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Post by bobajob on Sept 18, 2014 22:55:37 GMT 12
I found this on you tube today
21st. Jubilee Celebration in front of 125'000 Spectators.
30'000 cars converged on Ohakea, causing NZ.biggest traffic jam ever. Vickers Valiant was star of the show. USAF, RAAF. RAF and RNZAF were all present.
This is an old Documentary made by Members of the "Wellington Amateur Cine Club" in 1958! It was saved by me in time before it got lost for ever, after the Club, of which I was a member, seized to exist in the early 90ies. Other than adding Music and extra Titles, I have left the film in its original condition.
It must have been an amazing Day, 30'000 cars converged at Ohakea and and created then NZ's first real traffic Jam.A Crowd of over 120'000 visited the "21. Anniversary Celebration of the NZ Airforce".
Posted on you tube by "Juerg Stucki".
I thought it would be of interest.
I hope I have not done the wrong thing by posting this here
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Post by hardyakka on Sept 19, 2014 21:33:00 GMT 12
21st. Jubilee Celebration in front of 125'000 Spectators.
30'000 cars converged on Ohakea, causing NZ.biggest traffic jam ever. Almost exactly the same thing happened at the RNZAF 75th anniversary airshow in 2012.  |
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Post by baz62 on Dec 24, 2014 14:36:48 GMT 12
As mentioned on this thread: Click HEREI am uploading my Super 8mm movies that got transfeered to DVD to YouTube and which I will post here. This is the first one from that thread as Dave has indicated the airshow thread would be more suitable for this one. Pretty sure the others are from this show plus one from Prince Charles and Lady Diana's visit to Wigram in 1983. It will take a while as it takes bloody ages to upload thse videos! |
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Post by baz62 on Dec 24, 2014 19:04:22 GMT 12
Ok this is from the same airshow. We are actually sitting on the top of Bristol Freighter NZ5903:
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 24, 2014 23:08:29 GMT 12
Cool to see that four-ship Strikemaster team. Keep the clips coming Baz, they're great.
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Post by baz62 on Dec 26, 2014 8:34:16 GMT 12
Thanks Dave, not superb quality wise but at least you can make out what the aircraft are!. Just starting on the next one of the same show, this has some A4 action in the shape of a single A4K plus Iroqouis and some more of the Strikemasters.
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Post by baz62 on Dec 26, 2014 12:31:42 GMT 12
Here's the next one:
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2015 16:25:38 GMT 12
Air Expo from Auckland New Zealand in 1992, Including some old ads too!!! Talk about a nostalgia kick! This is one of the shows mum recorded for Dad/me and I used to watch it - ads and all - almost every other month as a kid! It was a revelation to watch the official VHS with extra footage not seen here. |
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Post by rayo on Feb 17, 2016 20:05:57 GMT 12
Another old Airshow footage is pried out out of the woodwork.
AIR PAGEANT AT MANGERE (1949). 15,000 people see the Royal New Zealand Aero Club pageant.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 17, 2016 20:44:37 GMT 12
That is fantastic! Thanks Ray.
Eight Mossies and six Dakotas, plus the three tethered Harvards, awesome!
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Post by baz62 on Feb 17, 2016 21:04:23 GMT 12
Wow I was born too late that looked fantastic.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 12, 2016 22:58:41 GMT 12
Another eye-witness camera view of the opening of Wellington Airport here!
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Jun 13, 2016 6:49:34 GMT 12
It was quite.a collection of types! Try getting that sort of significant variety in today's world at a colonial airport at the bottom of the world...
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Post by rayo on Jun 13, 2016 8:42:40 GMT 12
A really nice piece of film and an excellent effort with what appears to be a Super8 camera.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 11, 2017 17:58:27 GMT 12
Some old footage of an old airshow, brand new to Youtube just now. I hope you enjoy this...
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 12, 2017 22:26:11 GMT 12
And here is Part Two
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Post by baileyt on Mar 24, 2017 22:42:22 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 24, 2017 13:53:07 GMT 12
Thanks to Nick McIndoe for this link
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 31, 2017 10:36:46 GMT 12
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Post by baz62 on Dec 31, 2017 12:29:04 GMT 12
Apart from the commentator getting some of the US types wrong it was an interesting film. I kept on peering at the aircraft in the background trying to see serial numbers on some of the RNZAF types. Sad.  |
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