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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 6, 2023 15:45:00 GMT 12
That could well be, yes.
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Post by oj on Oct 6, 2023 18:28:06 GMT 12
There is no horizon reference to see whether this might not be perhaps a disassembly and stowage preparation at Port Lyttelton.
It kind of doesn't look cold.
If the photo series is numbered, the sequence may help us here?
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Post by errolmartyn on Oct 24, 2023 11:27:20 GMT 12
Matthew O'Sullivan was interviewed by Radio New Zealand on its Nine to Noon programme just after 10.00 am this morning. This was a 25 min interview in which Matthew provided an excellent description of the Museum's photograph (and audio) collection and how it is managed, etc. Podcast link is: www.rnz.co.nz/audio/player?audio_id=2018912378Errol |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 24, 2023 12:05:02 GMT 12
Thanks Errol.
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Post by Antonio on Oct 25, 2023 15:46:17 GMT 12
MUS0800525: Personnel and aircraft of the New Zealand Aero Transport Company in front of a hangar at Washdyke, Timaru. Three Avro 504k (one is E9424) and two Dh9 (D3139 far left)  Fantastic period shot. Love the finish on the DH.9 far right. What was the story behind that? |
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Post by davidd on Oct 26, 2023 8:12:58 GMT 12
The above image has appeared on this site previously. As to the story behind the colourful DH 9 (hope the Dh9 designation does not catch on - the DH company never did it that way, and I think the colour scheme was red and yellow), this was covereed in E H (Ted) Harvie's book on early NZ aviation, the title of which escapes me for the moment (Fellow forumites - HELP! Something about "Horizons", I think).
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Post by Antonio on Oct 26, 2023 9:02:09 GMT 12
Venture the Far Horizon  |
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Post by tbf2504 on Oct 26, 2023 9:09:43 GMT 12
Antonio beat me by two minutes with the answer!
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Post by Antonio on Oct 26, 2023 9:27:57 GMT 12
Antonio beat me by two minutes with the answer! You snooze you lose  |
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Post by Antonio on Oct 26, 2023 17:48:51 GMT 12
Interesting shading on the aircraft 2013-227.756 Image from the Laurence Walter Tarr personal collection. RNZAF Antarctic Flight aircraft at Scott Base, Antarctica. Auster NZ1707 (left) and Beaver NZ6010 (right).  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 26, 2023 18:26:26 GMT 12
Just the difference between the International Orange and the Dayglo Orange (on the outer wings and tail empennage) on the Beaver, plus the yellow and Dayglo Orange on the Auster. At the sun is probably behind clouds.
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Post by Antonio on Oct 31, 2023 16:33:13 GMT 12
Anyone know the code number for Harvard NZ963?  |
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Post by Antonio on Nov 8, 2023 14:26:38 GMT 12
Uboat victory: "Direct hit on German U Boat by a crew from the Sunderland Operational Training Unit near the Norwegian coast. The crew of this aircraft were later posted to No. 490 Squadron."  MUS9408911a  MUS970706 From uboat.net: U-675: Sunk on 24 May 1944 in the Norwegian Sea west of Alesund, in position 62.27N, 03.04E, by depth charges from a British Sunderland aircraft (4 OTU RAF/R). 51 dead (all hands lost). Link: uboat.net/boats/u675.htmI've not found a reference to the aircrew. Anyone able to help? |
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Post by McFly on Nov 8, 2023 18:31:34 GMT 12
Uboat victory: "Direct hit on German U Boat by a crew from the Sunderland Operational Training Unit near the Norwegian coast. The crew of this aircraft were later posted to No. 490 Squadron." MUS9408911a MUS970706 From uboat.net: U-675: Sunk on 24 May 1944 in the Norwegian Sea west of Alesund, in position 62.27N, 03.04E, by depth charges from a British Sunderland aircraft (4 OTU RAF/R). 51 dead (all hands lost). Link: uboat.net/boats/u675.htmI've not found a reference to the aircrew. Anyone able to help? Sunderland was ML736 and captained by Flt/Lt T F P. Frizell RAAF, with W/O John Stuart Macdonald (NZ391059) as 1st Pilot, and F/O. M. Angelo RNZAF Nav. (Flt/Lt Frizell was onboard ML736 as an instructor with 4 OTU on that mission with W/O MacDonald (RNZAF) and crew who later went to 490 Sqn RNZAF) “U-675 was spotted and sunk in the North Sea west of Alesund, Norway, by a Sunderland on training duty, aircraft 'R' of RAF No. 4 OTU. The flying boat was captained by Flight Lieutenant F. P. Frizell, RAAF, and manned by a scratch crew of instructors and trainees. The crew of U-675 were themselves inexperienced, being on their first patrol. They were all lost.” |
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Post by oj on Nov 8, 2023 19:04:18 GMT 12
What a sad juxtaposition of events; a training exercise turned into a deadly encounter. I could be wrong, but in the first instance I reckon the aircrew would have initially felt sickened by what they had just achieved before celebrating any victory.
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Post by Antonio on Nov 8, 2023 21:02:05 GMT 12
Thanks McFly for the extra info.
Appreciate that.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 8, 2023 22:23:57 GMT 12
Good work Marty!
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Post by Antonio on Nov 25, 2023 9:58:26 GMT 12
Interesting Lodestar photos. Looks like the panel is being removed from the aircraft - or is it from another aircraft just being held in by tape. And is that a protective cover for the windows? LINK
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Post by Antonio on Nov 25, 2023 10:10:12 GMT 12
Interesting Fairey Gordon scheme. Once more into the puzzle-box. This was picked up by Harry. Is the upperwing covered with a hastily applied camo scheme? There seems to be a lack of roundels too. Date of the image is listed as 1940. Also: What colours rudder and serial?  LINKAnd a similar rudder scheme on 19 in this image:  LINK |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 28, 2023 18:02:38 GMT 12
Interesting Lodestar photos. Looks like the panel is being removed from the aircraft - or is it from another aircraft just being held in by tape. And is that a protective cover for the windows? LINK
LINKI suspect they have repainted the Ventura a darker green but they masked the artwork so it could be kept, and he is removing the tape, which has stuck in some places. Note the badly applied darker paint along the bottom with runs, like they did not know what they were doing and it was a very gash paint job. |
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