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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 1, 2016 19:46:06 GMT 12
3/9/57; Final flight by a 6 Squadron crew (captain F/O McGrath), in Sunderland NZ4120, Lauthala Bay (Fiji) to Hobsonville. This flight mentioned in 5 Squadron unit history, with no further comment! I wanted to post this here last week but my Photobucket account was down for maintenance. Forum reader Felicity Roworth saw this comment and she has scanned this entry from her father Denis Roworth's flying logbook, as he was the second pilot.
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Post by noooby on Feb 2, 2016 7:09:08 GMT 12
Does the flight on Sept 11 say "Landed for fish" Too funny.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 2, 2016 9:13:24 GMT 12
Yeah, it does say that.
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Post by isc on Feb 2, 2016 20:14:50 GMT 12
The Fish order for the Mess, or just stick a line out for some fun, what a way to go fishing. isc
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Post by pjw4118 on Feb 12, 2016 8:17:54 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 12, 2016 14:05:17 GMT 12
Great photos there Peter!!
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Feb 12, 2016 17:25:04 GMT 12
Ditto!
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Post by Peter Lewis on Feb 12, 2016 19:03:52 GMT 12
If that shows the final stranding of NZ4111/K then the date is 4/11/59.
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Post by oj on Feb 12, 2016 19:22:18 GMT 12
Great candid shots. I find it interesting that with the weight of a port engine removed, we have the port wing downhill and port float lower in the water. The weight-moment of the two airmen on the port wing tip, acting on the keel centre-line must equal or exceed the weight of the engine moment in its normal position! One of you airframe types could do the math for us; I don't know what the engine weight and aircraft dimensions are.
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Post by longforgan on Feb 22, 2016 23:19:58 GMT 12
I have had this photo for years and came across it again recently thought you would like to see it.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 23, 2016 3:21:41 GMT 12
That's a really nice photo Don. And a great view of Whenuapai and Hobsonville, plus Herald Island.
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Post by pjw4118 on Feb 23, 2016 11:00:33 GMT 12
I agree, nice one for the pile , any idea of when ?
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Post by longforgan on Feb 24, 2016 13:43:32 GMT 12
I got it when I worked for the National Publicity studios in Wellington so it must have been middle to late 60's. The national publicity studios ended up by merging with the national film unit.
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Post by pjw4118 on Feb 24, 2016 14:57:54 GMT 12
Not a very clear shot but D well down harbour, with wind against tide
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Post by davidd on Mar 1, 2016 22:39:55 GMT 12
Have just browsed through the 3 pages of this thread, and could not help but notice that the nice scene posted by Peter (pjw4118) on 14th December last year (6th picture down) features an RAF launch (No. 1667) so was probably taken in Singapore during one of 5 Squadron's fairly regular deployments to one of Britain's most far-flung bastions. However definitely one of our aircraft as it carries the trade-mark side-by-side twin aerials. David D
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 2, 2016 7:14:41 GMT 12
I never realised our Sunderlands ventured as far as Singapore. Was that for international military exercises as maritime patrol aircraft? Or on transport duties? Did they ever get involved in the Malaya and Borneo conflicts?
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Post by ZacYates on Mar 2, 2016 12:09:28 GMT 12
Singapore would be a fairly lengthy trip in a Sunderland, right?
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Post by Ian Warren on Mar 2, 2016 12:51:08 GMT 12
Singapore would be a fairly lengthy trip in a Sunderland, right? They did it in Bristol Freighters, speaking to one who transit there, a good trick they did was lie on there belly's in by the glazed nose just to get away from the throb and engine noise.
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Post by tbf25o4 on Mar 2, 2016 13:10:26 GMT 12
Not only did they go to Singapore, but also to Hong Kong and the Philippines and Guam, and not forgetting all those exotic places transited through during their delivery flights.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 2, 2016 17:13:58 GMT 12
So were they for SEATO military exercises?
When they got to Aussie did they have to track around the edge and remain near water rather than cut across?
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