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Post by paul1953 on Jan 18, 2020 8:38:35 GMT 12
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Post by paul1953 on Jan 18, 2020 8:53:49 GMT 12
Looks like I need help again with uploading images here.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 18, 2020 9:17:33 GMT 12
I am not sure how you did what you did, but I have repaired the links.
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Post by Mustang51 on Jan 18, 2020 10:41:21 GMT 12
That looks very nice indeed. Would be good to see a full size machine in that scheme. Can someone translate the Maori for me please?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 18, 2020 10:45:46 GMT 12
It means "Shit Hot".
The name was also used on an Avenger and Hudson, and possibly others.
Tutae (pronounced toot-eye) means shit, and wera is hot. Someone has said on the forum before that it translates to "hot shit" but a) that makes no sense as the expression is 'shit hot' meaning really good. And b) I talked with some Hudson guys who said their one meant Shit Hot.
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Post by Mustang51 on Jan 18, 2020 14:34:33 GMT 12
Thanks Dave.....that would be a great full size subject
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 18, 2020 15:18:48 GMT 12
Here's the real one Ando, second one along - at Rukuhia, photo by the late John Scullin
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Post by Mustang51 on Jan 18, 2020 17:28:52 GMT 12
If we only had the cash and a shed......this one...The Wairarapa Wildcat....omg.....were there any other Corsairs with large nose art or named?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 18, 2020 18:30:21 GMT 12
One of the Corsairs was named Gloria Lyons (the fourth in the line) but no-one has ever produced a photo of it.
Most of the Corsairs that went to Japan got ladies' names painted on them too.
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Post by planecrazy on Jan 18, 2020 20:00:55 GMT 12
Here's the real one Ando, second one along - at Rukuhia, photo by the late John Scullin Great photo, interesting how the machine in the foreground is very faded and the ones in the back ground darker, I guess newer machines at the back. Yes would be great to see a Corsair in RNZAF markings, maybe the court case machine will come back as such? PS a second look at the closest machine almost looks like a cartoonish character directly under the open cockpit or is that just my ageing eyes?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 18, 2020 20:52:27 GMT 12
Don't forget a lot of the Corsairs got repaints as their factory pint got worn out pretty fast in the islands. And of course the Corsairs that were based only in New Zealand at Ardmore and Ohakea did not get anywhere near as worn either.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 18, 2020 20:54:36 GMT 12
As for the marking on the fuselage that you suggest may be a cartoon, I think it maybe more likely where boots have scraped down the side many times getting in and out, not sure though.
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Post by davidd on Jan 19, 2020 9:37:08 GMT 12
The Corsair in the foreground (NZ5332) was one of 18 ferried down to Ardmore from Espiritu Santo in August 1944, and became a "star" when it was photographed in flight in about September 1944 in more-or-less the same colour scheme as it is wearing in the Rukuhia photograph; the fading of the basic scheme over this period is very obvious. What is rather strange is that most of the serial number displayed on rear fuselage has been repainted in smaller characters, although the "NZ" prefix is in original size. I doubt that there is a cartoon painted below cockpit, although possible that there are some remnants of one of the unit codes painted on some of these aircraft, such as ZG or RK. The Corsair located to left of 5332 would be an F4U-1D NZ5442, previously operated by 5 SU at Emirau. NZ5416 (behind 5332) was of course previously with 3 SU at Green Island, then Jacquinot Bay. David D
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Post by planecrazy on Jan 19, 2020 11:54:42 GMT 12
Here's the real one Ando, second one along - at Rukuhia, photo by the late John Scullin Wonder why they were stored with the canopies open, I realise they were there to be smelted but logic would say have them closed to keep the weather out?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 19, 2020 12:43:55 GMT 12
The weather was of no consequence to them I don't think. Soon after this most of the canopies from the Corsairs and P-40's were removed and sold as cloches to gardeners.
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Post by paul1953 on Jan 20, 2020 5:16:03 GMT 12
Thanks Dave. Hopefully I will get myself sorted on posting pics here . It worked OK a little while ago but forgotten how I did it. ANother set to come.
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Post by paul1953 on Jan 20, 2020 5:18:05 GMT 12
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Post by Mustang51 on Jan 20, 2020 8:39:27 GMT 12
Don't know what's amiss however the pics of the models and the last by paul1953 have not opened but the historical shots of the Ruhukia line up have opened..........
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 20, 2020 9:13:26 GMT 12
I see all the images of the models fine. I fixed the very last image for Paul but he'd gotten all the rest right.
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Post by kiwiruna on Jan 20, 2020 9:16:19 GMT 12
Hi Paul, Nice looking Corsairs there-what paints and colours did you use, I'm just waiting for a cheapish Tamiya kit to show up.
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