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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 23, 2009 10:13:51 GMT 12
No doubt it was a taxiing trip only?
Any idea of that massed Airtrainer formation?
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Post by shorty on Jan 23, 2009 11:01:24 GMT 12
OK, I'll fess up, the Harvard was going out to do a compass swing, hence the ground guys in the back saving wear and tear on their feet. Photos can sometimes be misleading if you don't know the circumstances.
The CT-4 formation would havw been 84 or 85, can't remember why
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Post by shorty on Jan 30, 2009 10:42:09 GMT 12
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Post by shorty on Jan 31, 2009 21:06:18 GMT 12
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Post by shorty on Feb 4, 2009 14:13:33 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 4, 2009 16:05:13 GMT 12
Where was that Catalina Shorty? I hope it's still around these days.
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Post by shorty on Feb 4, 2009 16:33:03 GMT 12
It's at Lake Boga in Victoria, a wartime seaplane training base. It was assembeld from numerous bits and peices of various PBYs that were scattered around on various farms etc.
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Post by Peter Lewis on Feb 4, 2009 20:07:56 GMT 12
See www.oldcmp.net/lake_boga.html"PBY Catalina A24-30 at Lake Boga Located just south of Swan Hill in Northern Victoria is Lake Boga which during WW2 was 1 Flying Boat Repair Depot. Although the main aircraft was the Catalina the base was also home to other types such as Martin Mariners, Sunderlands and even the elderly Dornier flying Boats once part of the Dutch East Indies force. The site was chosen because of it's location well away from the coast and it operated initially in secrecy repairing and servicing flying boats. Now all that remains is a museum and, remarkably an almost complete Catalina. The ADF Serials Website lists the history of this Catalina: "A24-30 33 USN 2305 20 Sqn 19/10/42. 3 OTU 27/2/43. Sold to Kingsford-Smith 3/10/46. Located in park near Catalina Museum at Lake Boga, Swan Hill VIC." The Cat was rescued from a farm some years ago and restored for static display. More interesting information comes from a Dutch Catalina website operated by Marc Commandeur: "Found on a Dutch Catalina website: "Lake Boga; This is a PBY-5 of sorts. This plane is Patrol Wing TEN's former #46 - a hybrid put together during the last days on Java from the good wing and engines of the Wing's #12 - (PBY-5 BuNo. 2305, ex-22-P-12) and the still intact hull of the discarded as irreparable Dutch Y 72. This assembly was made by mechanics of the Wing, possibly with some Dutch assistance and flown out to Australia. It remained serviceable and was later transferred to the RAAF for overhaul and further service, and reserialed A24-30." Admission is $5.00 for adults and the museum can be contacted at (03) 5037 2850"  |
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Post by shorty on Feb 4, 2009 20:33:31 GMT 12
Starting with a cockpit shot (anybody want to take a guess as to the aircraft type) followed by two more shots from Oz.   scan0182 by Neville Mines, on Flickr  scan0183 by Neville Mines, on Flickr Good to see the Catalina is nicer than when I saw it. My photos were taken about 95, before the museum existed. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 4, 2009 20:35:20 GMT 12
Interesting, what a shame it's outside, but I guess it is perhaps drier and better conditions than if it were outdoors here.
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Post by baz62 on Feb 4, 2009 20:58:14 GMT 12
Is that a Friendship cockpit Shorty?
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Post by shorty on Feb 4, 2009 21:09:57 GMT 12
Nope.
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Post by hairy on Feb 4, 2009 21:24:31 GMT 12
Starting with a cockpit shot (anybody want to take a guess as to the aircraft type) Mount Cook HS-748, very similar to the RNZAF Andover cockpit but just a little too different (more modern/updated) to be one.  |
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Post by shorty on Feb 4, 2009 21:31:48 GMT 12
Yep, taken by my squeeze the first time she got to ride the jump seat (from Christchurch to Rotorua)
Award yourself one chocolate fish.
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Post by agile on Feb 5, 2009 7:14:27 GMT 12
Not only two people but solo weights fitted as well! This may be a dumb question, but where are the solo weights located? Are they externally visible, or do you just know that they are there? I am loving this thread, by the way. Keep it up! Cheers A |
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Post by shorty on Feb 5, 2009 7:45:53 GMT 12
The solo weights are the items you can see attached externally to the rear fuselage. A bar is inserted through the lifting tube and the lead weights are attached to this bar.
You can see them under the "56" part of the serial. When not fitted this area shows just as a hole.
Look at the formation shot at the top of that page and on 1007 you can see the tube hole just forward of the colour demarcation line for the yellow band.
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Post by agile on Feb 5, 2009 9:32:05 GMT 12
Thanks for clarifying that. As I say, I am really enjoying this thread, long may it continue.
Cheers
A
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Post by shorty on Feb 5, 2009 18:55:35 GMT 12
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Post by shorty on Feb 7, 2009 21:04:59 GMT 12
three more from 1962 during my later ATC days. First a Canadian Pacific Brittania that has suffered a burst nose wheel steering hose at Whenuapai.  scan0006 by Neville Mines, on Flickr Also at Whenuapai a ski-equipped P2V-7 Neptune heading south for Deep Freeze 62. Hastings in the background.  scan0159 by Neville Mines, on Flickr and to finish the same Neptune at Harewood with a R4D in the background  scan0041 by Neville Min |
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Post by shorty on Feb 8, 2009 7:11:51 GMT 12
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