chrism
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Post by chrism on Feb 1, 2021 20:53:47 GMT 12
I was going through my old photos and found these two. They are of Keith Skilling doing a very fast (Hardyakka will attest to this) and low initial pass at NZHN in FG-1D NZ5648 circa 2007 at the Waikato Aero Club Open Day. Full disclosure: I was standing on the catwalk of the Hamilton Control Tower so he's not as low as it looks. Sorry about the poor light and under exposure (not to mention my lack of photographic skill and a decent DSLR).
Mods: feel free to move this post if this thread is not the right place.
Was this the day where there was a very small gathering to watch and it took Keith ages to get in to the cockpit due to a stuck canopy lever or something? He then proceeded to put on a very aggressive and tight display?
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Post by flyinkiwi on Feb 2, 2021 7:39:00 GMT 12
Sure was!
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chrism
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Post by chrism on Feb 3, 2021 11:33:35 GMT 12
That display was insane! I've been to a lot of airshows but that display was something else. So much tighter, faster, more aggressive and at higher power settings than any normal airshow display. Really showed what these aircraft are capable of. Did anyone catch it on video??
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Post by ZacYates on Jul 10, 2021 18:00:43 GMT 12
Does anyone have photos of F4U-1D NZ5404 to share? I have two, one previously posed by WONzer corsair5517: NZ5404 via corsair5517 by Zac Yates, on Flickr and another from Lance Adlam's 1991 book The Quest For Wings: NZ5404 via Lance Adlam by Zac Yates, on Flickr Also: was the 404 at the top of the tail yellow or white?
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Post by McFly on Jul 10, 2021 20:15:52 GMT 12
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Post by ZacYates on Jul 11, 2021 12:26:02 GMT 12
Wow, that's a great shot! Thank You!
In case my question was too buried: was the 404 at the top of the tail yellow or white?
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Post by ZacYates on Jul 29, 2021 19:23:27 GMT 12
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Post by ZacYates on Aug 8, 2021 11:58:28 GMT 12
Those white panels on the landing gear covers - are they just white rectangles, or is something written on them?
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Post by baz62 on Aug 8, 2021 13:34:22 GMT 12
Those white panels on the landing gear covers - are they just white rectangles, or is something written on them? Yes I think they have been discussed on here before. Had writing on them to do with servicing the undercarriage?
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Post by ZacYates on Nov 14, 2021 13:30:08 GMT 12
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Post by corsair5517 on Mar 8, 2024 12:22:08 GMT 12
A reminder, gentle readers. of the happenings around the Disney gift of a Corsair to the RNZAF by way of a thanks for their help... Dad kept a bunch of newspaper clippings, amongst which was this... Newspaper cuttings 3 by John Stokes, on Flickr
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Post by ZacYates on Mar 9, 2024 21:22:00 GMT 12
It's very interesting to read they may have planned to fly it. I don't believe I'd heard that before.
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