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Post by baz62 on Jun 1, 2019 17:52:41 GMT 12
Oh hell yeah Barry was a great speaker. Maybe I should wag fathers Day after all............
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 1, 2019 18:28:40 GMT 12
You should Baz. Do Father's Day in the evening.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 5, 2019 10:15:53 GMT 12
And now a special announcement from the Air Force Museum of New Zealand:
So this is a great opportunity that the Museum staff are offering us. Anyone wishing to take advantage of this offer please email me and let me know which aircraft (singular or plural) that you'd like to sit in, and I'll make up a booking list for the museum staff. Please book this ASAP so we know how many of you wish to do this.
Also the event is creeping closer on the calendar, please book your Forum Meet tickets NOW by emailing me. My email is dave_daasnz@hotmail.com
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 11, 2019 19:38:28 GMT 12
Here is a flyer I have created that you can copy, save and share. Please spread the word:
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 15, 2019 15:27:37 GMT 12
I'm pleased to add one more speaker today, Nathan Bosher of the Air Force Museum of New Zealand will give a short presentation on how the museum deals with paint schemes, accuracy, selection, etc. Nathan, better known to all as Barf, is the Safety and Surface Technician at the museum and is renowned as the expert on RNZAF paint schemes.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 23, 2019 13:41:54 GMT 12
LAST CALL FOR TICKETS
If you wish to come to this event but have not paid for your ticket yet, this is your last call. All tickets must be purchased by Sunday evening, the 25th of August. I will be too busy to deal with last minuters after that sorry as I am away. So if you've not secured a ticket by Sunday you will miss out.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 25, 2019 20:12:00 GMT 12
Sales of tickets are now officially closed.
Thanks to all who have bought tickets. This is going to be a really great event. See you all next Sunday.
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Post by skyhawkdon on Aug 26, 2019 7:47:32 GMT 12
I'm sorry I won't be one of them! Looking forward to the pod casts.
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Aug 26, 2019 19:59:05 GMT 12
Not gonna be the same without Punch...!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 26, 2019 20:52:56 GMT 12
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Post by agalbraith on Aug 26, 2019 21:07:55 GMT 12
Greetings all, have booked flights WN-CH-WN for 1 September NZ5335 arr CH at 08.35am and dep NZ374 at 17.05pm. Anyone else travelling around the same time to share taxi to/from harewood? Did you get your transport sorted?
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Post by tbf25o4 on Aug 27, 2019 10:12:14 GMT 12
Yep have got my transport sorted, Daughter will be picking me up and taking me back to the airport
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Post by agalbraith on Aug 27, 2019 11:10:05 GMT 12
Ok cool, just checking you were sorted!
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Post by Peter Lewis on Aug 27, 2019 17:17:15 GMT 12
I arrive CH on Jetstar, ETA 10.05am (but then, it is Jetster, so who knows?) Intend to either Uber or taxi.
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Post by baz62 on Aug 28, 2019 15:52:41 GMT 12
Yep have got my transport sorted, Daughter will be picking me up and taking me back to the airport Look forward to catching up with you Paul. Think the last time, in person at least, was 1980!
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Post by nz104 on Aug 28, 2019 21:51:25 GMT 12
Unfortunately I can't make it this time as I have to work but I hope it all goes well & hopefully next time
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Post by tbf25o4 on Aug 29, 2019 8:57:22 GMT 12
Hi Baz, yep looking forward to it, must get a photo of us two in front of the TBF, 40 years after we were working on it!!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 29, 2019 10:04:02 GMT 12
Wasn't Pete Tolhoek part of your Avenger team? He'll be there too.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 29, 2019 10:18:27 GMT 12
The excitement is getting real now. I shall be heading soon to the airport and will fly to Christchurch today. I am very much looking forward to catching up with a lot of aviation friends at the forum meet. I will also be spending tomorrow and Monday in the Museum's archives doing some more research. It is going to be lot of fun. Home again on Monday night.
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Post by tbf25o4 on Aug 29, 2019 11:47:22 GMT 12
Yep Pete was part of the team, and looked after the hydraulics etc
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