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Post by hairy on Mar 10, 2011 9:43:16 GMT 12
Interested to know when the photo of ZK-AQA "looking very smart in black and cream" was taken. The aircraft crashed at Ardmore on 27th Jan 1965 while operated by the Auckland Gliding Club and appeared to have been written off when I last saw it several days later. That photo of ZK-AQA was taken by Leo White sometime between 1947 and 1951.
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Post by Peter Lewis on Mar 13, 2011 20:17:20 GMT 12
Hi Peter, I was just wondering, have you considered posting your excellent Solent thread here as well? Probably at least get it completed at Seawings first. Might do the Cats? , that's been up for a while.
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Post by propwash on Mar 22, 2011 11:22:18 GMT 12
Photos of Tiger ZK-ATC taken at Ohakea Wings & Wheels Show February 1984. I had the privilege of flying with Russell from Ardmore to Ohakea and return in ATC on that occasion. ATC has been based in Queensland since the early 1990's. Also a photo of ZK-BAL? at the same show.
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Post by Peter Lewis on Mar 23, 2011 22:03:53 GMT 12
Keeping this thread going: ZK-BAA ex T6564/G-AMKN, current ZK-BAD ex T6200/G-AMNF, now at MoTAT painted as NZ775 ZK-BCZ ex NZ1475 stored damaged at Masterton ZK-BEN ex T6245/G-AMVH current ZK-BEW ex T6397/G-ANGJ Under rebuild ZK-BFG ex N6754/G-ANFB stored damaged ZK-BFS ex R4954/G-ANOU current ZK-BJQ ex T5819/G-AMFN current ZK-BLI ex NZ1448 current ZK-BLV ex T6802/G-ANSJ current ZK-BMY ex NZ1421 current
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 23, 2011 22:27:10 GMT 12
That's a great shot of Dave in ZK-BEN there Peter.
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Post by corsair67 on Mar 23, 2011 22:35:02 GMT 12
A slightly sideways thread creep; but can anyone tell me what the purpose of this is - as noted on the side of a Tiger Moth cowling at Avalon recently?: Obviously it is a filter of some sort, but I've only ever noticed it on Australian based Tiger Moths, so don't think it is a feature of New Zealand ones. Just curious, that's all.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 23, 2011 23:07:13 GMT 12
Did/do Australian examples need extra air filters to keep the engine cool in the hot weather there?
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Post by shorty on Mar 29, 2011 20:48:50 GMT 12
Maybe that notorious red Aussie dust gets kicked up by the prop and sucked into the poor old Gypsy in bigger amounts than it can handle?
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Post by JW on Mar 30, 2011 18:36:21 GMT 12
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Post by Peter Lewis on Mar 30, 2011 20:25:37 GMT 12
The Tiger Moth ZK-BLQ was the first prize in the 1987 Singapore - Christchurch air race. As there was sponsorship from the Christchurch electrical firm PDL Industries, the registration was changed to ZK-PDL for the duration. The race was won by an Australian, A B Munro (Piper PA31P Panther Navajo), who flew the Tiger home across the Tasman sea Te Paki-Norfolk-Lord Howe-Sydney 21-24Jan88, the first biplane to complete the crossing in the post-war era. As far as I know, it is still active in Australia.
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Post by Peter Lewis on Mar 30, 2011 20:51:13 GMT 12
More: ZK-ASM ex-N9405, NZ874 current ZK-ASV ex-NZ786 current ZK-ATN ex-NZ751 under rebuild ZK-AUD ex-NZ781 current ZK-AUE ex-NZ765 current ZK-AUZ ex-DE215, G-AJHR current ZK-AWA ex-T5461, VH-ATG stored
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Post by originz on Oct 13, 2012 17:48:51 GMT 12
Re: ZK-ALX crash photos. Another possibility is that the 1953 crash location, "Kekeraugh", which you put a question mark against, should actually be Kekerengu, on the Kaikoura coast, and that these photos relate to that incident. The vegetation in the photos seems more consistent with this area than the Marlborough Sounds. We will probably have to wait until the records become unrestricted in 20 years or so to find out for sure.
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Post by planecrazy on Jan 30, 2014 7:37:48 GMT 12
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Post by planecrazy on Jun 12, 2014 12:34:18 GMT 12
Have a soft spot for the Tiger Moth and have really enjoyed looking back at the pic's in this thread. I have a question, have noticed some RNZAF Tiger Moths don't have matching serials to the number on their nose while others do?!
For example towards the bottom of this page (7) NZ 1443 has 43 on her nose, on page (6) NZ 1448, the yellow Tiger with the wing walker has 48 on her nose. The Silver Tiger with yellow bands on page (6) has NZ 892 on the fuselage and matching 92 on the nose. Yet the yellow Tiger displayed at MOTAT, in the middle of page (4), has NZ 775 on the fuselage and 46 on the nose? The Tiger on the bottom of page (4) has NZ 1423 on the fuselage and 43 on the nose?
I know this is a bit trivial yet I find it interesting, wouldn't this have created some confusion? Was it only early on that they did this then things changed in later years?
Planning on making a model of a RNZAF Tiger Moth with 62 on the nose and wish to get the correct serial on the fuselage.
I am grateful for any help, thank you.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 12, 2014 22:27:54 GMT 12
The silver Tigers with yellow bands were post-WWII era.
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Post by camtech on Jul 22, 2018 17:26:52 GMT 12
Looking through some papers the other day and found this little gem - an original data plate from a Tiger Moth. Apparently my late father acquired this from a wrecked aircraft, probably at Taieri. He was a Stores Accounts clerk, unable to serve overseas, due to having lost the sight in one eye as a teenager. Tiger Moth data plate by Les Billcliff, on Flickr
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Post by planecrazy on Jul 22, 2018 18:27:54 GMT 12
The Tiger Moth ZK-BLQ was the first prize in the 1987 Singapore - Christchurch air race. As there was sponsorship from the Christchurch electrical firm PDL Industries, the registration was changed to ZK-PDL for the duration. The race was won by an Australian, A B Munro (Piper PA31P Panther Navajo), who flew the Tiger home across the Tasman sea Te Paki-Norfolk-Lord Howe-Sydney 21-24Jan88, the first biplane to complete the crossing in the post-war era. As far as I know, it is still active in Australia. Yes an old post, saw this and realised I had a pic of ZK-PDL when she crossed the Tasman on said ferry flight, she was named "Lady Sheila" in honour of Francis Chichester's who was the first to cross the ditch in his Moth all be it a Gypsy Moth ZK-AKK "Madame Elijah."
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Post by madmax on Jul 30, 2018 16:36:04 GMT 12
ZK-BLQ/VH-XWM is stored dismantled in a very sorry condition and requires a rebuild. A sad state of affairs as I did my DH82 rating on this Tiger at Bridge Pa in 1974. Cheers, madmax PS. Its for sale, perhaps someone could bring it home!
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Post by baz62 on Jul 30, 2018 17:57:56 GMT 12
ZK-BLQ/VH-XWM is stored dismantled in a very sorry condition and requires a rebuild. That is sad and such a shame being quite historic with the PDL race back in the 80s.
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Post by thomarse on Jul 30, 2018 18:18:27 GMT 12
Buy her Baz, buy her!
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