some of the "real gold" happens in situations like this when warbirds/historics happen in on small town airfields enroute to a gig. Case in point the CAF Zero refuelling at Ashburton when it was brought out here by Warbirds Over Wanaka. Can be quite surreal, . . . . And bloody good fun ! |
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Jan 12, 2013 6:42:09 GMT 12
Some of the "real gold" happens in situations like this when warbirds/historics happen in on small town airfields enroute to a gig. Case in point the CAF Zero refuelling at Ashburton when it was brought out here by Warbirds Over Wanaka. Can be quite surreal, . . . . And bloody good fun ! |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 12, 2013 10:05:10 GMT 12
It was Ardmore, and Stephen Grey, not Gray.
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Post by phil82 on Jan 12, 2013 10:57:03 GMT 12
Mumbles and I are now going over on Friday as well as Saturday. We may well call into the pub on Saturday, but lemonade only!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 12, 2013 11:55:40 GMT 12
It will be good to see you both again.
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Jan 12, 2013 12:28:51 GMT 12
An airshow at Hood Aerodrome in 1950.... Look at all those de Havilland Mosquito fighter-bombers!! 
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 12, 2013 13:39:17 GMT 12
I wonder if there are any photos of the Mossies there in 1947 too?
Wartime and postwar Mossie Navigator Mac Morgan told me, "I was the Navigation Leader of the Mosquito formation (4 aircraft) attending the Air Pageant at Masterton on 8th November 1947."
Not the converted flatbed ute Jeep!
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Post by phil82 on Jan 12, 2013 13:48:51 GMT 12
I'm fairly certain Mac Morgan was the NZ Air Attache in London when I signed on with the RNZAF in late 1962, and he was also at Mildenhall to farewell us in January 1963! Lovely guy!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 12, 2013 14:03:39 GMT 12
He will also be at the airshow next week, all going well.
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Jan 12, 2013 14:23:22 GMT 12
BTW....there is a full-page Insight feature about the upcoming airshow next weekend published in today's Dominion Post newspaper, with one of Gavin's magnificent photographs of the Mosquito taking prominent place right across the full width of the top of the page.
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Post by baz62 on Jan 12, 2013 14:29:08 GMT 12
An airshow at Hood Aerodrome in 1950....Look at all those de Havilland Mosquito fighter-bombers!! Is that an Oxford or Consul in the background? |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 12, 2013 14:44:59 GMT 12
Morris Oxford or Ford Consul?
Oh you mean the plane. It looks like an Oxford.
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Post by dazz on Jan 12, 2013 15:13:03 GMT 12
Thanks for the accommodation advice guys, bed sorted, and I only had to remortgage the house and sell my first born! Attached is a wee teaser, Sean out for a practice at OH this arvo. See, living in Bulls isn't ALL bad! Dazz Attachments:
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Post by suthg on Jan 12, 2013 19:12:10 GMT 12
Nice pic thanks!!! You can see the same cannon mounts at the front as the older sister the mosquito...
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Post by dakman on Jan 13, 2013 7:55:13 GMT 12
Thanks for the airshow pic great to look back to a time when our RNZAF attended
every display it could ,
Curious about the building on the right side of the photo.could this be the original
WRAC club house ?Later to be burned down,
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Post by baz62 on Jan 13, 2013 11:17:07 GMT 12
Morris Oxford or Ford Consul? Oh you mean the plane. It looks like an Oxford. Funnnnnny. ;D I see all the RNZAF Consuls were actually converted Oxfords (NZ1901-1906). Photos show a silver overall paint scheme so thought this might be one of them. |
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