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Post by lookitsaharvard on Sept 29, 2020 17:26:18 GMT 12
Hello,
This forum is the one place I have found a reference to my Dad.
My Mum has all the photos and a wonderful memory in NZ,but from Australia I wonder if any members can help me online?
My Dad joined the RNZAF from school around 1960 and served in Malaysia on Canberras as a Navigator/Bomb aimer after he married my Mum.
We spent time (after my birth) bouncing between Wigram,Whenuapai and Wellington.
We lost him in 77 while he was aboard an Rnzaf Orion on route to NZ.
Thank you very much for any replies
Andrew Graeme Barron
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 29, 2020 17:35:10 GMT 12
Oh gosh, your Dad died onboard the aircraft? That is very sad. I hope some of the older members here knew him and can help with info and stories.
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Post by lookitsaharvard on Sept 29, 2020 17:37:22 GMT 12
Oh gosh, your Dad died onboard the aircraft? That is very sad. I hope some of the older members here knew him and can help with info and stories. |
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Post by lookitsaharvard on Sept 29, 2020 17:39:58 GMT 12
Thanks I know they may help as I found a post concerning his death
I appreciate your reply.
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Post by shorty on Sept 29, 2020 18:50:07 GMT 12
Macolm Turnbull was on that flight I think, I see him most Wednesdays and if I see him tomorrow I will ask for you.
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Post by McFly on Sept 29, 2020 19:28:33 GMT 12
Oh gosh, your Dad died onboard the aircraft? That is very sad. I hope some of the older members here knew him and can help with info and stories. I thought you might...but it goes on and there are a lot of familiar faces, including Graeme Barron who had an embolism some way out of NZ on a P3, which put the nose down and tail up for the fastest return ever, but not quick enough for Graeme unfortunately. It makes me feel old looking at some of those guys, who all look about 18! |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 29, 2020 19:35:41 GMT 12
Thanks Marty.
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Post by tengahman on Sept 30, 2020 11:39:05 GMT 12
Hi your dad was a great guy and I knew him well over his time with 14 Sqdn based in Singapore.
If you like to PM me I can pass on other contacts as well, who I'm sure will also remember your Dad.
Good luck with your search.
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Post by lookitsaharvard on Sept 30, 2020 21:28:09 GMT 12
Thanks very much for members' help.
Thanks to Tengahman for the kind words,much appreciated.
Of course I will PM you,thanks so much.
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Post by shorty on Oct 1, 2020 8:09:12 GMT 12
Didn't get to see Malcolm Turnbull today, he is a volunteer hut warden for DOC so he somewhere bush for a few weeks doing that
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Post by grant on Oct 1, 2020 21:18:34 GMT 12
I was on that P3 flight transiting Nadi/Whenuapai at the end of a Norpat.
Graeme was OC NATS at the time I completed my AEOP course a couple of years earlier, so I didn't know him well but he was certainly very well liked and respected.
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Post by lookitsaharvard on Oct 2, 2020 19:49:26 GMT 12
Thank you Grant for your kind words.
I fondly remember occasional weekend visits to Nats at Wigram in the mid 70s.
I still have an old office chair from there back in Wellington.
I would like to thank you and everyone onboard the aircraft that day for your efforts,which our family deeply appreciate.
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Post by robair on Sept 12, 2021 17:53:11 GMT 12
Hello, This forum is the one place I have found a reference to my Dad. My Mum has all the photos and a wonderful memory in NZ,but from Australia I wonder if any members can help me online? My Dad joined the RNZAF from school around 1960 and served in Malaysia on Canberras as a Navigator/Bomb aimer after he married my Mum. We spent time (after my birth) bouncing between Wigram,Whenuapai and Wellington. We lost him in 77 while he was aboard an Rnzaf Orion on route to NZ. Thank you very much for any replies Andrew Graeme Barron |
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Post by robair on Sept 12, 2021 18:00:58 GMT 12
Hi Andrew, I am new to this forum and have just joined on a lazy Sunday afternoon and had not seen your post until today. I was the TACCO on the flight from Fiji on which your dad passed away. If it is what you are looking for I can explain what happened on the aircraft and the effort the crew went to to take care of your dad when we realised that he was unwell. I can find my logbook for some of the details but most would be from memory. Fair to say it is still very fresh in my mind and if I can fill some gaps for you and your family, I am very happy to do that. Kind regards. Rob
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