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Post by avenger on Dec 19, 2014 10:09:10 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 19, 2014 10:30:43 GMT 12
Wow, fantastic photos!! Thanks for posting these.
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Post by beagle on Dec 19, 2014 12:41:49 GMT 12
yeah, great images. those neptunes would have been state of the art ASW in those days
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 19, 2014 12:46:27 GMT 12
I'm told those Globemasters were the noisiest aircraft ever to ride in.
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Post by beagle on Dec 19, 2014 15:13:46 GMT 12
suppose they wouldn't have had much lining in them
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Post by shorty on Dec 19, 2014 16:24:05 GMT 12
No but they did have an elevator for loading
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Post by beagle on Dec 19, 2014 16:28:38 GMT 12
yeah but why when the front ramp was probably faster and easier to load from.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 19, 2014 17:46:25 GMT 12
These photos were taken by my friend Ron Hildreth of Hamilton, who follows this forum. He was a wartime mechanic in the RNZAF and stayed on for many years as a Territorial Air Force member as part of the RNZAF Band. On this occasion the band travelled in the Globemaster II. it was he who said how noisy they were.   |
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Post by camtech on Dec 19, 2014 20:32:46 GMT 12
Not sure when, but during the 60's, a C-124 arrived at Whenuapai, and I had the chance to have a look through. Tall ladder up to the flight deck as I recall, with stations for quite a few crew. Flight deck reeked of Old Spice, obviously the aroma of the period, also blanked the smell of cigars smoke!
The elevator, I believe, allowed the loading of loads unsuitable for pushing up the ramps.
A big aircraft, with a trait of the floorboards moving as the aircraft flew, so I was told.
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Post by sailorsid on Dec 19, 2014 21:06:38 GMT 12
Globemasters were very noisy from the outside as well. When they were heading south you could "feel the noise" as they flew over Ashburton. You didn't have to look up to see what sort of a plane it was.
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Post by Calum on Dec 21, 2014 14:57:09 GMT 12
Great photos
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Post by snaphead on Dec 23, 2014 9:30:25 GMT 12
That's not "little Toot" the tug in front of the Globemaster (third photo)? If it is it was still going strong in the 80's when I was at PTS.
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Post by gebbw on Dec 24, 2014 10:31:38 GMT 12
These photos were taken by my friend Ron Hildreth of Hamilton, who follows this forum. He was a wartime mechanic in the RNZAF and stayed on for many years as a Territorial Air Force member as part of the RNZAF Band. On this occasion the band travelled in the Globemaster II. it was he who said how noisy they were. Hi Dave, do you know the year these photos were taken? And the location? It looks like Wellington to me. My father Tom Webb was a member of the Central Band of the RNZAF many years ago, and there's a bloke sitting down on the right-hand side that looks strikingly like him. regards George |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 24, 2014 11:26:06 GMT 12
Yes I think it is Wellington, but I don't know the year I'm afraid. Early 1960's I expect.
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Post by gebbw on Dec 25, 2014 11:11:08 GMT 12
Thanks Dave. I asked Dad about Ron and he remembers him well. He vaguely recalls the Globemaster but certainly remembers being transported by Bristol Freighter a few times! Please could you pass on his regards to him from Tom Webb, formerly of Island Bay Wgtn. (Now residing in Rarotonga Cook Is.).
regards
George
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Post by Ian Warren on Jan 4, 2015 11:08:14 GMT 12
WOW Jimmy Jillickers .. I have to send a link to the US of A to a good friend off mine who on EWA aircraft with VQ-1 , I did see the Globemasters and even one stage they had five off them parked out on the grass along Avonhead Rd, the Connie's this one is 'Phoenix' the other being 'Pegasus' which crashed in 1970 and Ice field named after it , I missed the Neptunes , strange Don and myself were only talking about this last week. These photo's are most excellent - Thank you very much for posting.
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Post by isc on Jan 25, 2015 18:30:10 GMT 12
Saw the Globemaster at Harewood in 1966 while I was at a block course at NAC engineering school, they were doing a top over haul on one of the engines. I think they did one engine after each trip south. Awesome cockpit.
I remember the R-4D's/C-47s, Neptunes and Albatross at Taiere, litorally blasting off with the JATO bottles, the Albatross had to turn back, and never made it to the ice. isc
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Post by Ian Warren on Aug 18, 2015 15:40:25 GMT 12
I'm currently working on a historical photo-real canvas of Christchurch International Airport, the link here to what I am creating, the ideal is to get the old washed out photo, progress and story here www.nzff.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=25182 , It is based from an original photo that dates back to Oct 1964 , I'm going in to increase the size times three , means using art skill and information from my bible, Author Tony Phillips , "With Great Insight" 2006 .. seriously want the updated .. that's the 2013 later release. My concept or idea is to paint as many off these historical aircraft with the 3X expanded photo to which I am currently working on .... I want to ask permission to use the photo details in this Original posting to create some real ballsy action shots .. @ Avenger, what I plan, I want to modify the scenery slight so tho the same scene, each drawing/painting will have it as if the airport is working, different aircraft on the ground ... things will change. But first I need permission to use these Gorgeous photos and try to really turn them into todays HI-RES photo style paint. Cheers, Mister Ian  |
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Post by bae on Jul 22, 2016 20:28:59 GMT 12
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Post by bae on Jul 22, 2016 23:27:23 GMT 12
Something else that turned up in the search.........
"Although long time ago I used to live in Invercargill New Zealand as a young Dutch immigrant from 1952 -1972 and still vividly remember the first US-Dakotas taking off by Jato rockets (bottles) to Mc Murdo Sound.
And ... the first and only (?) C-124 Globemaster landing at Invercargill airport. I was alone on allnight duty at the Invercargill Telephone Exchange when, so to speak, suddenly all alarms went off and I was informed that a US-Globemaster was in trouble, fuel shortage and the only option was an emergency landing at nearest airport. Sure to remember that it was the first time ever such a big plane to land at Invercargill Airport. I had to call out all the emergency services which further created extra chaos in the then manual telephone exchange. All went well and shortly after I heard the Globemaster fly low over the building and landed safely. For me it was a night never to forget."
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Gerard Kamstra
Furthermore, as former Secretary, I also remember Operation Deep Freeze assisting the Dutch Club in Invercargill by lending us snowsuits, snowboots, antennae, etc. to decorate the ´Antarctic Float´ we had entered in a festival float parade. Thanks to the help of a very enthusiatic US sailor (forgotten his name) it became the best float in the parade. I must still have a black& white photo of it somewhere.
Later I shifted to Christchurch where I saw several Starlifters take off for the Antarctica. Once I also visited an enormous Galaxi transport plane bringing in equipment. Have been interested in Operation Deep Freeze ever since.
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