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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 6, 2015 12:26:33 GMT 12
Hi Peter, not sure if it was you who made a photo of me at the Awards dinner on the Sunday night when I got a trophy. If it's you, and you still have that photo, can you email it to me? gert.van.kruiningen@gmail.com Thanks Hi Gert, I got a couple of shots of you receiving the award. I am emailing them now. Congrats! |
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Post by ErrolC on Jun 6, 2015 13:07:35 GMT 12
Hi Peter, not sure if it was you who made a photo of me at the Awards dinner on the Sunday night when I got a trophy. If it's you, and you still have that photo, can you email it to me? gert.van.kruiningen@gmail.com Thanks Sorry, that was me, email sent. |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jun 6, 2015 17:37:09 GMT 12
Another blast from the past was DH104 Devon C.1 ZK-ZKF. This aircraft served with the RNZAF from August 1952 as navigation trainer NZ1805. Its final RNZAF flight was when it flew from Wigram to Woodbourne on 20May80. It then remained at Woodbourne as INST 219 for 4TTS. Sold into private hands in May 2011, it has resided at Omaka for some time while conversion to civil status was completed by JEM Aviation. The Devon became ZK-ZKF with M P Brereton, Feilding (later, Takaka), on 31May2013. First flown as ZK-ZKF at Omaka on 18Mar2014.   |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jun 7, 2015 8:55:37 GMT 12
The Bristol 170 Freighter Mk.31E ZK-CPT has been a silent sentinel at Omaka since 1986. Starting life as G-AMPR with the manufacturers, it then went to Iberia of Spain and operated there from 1953 to 1965 before returning to the UK with Aviation Traders at Southend. Departing for NZ in mid-1966, it joined the fleet of other B170s operating with Straits Air Freight Express Ltd. (later Safe-Air Ltd.) based at Woodbourne. With the retirement of all the fleet immenant, ZK-CPT was flown from Woodbourne to Omaka 15Jun86 and presented to the Marlborough Aero Club for preservation. After many years of static display, ZK-CPT has now been restored to taxiing condition mainly through the efforts of Al Marshall. Well done!  |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jun 7, 2015 19:08:15 GMT 12
Remarkably, the Fokker Friendship can now wear the label 'classic'. ZK-POH started life (of course) in Holland as PH-EXW with Fokker VFW, Amsterdam, where it first took to the air in June 1985. By the end of that year it had migrated to the USA where it operated as N244MA with Midstate Airlines. By 1994 it was back in Europe as PH-RFG with brokers Aircraft Finance & Trading BV, Woensdrecht. They sold the aircraft to NEPC Airlines, Madras, who registered it as VT-NEH on 29Jun1995. It was bought from them by Airwork for their night mail freight operations, and became ZK-POH on 25Jul1998. There have been rumours of this aircarft ceasing to operate for some years, but alongiside their other F27 ZK-PAX it still seems to soldier on. A nice low-level display and landing go-around by the pilots involved.   |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2015 8:23:11 GMT 12
For those who weren't there, said pilots were "Little Fokker" aces Jerry Chisum and Tim Sullivan. Graham Orphan in the commentary box stopped just short of referring to POH as "the mother Fokker"...
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jun 8, 2015 9:12:10 GMT 12
Parked static on the flightline throughout the show was Beech D18S N43937. This arrived in New Zealand, at Auckland International, on 10Aug2014 and has since moved down to Wanaka. Built in 1945, this aircraft later received upgrades to the wings, tail and propellors to increase the allowable payload.  Slightly more active was the Aerofab- built Lake LA-250 Renegade N8418B. This arrived from the south and taxiied through to the visiting aircraft park. Operated by the same owners as the Beech, the Velit Bay signwriting refers to the owner's connections with the Velit Bay Resort on Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu.  |
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Post by ErrolC on Jun 8, 2015 9:26:50 GMT 12
Classic DH aircraft were not particularly evident at the show. The DH60G ZK-ADT of Jan & Jerry Chisum was hangar bound throughout, and the only Tiger Moth I saw move was the Omaka Real Flying Club's ZK-BER which taxiied past to shift out of the way of the more active exhibits. ... If you got in early enough you got to see the DH60G taxi past. And, having seen it on the ground at the few shows, I saw very happy to see ADT turning onto finals over our heads as we loitered in a paddock upwind of the active runway on the Thursday evening! |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jun 8, 2015 17:54:15 GMT 12
