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Post by lumpy on Jul 12, 2009 15:59:01 GMT 12
Long history about the Echo ( think scow is the term to describe her ) . She is now parked up on the beach at Picton , converted inot a cafe / tourist attraction . I used to play on her as a kid , in that same spot as in your pic Shorty .
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Post by shorty on Jul 12, 2009 21:25:26 GMT 12
On some threads people are looking for Canberra photos, well as bit of a teaser here are some B & W to sharpen the appetite. First is an official one,  B_I_12 airbourne over Manawatu by Neville Mines, on Flickr Next up is one coming of servicing at Woodbourne, sheltering under the clouds of smoke emitted from the starters as the engines fire up for a ground run (with debris guards fitted) and then on take off from Woodbourne, heading back home  scan0014 by Neville Mines, on Flickr  scan0021 by Neville Mines, on Flickr This was early 1968 while I was at TTS prior to being posted to 14. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 13, 2009 9:13:46 GMT 12
Shorty, those barrack photos are very sad, and the Blenheim photos really interesting. I'll bet the town centre looked much the same as that in WWII when there were thousands of airmen passing through the many Blenheim RNZAF stations. It was almost that sleepy still in 1989 when I was based there, but it's a different story these days.
Nice Canberra shots, thanks for those. It's a pity the official shot isn't in full colour, it's very iconic. Did the Canberras require much of a longer airstrip then the Skyhawks? Could they land at Woodbourne when fully loaded with bombs and fuel? They'd have been a pretty heavy aircraft (despite only carrying half the bombload of a Skyhawk) I'd imagine. I guess the two jet engines got them off the ground pretty quickly though?
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Post by shorty on Jul 13, 2009 11:01:23 GMT 12
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Post by phil82 on Jul 13, 2009 15:41:54 GMT 12
Nice Canberra shots, thanks for those. It's a pity the official shot isn't in full colour, it's very iconic. Did the Canberras require much of a longer airstrip then the Skyhawks? Could they land at Woodbourne when fully loaded with bombs and fuel? They'd have been a pretty heavy aircraft (despite only carrying half the bombload of a Skyhawk) I'd imagine. I guess the two jet engines got them off the ground pretty quickly though? We'll never know because there would never have been a reason for a Canberra to land at Woodbourne carrying a bomb-load, in fact they didn't go anywhere with a bomb-load except to the range to drop them! |
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Post by shorty on Jul 13, 2009 19:10:23 GMT 12
I'll hust take a little break here from overseas aircraft and Canberras. I need to clear some of the scans I have been doing so here are some shots of assorted aircraft, no particular theme or place and no particular order.All would have been taken in the late 60s/early 70s.   scan0008 by Neville Mines, on Flickr  scan0226 by Neville Mines, on Flickr |
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Post by Bruce on Jul 13, 2009 19:57:46 GMT 12
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Post by shorty on Jul 13, 2009 19:59:37 GMT 12
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Post by shorty on Jul 13, 2009 20:02:30 GMT 12
Looks like the Harvards had experimental Mirror - image side codes!  Just proves you can't trust those TTS trainees! I'll see if I can find a SNCO to fix it. |
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Post by shorty on Jul 13, 2009 20:56:54 GMT 12
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Post by baz62 on Jul 14, 2009 13:26:41 GMT 12
Thats a cool shot of Harvard NZ1087 doing a low pass!!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 14, 2009 16:42:46 GMT 12
Which dead Anson was that Shorty?
That Harvard s looking very dangerous!
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Post by phil82 on Jul 14, 2009 18:19:26 GMT 12
Alright, I spoke to John Seward today, and here is the reference I wanted: canopus.thedice.net/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=233This comprises a wonderful condensed history of the Canberra over a 12-year period it was in RNZAF service, and should answer all of those Canberra questions! I'm sure there are a few people on this site who will recognise familiar names and faces, but spare a thought for Fl Lt Brick Lucas on Page 12, lost on Erebus in the ANZ DC10 crash. |
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Post by shorty on Jul 14, 2009 20:38:53 GMT 12
Brilliant!! Have only looked at the first half dozen pages so far and already found myself twice! Scary stuff!
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Post by phil82 on Jul 14, 2009 20:49:51 GMT 12
I thought you might...but it goes on and there are a lot of familiar faces, including Graeme Barron who had an embolism some way out of NZ on a P3, which put the nose down and tail up for the fastest return ever, but not quick enough for Graeme unfortunately. It makes me feel old looking at some of those guys, who all look about 18!
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Post by shorty on Jul 14, 2009 20:55:33 GMT 12
To answer some questions, the Anson is NZ 412 and the Harvard was part of the display team featured in a previous shot of them all taking off at Ohakea that I posted earlier
Phil, pity some the captions on those photos aren 't very descriptive, just a couple of initials makes it hard to remember names from 40+ years ago. Say Hi to John from Shorty Mines next time you are talking to him.
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Post by shorty on Jul 14, 2009 21:45:06 GMT 12
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Post by skyhawkdon on Jul 15, 2009 10:04:16 GMT 12
Alright, I spoke to John Seward today, and here is the reference I wanted: canopus.thedice.net/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=233This comprises a wonderful condensed history of the Canberra over a 12-year period it was in RNZAF service, and should answer all of those Canberra questions! I'm sure there are a few people on this site who will recognise familiar names and faces, but spare a thought for Fl Lt Brick Lucas on Page 12, lost on Erebus in the ANZ DC10 crash. What a great pictorial history of RNZAF Canberra service. Well done John. |
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Post by shorty on Jul 15, 2009 12:52:22 GMT 12
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Post by shorty on Jul 15, 2009 16:30:26 GMT 12
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