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Post by area51 on Nov 20, 2016 20:47:24 GMT 12
Errol , as of this morning , bright and sunny now !!! the US P3, the pair of Japanese P1 and a small twin were parked as they have been for two days. No sign of either 757s Interestingly no sign of the Republic of Korea P3 Orion at Whenuapai, or is it tucked in the hangar? It had a couple of maintenance issues before it left Townsville several days ago and to the best of my knowledge it did reach Whenuapai but its not visible. Any ideas? |
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Post by ErrolC on Nov 20, 2016 21:03:08 GMT 12
The Japanese destroyer didn't have a helicopter on show (couldn't go inside, and hangar closed). No Korean chopper either.
Chinese chopper on deck, but queue was too long for me.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 20, 2016 22:54:59 GMT 12
We went back up today. Fantastic weather, a huge crowd in the city. Really busy! We joined a queue and stood for three hours to get onboard the RSS Resolution from Singapore. It was worth the wait I think, as it was a very neat experience being shown over such a large ship. But by the time we left the vessel we were tired, hot and very hungry so it was off to the pub. In the end we only got onboard one ship as it seemed pointless queuing again for another three hours to see a very similar ship. But the day was great and it was a really neat experience. I doubt we'll see so many naval ships in NZ again together.
The Resolution normally carries either a Chinook or two Pumas, one of the chaps said. Did they bring any helos to NZ though? None were onboard. Are they at Whenuapai?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 21, 2016 15:59:26 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 21, 2016 16:11:25 GMT 12
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Post by beagle on Nov 21, 2016 16:26:45 GMT 12
That RSS Resolution would have been a better choice than the Canterbury hull you think, or too big ??
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Post by WillM on Nov 22, 2016 8:05:04 GMT 12
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Post by pepe on Nov 22, 2016 8:20:49 GMT 12
If anyone in Auckland is after some more pictures of the Naval type it may pay to head to North Head or be harborside early this afternoon.
AIS MarineTraffic has the Kaikoura relief flotilla about to enter the Colville Passage inbound at this moment.
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Post by nuuumannn on Nov 22, 2016 8:40:22 GMT 12
Terrific to see these photos. Wanted to head up north but for a bit of a tremor in the South Island, so excellent to see, Dave and Will.
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Post by beagle on Nov 22, 2016 16:36:28 GMT 12
whats the ship with no#593 on it
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Post by Bruce on Nov 22, 2016 16:51:55 GMT 12
whats the ship with no#593 on it KRI Banda Aceh - from Indonesia |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2016 11:04:09 GMT 12
Thanks for the photos Dave! It's great to see so much hardware on show, and to see so many members of the public having a look.
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Post by ErrolC on Nov 24, 2016 5:17:45 GMT 12
MRC Aviation coverage of Open Day, including link to 3 helicopters on show during the review mrcaviation.blogspot.com/2016/11/international-naval-review.html@nznavy: PHOTOS || The international task force arriving yesterday after assisting with the Kaikoura earthquake response: bit.ly/2fpb4pr pic.twitter.com/v0m9xMst4x ://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cx6SdfrVIAAitDe.jpg ://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cx6SnbUUsAAG99f.jpg pic.twitter.com/v0m9xMst4x Sent from my E6653 using proboards |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Nov 24, 2016 21:48:17 GMT 12
Interestingly no sign of the Republic of Korea P3 Orion at Whenuapai, or is it tucked in the hangar? It had a couple of maintenance issues before it left Townsville several days ago and to the best of my knowledge it did reach Whenuapai but its not visible. Any ideas? It would seem that this aircraft has been hanagared at WP with maintenance issues. It was outside late this afternoon, and was about to do an engine test run. Republic of Korea P-3 901, Whenuapai 24Nov2016 |
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