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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 13, 2017 17:11:06 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 13, 2017 17:13:07 GMT 12
A very intriguing photo, two Walrus flying boats in close formation with a Baffin. Any idea what's going on here? Perhaps a flypast at a war bonds event?  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 13, 2017 17:14:22 GMT 12
Ouch, poor Ventura  Any idea which one, where and when? |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 13, 2017 17:20:53 GMT 12
Some P-40 shots  Kittyhawks of No. 15 (Fighter) Squadron [or No. 17 (Fighter) Squadron] at Whenuapai. JZ-O is NZ3019. There seems to be a Lodestar in the background, and another Lockheed type   NZ3110 |
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Post by baz62 on Oct 13, 2017 17:25:19 GMT 12
Looks like double engine failure (ran out of fuel perhaps?) as all three blades would have been damaged if both were spinning, unless they chopped the mags?? I seem to recall the Ventura had a single button between the mag switches which if pulled or pushed down turned them both off together? Could be wrong there but I think the Dakota was similar??
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Post by baz62 on Oct 13, 2017 17:29:35 GMT 12
Did any of you recognise Jerry Yagen next to the P-38? Of course what do you think we are amateurs? (cough cough ahem ahem)  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2017 18:27:18 GMT 12
Is that P-40 fuselage ZK-FRE/PXL being restored at Wanaka? I've never seen any photos of it before the 1992 airshow! Did any of you recognise Jerry Yagen next to the P-38? I did, but it seemed so unlikely that it was him to me! I didn't want to seem silly by getting it wrong. |
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Post by camtech on Oct 13, 2017 18:34:40 GMT 12
The DC6 is more likely to be TEAL
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 16, 2017 17:50:26 GMT 12
Going back to the Avenger tug photo from page 6, not the background, the buildings at Hobsonville have been camouflaged, so this must be during or just after the war.   Wigram's buildings were also painted like this, I don't know if other stations' buildings also got the treatment. |
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Post by kevsmith on Oct 16, 2017 18:36:45 GMT 12
Yes Baz, the DC3 had the same "MASTER" switch for the magnetos. It is push "ON" and pull "OFF"
It is thought that the RAAF Historic Flight Ventura accident in November 1996 at RAAF Richmond Base was caused by the failure of this switch which resulted in a double engine failure. I understand the switch had been "snagged" a number of times prior to the accident.
I believe most DC3's of my acquaintance, and certainly the one that I fly, have had the switch by-passed as a matter of common sense.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 16, 2017 20:48:50 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 16, 2017 20:54:20 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 16, 2017 20:58:07 GMT 12
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Post by delticman on Oct 16, 2017 21:51:08 GMT 12
RNZAC Nelson early 1970's. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 16, 2017 22:48:09 GMT 12
Thanks Ray, must be the RNZAC Pageant at Nelson held on the 27th of February 1970. The team was Sqn Ldr John Hosie, Flt Lt Ross Lamb, Flt Lt Graeme Goldsmith, Flt Lt Douglas Lloyd and Flt Graham Lloyd.
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Post by markrogers on Oct 17, 2017 17:07:42 GMT 12
 The above photo appeared earlier in the thread. Below are more from the same event. The Red Checkers, a Skyhawk and a Hercules at some airshow. Does anyone know where it is? That's at Nelson Airport, No.2 hangar in the background which is now Air Nelson's engineering hangar, and the radio mast with the hills behind. Must have been in the early 1970's? Edit; Ok, I see someone has already posted that it was Nelson. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 17, 2017 19:06:02 GMT 12
I'm told by Graeme McConnell that these Harvards were at Nelson on 27 February 1971 for the Royal New Zealand Aero Club's National Annual Pageant.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 21, 2017 15:27:23 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 21, 2017 15:33:37 GMT 12
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Post by scrooge on Oct 21, 2017 19:27:40 GMT 12
P40 and Wasp shots at the Subritzky hangar at North Shore Airfield before the move down the road.
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