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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 16, 2021 21:23:55 GMT 12
I wonder who the pilot was.
PLANE HITS WIRES
Pilot Makes Safe Return
(New Zealand Press Association) DUNEDIN, January 25.
Rumours from Brighton that a light aircraft, had crashed into the sea after striking and breaking telephone wires, proved groundless this morning, but only after search operations had been put in motion and a wide investigation made. However, a light aircraft — an Auster Aiglet from the Otago Aero Club — was involved in a slight accident in the Brighton area, but managed to return to the Taieri aerodrome although extensively damaged.
The aircraft struck a cross bar on a telegraph pole near the Brighton tennis courts and on the main Brighton-Taieri Mouth road, tore away the service leads to a number of houses, broke telephone wires, and then disappeared over the sand dunes below the level of the road. The police were informed and investigations begun. Taieri was notified and another Auster took off for the area, carrying survival equipment. The pilot of the damaged plane said that he had run into a flock of birds.
PRESS, 26 JANUARY 1959
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Post by dazz on Nov 16, 2021 22:02:32 GMT 12
Unfortunately he neglected to mention the aforementioned birds were sitting on a telephone pole at the time of the incident. ;-)
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Post by planewriting on Nov 17, 2021 7:57:48 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 17, 2021 8:00:16 GMT 12
I think that is the Auster that Baz and Barronbeeza et all picked up some years ago?
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Post by Peter Lewis on Nov 17, 2021 10:39:34 GMT 12
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Post by baz62 on Nov 17, 2021 18:05:54 GMT 12
Guilty as charged! Yes her last accident I'm afraid wrote her off big time thankfully leaving the pilot with a few minor cuts and bruises. Photos in 2012 after she went vertical down a pine tree!  photo by Barry Tod, on Flickr  photo (1) by Barry Tod, on Flickr  photo (3) by Barry Tod, on Flickr And Operation BRA where three forum members (Johnny Falcon, Barobeeza and yours truely) made their way by car and ferry to recover the wreck and one Tomahawk fuselage. That story is on here as Operation BRA.  IMG_20121203_114028 by Barry Tod, on Flickr |
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Post by oj on Nov 17, 2021 18:25:07 GMT 12
So what induced the parking in the pines?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 17, 2021 19:27:47 GMT 12
Do you mean you're not rebuilding BRA, Baz? I thought it must be close to flying again by now.
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Post by planewriting on Nov 17, 2021 21:03:49 GMT 12
I think that is the Auster that Baz and Barronbeeza et all picked up some years ago? I was actually being a bit facetious. I knew that was the one Baz and co were involved with a while back and was baiting them for comment. As to the Viscounts; CAA allocated BRA - BRC for the original three aircraft but NAC were not happy with BRA and BRC so asked CAA for different letters. They obliged giving NAC ZK-BRB, BRE and BRF. The NAC person taking the phone call granting those letters thought they heard ZK-BRD - ZK-BRF and so the paper work with Vickers and publicity agents had the first one erroneously went through as ZK-BRD rather than ZK-BRB. CAA kindly accepted that and arranged for the owner of Tiger Moth ZK-BRD to change their aircraft to ZK-BRB and everyone was happy. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 17, 2021 22:52:49 GMT 12
Why were they not happy with ZK-BRC?
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Post by planewriting on Nov 17, 2021 23:02:03 GMT 12
Why were they not happy with ZK-BRC? In explanation about those two, Cliff Jenks and David Phillips in their Tiger Moth book said that BRA was obvious and BRC not quite so obvious. I gather that BR = British and C was left to the imagination. |
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Post by baz62 on Nov 18, 2021 13:15:19 GMT 12
Do you mean you're not rebuilding BRA, Baz? No BRA is a source of parts for BBZ. Project has been on hold for a while but hope to get back into it over Christmas break. |
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Post by baz62 on Nov 18, 2021 13:16:44 GMT 12
So what induced the parking in the pines? A go round into a one way strip. Possible carb ice as engine failed to respond and pilot attempted to get her into the river bed...trees got in the way. |
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Post by thomarse on Nov 18, 2021 14:22:14 GMT 12
They were bloody lucky to get out of that one Baz. Was she Lycoming?
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Post by baz62 on Nov 18, 2021 16:33:58 GMT 12
They were bloody lucky to get out of that one Baz. Was she Lycoming? Yes, fortunately the owner was by himself as if anyone had been in the right hand seat they may have at the least,leg injuries. Yes re-powered in 79(I think it was) to an O-320. Unfortunately due to the engine being too far back(most of them have quite a long nose similar to a Gipsy installation) and they had to put the battery on the firewall to get the c of g right. Plus she was no longer cleared for aerobatics. |
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