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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 23, 2010 14:52:53 GMT 12
No worries at all. It's good to see that unusual colour scheme come to prominence again.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 26, 2010 21:14:54 GMT 12
I don't think I have posted this before, but this is Harvard NZ958 in lovely camouflage colours during the middle part of the war I'd think. I'm not certain which unit it was then attached to but it was possibly No. 20 (AC) Squadron at RNZAF Station Onerahi or perhaps the Air Gunners School at RNZAF Station Gisborne, or maybe it was at Whenuapai? That is the units that Tim Murray served at before he departed overseas as an Air Gunner on No. 1 (BR) Squadron. He's seen here on the right, and the guy on the left was also in 20 (AC) Squadron, which means he probably also served in the same subsequent units as the AG's all seemed to go that way when that squadron was disbanded.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2010 15:34:08 GMT 12
Excellent shot Dave! Looks like a very nice scheme indeed, I'd love to see it replicated on a flying machine.
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Post by trx850 on Jun 29, 2010 16:55:28 GMT 12
Hi to all. Three more for the Harvard pile! A NZ Herald photo: Captioned 'New Harvard plane for RNZAF' (Passed by censor) Appears to be at Hobby. Overall yellow with black anti-glare panel.
NZ944 inside the hangar at MOTAT in the camo scheme.
NZ1015 with all the 'dangly bits'! Wigram? Cheers, Pete M. P.s. Dave, I've checked out all 14 pages of the thread this time!!!!! |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 29, 2010 20:01:43 GMT 12
That is awesome to see bombs on NZ1015 like that! Have any Harvards in NZ now, static or airworthy, got bomb racks fitted? I know a few still have guns.
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Post by baz62 on Jun 30, 2010 21:59:02 GMT 12
That photo of NZ1015 might have been taken on the day of the retirement of the Harvard in RNZAF service in 1977. I don't think she flew her display like that but I do recall photos of her with bombs on. And it certainly looks like Wigram (there's even a Devon in the background)
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Post by oj on Jul 2, 2010 21:30:16 GMT 12
NZ 1025
A friend of mine had a picture of NZ 1025 in 1950's garb.
As soon as I can get back into photobucket I will post it.
Thus far I have not seen 1025 mentioned anywhere in this thread.
Anybody know the history of that one?
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Post by NZ1009 on Jul 2, 2010 21:53:07 GMT 12
NZ1025 Mk IIA Previously EX424. From RAF/FAA lend-lease allocations. Shipped to New Zealand on "Trivervank" in December 1942 and assembled at Hobsonville. BOC 18 January 1943. Allocated to 22 (Army Co-op) Squadron Norwood, March-May 1943. To 21 (Army Co-op) Squadron Milson, May-August 1943. With No.2 FOTU, Ohakea late 1944. With No.1 (TAF) Squadron 11 September 1950-28 November 1951, 29 August 1952-22 August 1955. Fourteenth Mk IIA to be converted to Mk 2A* between August 1954 and May 1957. To storage at Wigram July 1962. Sold by GSB tender in 1978 to Engine Support Inc. Florida, USA with 1552 airframe hours. To J. Sullivan and D. Diamond, Timaru as ZK-ENN on 30 June 1980. First flight as ZK-ENN 14 August 1980. To J. Greenstreet, Auckland on 22 December 1987. Crashed Ardmore during aerobatic display practice on 25 February 1990 and cancelled from register on 18 March 1992.   |
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Post by nzav8a on Jul 2, 2010 21:59:46 GMT 12
NZ1015 Wigram 23 June 1977  |
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Post by oj on Jul 2, 2010 22:11:29 GMT 12
 This is circa 1960, scanned from a faded wall print, so the yellow is not too flash. |
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Post by oj on Jul 2, 2010 22:14:58 GMT 12
I am amazed than NZ1009 came up with all this history on NZ 1025 so rapidly for us to enjoy. Much appreciated.
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Post by NZ1009 on Jul 3, 2010 9:24:29 GMT 12
Really nice photos posted by oj and nzav8a - thanks. A little more on NZ1025. NZ1025 31-May 1943 Palmerston North Retracted undercarriage NZ1025 11-Jan 1944 Ohakea Hit cable, low flying NZ1025 18-Nov 1951 Helensville Hit power lines  The accident occured during a Warbirds Roaring Forties aerobatic team training session over Ardmore on 25 Feb. 1990. The last manoeuvre was a downwards bomb burst from a box formation with NZ1025 in the number 4 (slot) position. The following is from "New Zealand Tragedies - Aviation" by John King: NZ1025 " was slightly out of position at the top of the loop leading into the bomb burst and overcorrected when repositioning so that it was closer than usual to the leader when the call to break came. Delaying the 180 degree roll until passing the vertical, NZ1025 was rolled 90 degrees to the left but at that stage some nose-up elevator control was applied so the aircraft started a barrel roll instead of a roll along the axis of its fuselage. That took it past number 3 while still rolling and pitching up towards the horizontal, and NZ1025's starboard tailplane was knocked off by number 3's wingtip. As NZ1025 slid underneath number 3, the propellor of number 3 slashed through the rear cockpit of NZ1025 cutting both elevator control cables and one rudder cable causing loss of control" New Zealand Wings  New Zealand Wings  |
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Post by beagle on Jul 7, 2010 15:23:35 GMT 12
mrs was going through a box today and found these.   |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 7, 2010 16:01:40 GMT 12
That was a tragic day for NZ Warbirds and the preservation scene in New Zealand to lose John Greenstreet. A very sad event indeed. He contributed such things to the secene as the import of the Sea Fury and the Trojan, I believe, and was Warbrids Vice-President at the time form memory. We'll not forget him.
It is interesting to see that NZ1025 had a trroubled history right from the start.
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Post by curtiss on Jul 11, 2010 21:17:19 GMT 12
NZ1034 at Ohakea in the late 1980's when it was being given an external change to look like a MkII Harvard. We installed long exhaust, different pitot head, external venturis and a light on the base of the rudder - plus the yellow paint. It was then flown in aC130 direct from Ohakea to Point Cook in Australia as a gift for the Australian Bicentennical celebrations.  |
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Post by curtiss on Jul 11, 2010 21:27:45 GMT 12
Lowish pass by NZ1015 at Wigram......  |
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Post by curtiss on Jul 11, 2010 21:54:00 GMT 12
NZ1088. RNZAF Official photo.  |
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Post by curtiss on Jul 11, 2010 22:08:17 GMT 12
RNZAF Official Wigram 14 feb 1969. Left to Right: Peters, ? , Loyd, Hosie Olsen.  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 11, 2010 22:13:56 GMT 12
Interesting photos. The only memebr of the 1968-1969 team I have is John Lanham. So those other four fill some gaps.
The 1969-70 team were
Flt Lt Larry Olsen - Red 1
Flt Lt John Hosie - Red 2
Flt Graeme Goldsmith - Red 3
Flt Lt Douglas Lloyd - Red 4
Flt Lt John Lanham - Red 5
So that gives you most first names and ranks too. Not sure who Peters was though.
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Post by curtiss on Jul 11, 2010 22:22:12 GMT 12
RNZAF official photos: 19 Feb 1973. Mitchell, Ritchie, Smith, Wright, Crooks  9 Feb 1972 Loyd, Lamb, Smith, Wright, Leef.  29 Jul 1969 Loyd, Hosie, Olsen, Goldsmith, Lanham  |
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