Moving on to the WW2 sequence, the Reid's Avro 652A Anson Mk.1 ZK-RRA is always a delight to behold. Known as 'the flying time capsule' this aircraft made frequent appearances throughout the show, including the twilight session.  The Anson has now been fitted with smoke emitters, which only add to the appeal.   All in all, everyone looks supremely satisfied  |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jun 9, 2015 8:24:07 GMT 12
All the fun of Anson-chasing goes to the Nord 1002 Pingouin II ZK-WFI. A French production Bf108 built 1943 by SNCAN at Les Mureaux. This aircraft served with the Luftwaffe and is said to have been engaged in aerial combat. Surrendered to the allies in Belgium in June 1945. Resurfacing in Belgium some years later it became OO-NET with Aero Nord, Moorsele, in October 1961and then to J Bouland, Waterloo, before departing to the USA in 1973. As N108H it moved through various owners before being rebuilt by Piper Aircraft when a 300hp Lycoming was fitted to replace the original Argus, a military colour scheme applied, and butane guns were installed. In 1989 it was sold to C van der Walt in South Africa and became ZS-WFI, and then in March 1996 the aircraft was imported to New Zealand. It has been a frequent airshow performer ever since.   |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jun 9, 2015 18:29:52 GMT 12
Moving up a bit in the horsepower stakes, the Flug Werke FW 190 A8/N was active during the Friday practice session. This aircraft was the first of the Flugwerk reproductions to be completed. Initially flew in Germany as D-FWWC in July 2004, it became ZK-RFR with Chariots of Fire Fighter Collection, Blenheim in May 2011. The colour scheme "Storm of Steel" represents the aircraft flown by Erich Rudorffer.   |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jun 10, 2015 8:44:05 GMT 12
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Post by rayo on Jun 10, 2015 13:14:20 GMT 12
Fabulous sequence of Photo's Peter well done. I assume they will be appearing in a magazine in the near future!!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2015 15:06:39 GMT 12
I've saved some of the ZK-RFR photos for plastic model kit reference, so many thanks Peter! Even though it meant I'm still yet to see the 190 fly, I'm glad I was away from the field for an hour.
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jun 10, 2015 18:34:35 GMT 12
Back to the Allied side, Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX ZK-WDQ is always a graceful sight in the sky. Built up from an assembly of new and historic parts, intially registered as N367MH. First flight was at Bartow, Florida, on 16 September 2006. Sold to Doug Brooker in 2008 and brought to New Zealand. Reassembled and repainted in the colours of famous NZ pilot Colin F Gray by Avspecs in Auckland with first flight in New Zealand by Keith Skilling on 21st May 2008.   |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jun 11, 2015 8:30:28 GMT 12
Curtiss P-40N-1 ZK-CAG is a Pacific War veteran. Starting out as A29-448 with the RAAF in August 1943 it was belly-landed at Tadji, New Guinea, in May 1944. Repaired with parts off A29-1050, it was finally SOC in PNG during 1946. The wreck was wreckage recovered from PNG in 1974 by Charles Darby and was rebuilt to become ZK-CAG with The Kittyhawk Partnership, Auckland in March 2000. First flight of the rebuilt aircraft was 17Mar2000. It wears the colours of A29-448 on the port side and A29-1050 on the other. (Being of long memory, whenever I think of ZK-CAG I think of Robin Hick's Druine Turbulent! Quite a different aircraft).   |
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Post by shorty on Jun 11, 2015 9:38:08 GMT 12
But why o why did the paint those stupid sharks teeth on it? They are not compulsory on P 40, (although would never know it!) It NEVER wore them in real life and all thay have done is make it non-authentic. And yes, Me and Monty extracted that one from the jungle.
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Post by Mustang51 on Jun 11, 2015 11:45:01 GMT 12
Brilliant shots there. Another painting travesty is the ex Wangaratta P.40 in France now with Pacific markings but the addition of a huge skull a la Hangar 11 Collection.......... and yes I've heard it before.... so what colour is my P.40? But, with something like this please...... if it is to be representing something else (and I have prepared many, many, many schemes for warbirds flying in Oz, Uk and USA) please keep the scheme consistent with the real aircraft !
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2015 14:44:43 GMT 12
Not being privy to the owner's thoughts I can only guess the sharkmouth is for marketing rides. Or, perhaps, they like it? I remember being disappointed seeing the new paint at Wanaka in 2006, mind you from memory the magpie noseart wasn't authentic either.
Disappointed to hear about the French P-40 Ando, I'll have to look it up. The "plain" Robert Warren scheme always appealed to me.
I love that last photo Peter, beautiful!
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Jun 11, 2015 16:36:30 GMT 12
Yeah Zac, that last photo could almost be a desert scene...
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