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Post by baz62 on Jul 1, 2014 12:57:45 GMT 12
What a great page. I went to the Antartic section and got my Auster fix. A nice colour photo of NZ1707, interestingly described as having a cartridge starter. If that is correct (I know the Chipmunks used them)presume it was only on the T7 and not the J5? Great shots of the US Navy R4D and Neptunes etc on the grass at Wigram too. Have to have a longer loos at this site tonight!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 1, 2014 13:10:50 GMT 12
I hope you mean a 'longer look'!  |
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Post by baz62 on Jul 1, 2014 17:23:06 GMT 12
Ummmmmmm yes......not sure what a longer Loos would entail.......sounds very wrong somehow!  |
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Post by camtech on Jul 1, 2014 18:11:50 GMT 12
Look forward to seeing the website as it develops - some lovely colour shots in there.
I remember Peter Tremayne, as well as a number of others in his photos. Dennis Monti in particular went on to fly Andovers.
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Post by NZ1009 on Aug 19, 2014 8:11:30 GMT 12
Just a little Harvard story here |
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Post by suthg on Aug 19, 2014 8:47:17 GMT 12
Well written and an interesting read - thanks - talk about knowing the procedures and drills in emergencies, lucky young man!
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Post by baz62 on Sept 15, 2014 19:57:14 GMT 12
I was on Facebook and saw Gavin Conroy had posted a photo of NZ1099. A chap by the name of Bruce Denton mentioned that he used to get parts from Harvards in storage during group servicings in the 70s. he mentioned that a few of the Harvards had the swiveling rear seat. But what really made me sit up was that some of them had the mountings inside the rear fuselage for arrestor hooks. Would this mean we somehow got some SNJs (the US Navy designation for the T6) in our allotted aircraft?
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Post by davidd on Sept 16, 2014 9:39:08 GMT 12
According to the limited amount of technical information at my disposal, very few of the Harvard family delivered to the US Navy as SNJs ever had arrestor hooks fitted. These were designated as SNJ-3J (-3C?), -4C and -5C (respectively similar or identical to AT-6A, AT-6C and AT-6D built for USAAF). No SNJs were ever delivered to the RNZAF. Postulating as to why a few aircraft with built-in provision for arrestor hooks could have been delivered to NZ, it is only slightly possible that such provision could have been built in to ALL AT-6 variants from a certain point in case the Navy wished to increase their numbers of carrier capable aircraft, but I cannot see this as a likely scenario - far simpler to have the manufacturer or another contractor modify them when required, on a production line basis. However the RNZAF did import quite a number (perhaps 30 to 50?) new (probably unused wartime build?) rear fuselages in the ealy 1950s to replace all the wooden fuselages still in use on some of our Harvard Mk. IIAs. Perhaps a few of these had arrestor hook provision?
David D
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Post by baz62 on Sept 16, 2014 11:36:39 GMT 12
I think the last one makes the most sense David. I was on WIX a whilw ago and if I recall it was a major job fitting arrestor gear to the T6. There was a welded structure that wouldnt go through the inspection hatch on top of the rear fuselage so there was quite a bit of de-skinning involved.
I also think a lot of them were modified ex factory at Naval depots.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 16, 2014 14:59:21 GMT 12
NZ1082 at Dairy Flat also has the swivelling rear seat, I believe.
Were some of these swivel seats fitted to the Harvards that flew Army Co-op with No.'s 20, 21 and 22 Squadrons, and those with No. 25 Squadron, for their air gunners to use?
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Post by regan on Sept 30, 2014 12:06:33 GMT 12
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Post by regan on Sept 30, 2014 12:07:54 GMT 12
This is a photo my dad took when NZ1087 was painted with Cherry Red and Insignia White. Dad was one of the blokes that painted it, and said that it looked really nice like that. I'm not sure what happened, but they evidently got in trouble over it.https://www.flickr.com/photos/69703155@N03/10814200216/in/photolist-iyDgPt-htCWYD-htBAXS-hrHH96-kQVGQp-hrG3ug-hrGpSq-jv46vE-jv48XJ/
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Post by baronbeeza on Sept 30, 2014 13:12:29 GMT 12
 **** EDIT **** Regan's Flicker link has a variety of Harvard pics, about 9 on that link. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 30, 2014 14:37:45 GMT 12
Super photos, thanks Regan.
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Post by baz62 on Sept 30, 2014 15:35:45 GMT 12
Wasn't the 60s colours Dayglo orange and silver? Or did they end up painting those dayglo parts I-Orange towards the end of that era? Great photos Regan you'll always get a good response posting Harvard photos on here! |
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Post by NZ1009 on Jan 1, 2015 16:57:56 GMT 12
Two ground collisions - RNZAF Museum NZ1065 and NZ1085, 25th Oct 1955   NZ1082 and NZ1069, 14th April 1953   |
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Post by NZ1009 on Jan 1, 2015 17:21:18 GMT 12
Harvard accidents - RNZAF Museum NZ1093 Crashed Wigram when overshot runway and was landed wheels up during training flight 02 February 1956.  NZ1016 24-Mar 1956 Wigram Engine failure  NZ1049 Birdlings Flat 1957 Wheels Up Landing  NZ1055 Crashed at Wigram after striking trees during training flight 02 February 1956.  |
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Post by NZ1009 on Jan 1, 2015 23:58:38 GMT 12
Harvard lineups - RNZAF Museum Somewhere in 1964  Wigram 1965  Somewhere in ?  |
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Post by agalbraith on Jan 2, 2015 8:20:10 GMT 12
Excellent photos, thanks for posting them. Love that last one especially! Any more of that Avenger?
Cheers
Anthony
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 2, 2015 10:41:52 GMT 12
Great shots! That last one seems to have an Anson, an Oxford, ten Harvards, two Vampires and an Avenger. With that many Harvards away from home I wonder if this is an Exercise Red Owl open day or something similar. Or are they Territorial Air Force Harvards?
Is the location perhaps Taieri?
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