wairarapa topdressing ....................... and making a b

[madmax]

Great images johnm, they bring back many memories. I hung around Hood as a schoolboy in the late 1950s early 60s. Air Contracts operated a fleet of C180s in those times and Agricola ZK-BMN which was flown by Fred Myers, Colin and Clive Thorne flew the 180s. Colin James would always make sure I got a ride in one of the C180s which usually frightened me Sh&%*less but never-the-less I loved every minute of it.
I well remember Bruce Reeves, Lou Daymond (who I think later went to work for AFAW in Martinborough) and Doug Donaldson whom I'd sometimes stay with.
In those days Air Services operated a sole FU24 ZK-BIJ which was painted a drab overall grey with green trim. Have a colour shot in my collection back home.
Cheers madmax

[johnm]

thanks and no worries - i feel lucky to be able to share this stuff

the old boy did not throw too much away - he would n't mind the thread and I owe him that much anyway

irrespective of that; my aim is to feature some of the wairarapa and ............. topdressing in general

[madmax]

In latter years I once flew with Neil in Beaver ZK-CKH and took some great shots of him at the controls but unfortunately they were inadvertently discarded!

[Peter Lewis]

Nov 20, 2018 8:37:50 GMT 12 johnm said:

28. 4 men & planek by john middlemiss, on Flickr

I wonder what a Cropmaster is doing in the Wairarapa?

[thomarse]

Maybe on a demonstration tour? And a Beaver sans cowls?

[johnnyfalcon]

Fantastic shots! Good on ya for posting

[alun]

Nov 14, 2018 10:23:23 GMT 12 johnm said:

self and wilf mygind at h j heads proerty - hunterville (not the wairarapa)

16. Wilf Mygind & Self at H J Meads Hunterville by john middlemiss, on Flickr

Great photo, Wilf Mygind was my grandfather on my mothers side.