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Post by phil82 on Oct 19, 2008 2:21:47 GMT 12
I remember that HMS Eagle raid very well! Those Buccaneer guys knew a thing or two about low flying! I recall the stranded ones in the hangar and thinking what massive undercarriage they had. Quite a big aeroplane all round in fact.
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Post by skyhawkdon on Oct 20, 2008 20:29:28 GMT 12
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Post by shorty on Oct 20, 2008 20:40:58 GMT 12
I thought I had some photos I took on board HMS Albion when it came here around the late fifites but I can't find them. It had on board Seahawks, Sea Venoms,and I think both Gannets and AEW Skyraiders. Perhaps someone can confirm.
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Post by shorty on Oct 21, 2008 10:00:15 GMT 12
And now for something completely different. During December 78/January 79 Charles Darby was shifting some ex TTS Harvards from Woodbourne to Auckland. As I was living on the married patch at Woodbourne and had known him since the early 60s at MOTAT I got involved in the shift arrangements. This is how the first of them was transported (needless to say the wheel bearings were well serviced before starting). A tow hitch adaptor was made up for the tail wheel attachment and most of the weight of the wings was taken up with the roots resting on the U/C jury cross strut and the, as yuo can see, all the other bits were lashed in place. I can't recall what he did about registration but the wire leading to the tail lights can be seen. All the same it would have been a slow trip up the North Island and from the shot on board the ferry it did take up a fair bit of room!  NZ 1090-INST 178 Jan 79 by Neville Mines, on Flickr  NZ 1090-INST 178 by Neville Mines, on Flickr  NZ 1090-INST 178 Ferry by Neville Mines, on Flickr |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 21, 2008 10:29:01 GMT 12
Classic photos Shorty. How many Harvards did he shift in this way?
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Post by shorty on Oct 21, 2008 13:10:02 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 21, 2008 13:19:48 GMT 12
I'll bet a few eyebows were raised wherever it went, such as the Cook Strait ferry!
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Post by shorty on Oct 21, 2008 14:29:31 GMT 12
Also notice the wings on INST 176 are not from it as they have the yellow bands, One wheel cover is also yellow.
Mind you by the time they got to that age probably none would have had their "own" wings.
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Post by baz62 on Oct 21, 2008 15:58:40 GMT 12
Fascinating pics Mr Mines. According to ADF serials INST 178 was MKIII NZ1090. She is currently airworthy in Australia as VH-VFM. INST 176 is also a MKIII and was NZ1086. She was last heard of in Australia as well but nothing else known. Heres a link to a picture of 1086 in the silver and yellow banded scheme taken at Wigram perhaps? (You may have to copy and paste the link into your browser's address bar) www.aviationprints.co.nz/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22677&g2_serialNumber=4 |
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Post by John L on Oct 21, 2008 18:08:34 GMT 12
I thought I had some photos I took on board HMS Albion when it came here around the late fifites but I can't find them. It had on board Seahawks, Sea Venoms,and I think both Gannets and AEW Skyraiders. Perhaps someone can confirm. Yep - that sounds right. I had an Albion pennant on my wall for years. My sisters de factos father served on the Albion and the Eagle in the mid 50's flying Skyraiders around the Med and had some great colour movie footage from the safety helicopter of take offs and landings, involving both FAA and some US planes "visiting". He lives in Orewa - I must see if I can get hold of copies of the footage - it was damn interesting |
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Post by shorty on Oct 21, 2008 21:19:01 GMT 12
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Post by shorty on Oct 22, 2008 9:51:36 GMT 12
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Post by shorty on Oct 22, 2008 20:09:46 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 22, 2008 20:39:32 GMT 12
You're right about all that stencilling. You'd have to hope it was a decal rather than hand painted or from a cut out stencil, otherwise it would be quite a mission to paint.
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Post by stu on Oct 22, 2008 21:34:08 GMT 12
Just thinking out loud here, but given the sheer volume of photos in your stash Shorty, have you ever thought of compiling them into a book of some sort and finding a friendly publisher?
They certainly create a great deal of interest here on the forum and there's a heck of history involved.
Cheers,
Stu.
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Post by shorty on Oct 22, 2008 21:42:20 GMT 12
Maybe one day when I've sorted out the three shoe boxes full of negatives I have, about 80% of which I have never printed. (I used to print all my own photos.) One day I'll lash out and buy a scanner that do negs and slides and then I can really show you some photos!
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Post by petera on Oct 23, 2008 3:43:02 GMT 12
Would that be the same Prentice that I captured at Wanaka earlier this year? PeterA  |
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Post by fletcherfu24 on Oct 23, 2008 6:28:11 GMT 12
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Post by shorty on Oct 23, 2008 7:19:04 GMT 12
Sure would be Peter, there is only one in the country.
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Post by petera on Oct 23, 2008 9:24:13 GMT 12
Sure would be Peter, there is only one in the country. My first flight ever was in one of these - September 1959. A civilianized example that is now in Newark Air Museum back in its original RAF livery. PeterA |
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