RNZAF Museum Photo gold

[baz62]

You should have a go at colourising one.

[mit]

Here is an interesting one. Maybe a FAC harvard? but something I have not noticed on RNZAF Harvards, post war at least, is nose art and kill markings.

Under the window behind the girl are at lease 3 vehicles, 2 bombs and 2 men, on the cowlings is "OLDE XTERMINATOR"

The RNZAF caption says
"Members of the Airmen's Club entertain children from the Gonville Sanitorium, Whanganui, at RNZAF Station Ohakea.
Unknown man showing some girls the cockpit of a Harvard."
Dated 4/12/1963

original HERE

Edit, NZ1017? was a FAC Harvard and can see the top of the 7 between the man and the girl

OhG5081-63 by Mit Brereton, on Flickr

[McFly]

Sept 2, 2020 13:33:18 GMT 12 mit said:

Here is an interesting one. Maybe a FAC harvard? but something I have not noticed on RNZAF Harvards, post war at least, is nose art and kill markings.

Under the window behind the girl are at lease 3 vehicles, 2 bombs and 2 men, on the cowlings is "OLDE XTERMINATOR"

The RNZAF caption says
"Members of the Airmen's Club entertain children from the Gonville Sanitorium, Whanganui, at RNZAF Station Ohakea.
Unknown man showing some girls the cockpit of a Harvard."
Dated 4/12/1963

original HERE

Edit, NZ1017? was a FAC Harvard and can see the top of the 7 between the man and the girl

OhG5081-63 by Mit Brereton, on Flickr

Looks like a young LAC Owen 'Hooks' Cunliffe who was working in the Ground Equipment Bay in No. 5 Hangar Tech Wing at Ohakea around that time (1964). Hooks went on to become the 5 Sqn Maintenance W/O.

[camtech]

My thought exactly great guy Hooks.

[Dave Homewood]

Here is an important photo of the lead crew in No. 40 Squadron's deployment to the Gulf War during Operation Frescoe. It looks like the Museum only has one of the names. Surely we can name the others? It was only 30 years ago.


Crown Copyright 1991, New Zealand Defence Force

The Museum's caption:

Operation Frescoe, Gulf War 1.
Group. Crew of No. 40 Squadron Hercules NZ7003. Believed to be at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Detachment Commander and aircraft captain, Wing Commander Robert Henderson, back right.
Four of these are armed with rifles.

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[skyhawkdon]

Can't help with names but one of those guns is NOT a rifle! In fact I wouldn't call the Styer a "rifle" either!

[classicman]

Back row right WGCDR Bob Henderson CO40, back row centre holding GPMG SGTALM J Buchler, front row left FGOFF K McEvoy (a current AIRCDRE I believe), and front right FGOFF M Morgan.

[Dave Homewood]

Thanks Classicman.

[saratoga]

I think you mean Steyr, a styer would be some sort of eye irritant.
The non rifle is a 5.56mm Minimi.

[McFly]

Sept 10, 2020 16:01:14 GMT 12 classicman said:

Back row right WGCDR Bob Henderson CO40, back row centre holding GPMG SGTALM J Buchler, front row left FGOFF K McEvoy (a current AIRCDRE I believe), and front right FGOFF M Morgan.

Back left is F/S Bruce Melvin - (Flight Engineer)..

[planecrazy]

The RNZAF Herc's have had a few schemes in their time, did a brief search and found
three, white with silver trim, grey/green camo and the current all grey, is there more?

[Dave Homewood]

That is basically it. The early scheme had a change of roundel from the fern to the kiwi in 1970 though.

[saratoga]

Didn't they have a white with grey(replaced the silver) scheme too?.

[Dave Homewood]

I have never paid too much attention to those early schemes as it was long before my time, and they mostly come in black and white, but it looks like they arrived here in white and grey, or is that silver?


Line up of three brand new No. 40 Squadron Hercules on the tarmac at RNZAF Station Whenuapai.

NZ7003 nearest camera. (from 1965)
Photo from HERE

But this one from 1965 looks silver rather than grey? So hard to tell in monochrome photos

Photo from HERE

This looks definitely grey from 1979

Princess Anne speaking with the Prime Minister Robert Muldoon and his wife in front of No. 40 Squadron Hercules NZ7001 just prior to her departure from New Zealand. Whenuapai, RNZAF Base Auckland.
Photo from HERE

These two look to be silver in 1978 though

Photo from HERE


Photo from HERE

So I am royally confused now. Was it grey or silver, or both?

[shorty]

If you are really confused I have the pages from NZAP 2656 dealing with the C-130 scheme.

[Dave Homewood]

Does it say grey or silver?

[noooby]

Sept 10, 2020 18:42:12 GMT 12 McFly said:

Sept 10, 2020 16:01:14 GMT 12 classicman said:

Back row right WGCDR Bob Henderson CO40, back row centre holding GPMG SGTALM J Buchler, front row left FGOFF K McEvoy (a current AIRCDRE I believe), and front right FGOFF M Morgan.

Back left is F/S Bruce Melvin - (Flight Engineer)..

Is that Ty Cochrane front centre?

[tbf2504]

NZAP 2656A/HIO SHEET drawing dated 11.1.66 colour under white fuselage FSN 8010-687-4019 Aluminium Mil-L-19537 (DTD 8994)

[Dave Homewood]

WOW!! Matthew was looking for something else for me today and found this! An RNZAF P-40 with a shark's mouth and the name Tokyo Bound!



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[Bruce]

Sept 16, 2020 15:06:06 GMT 12 Dave Homewood said:

WOW!! Matthew was looking for something else for me today and found this! An RNZAF P-40 with a shark's mouth and the name Tokyo Bound!



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aaargh! Sharks teeth!

interesting photo though - some kind of recruitment display?