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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 10, 2024 11:26:05 GMT 12
There was very little room between the rotor blade and the ship's infrastructure when the Lynx was landing onboard. Real precision flying. You'd not want rough sea with that little margin.
What was the Beaver doing? Was it on fire bombing duty on LHI?
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Post by planecrazy on Jan 10, 2024 11:38:01 GMT 12
Very old clip re the Beaver I think went Oz to NZ, so long ago so I can't remember pretty sure that Beaver was 1990s?
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Post by planecrazy on Jan 10, 2024 11:56:13 GMT 12
There was very little room between the rotor blade and the ship's infrastructure when the Lynx was landing onboard. Real precision flying. You'd not want rough sea with that little margin. What was the Beaver doing? Was it on fire bombing duty on LHI? Confirmed my memory is not fading as fast as I thought, just did a bit more digging, she became ZK-BVR, was only in NZ for a short time, see below...... ZK-BVR Delivery: 1994-04-18 Cancel: 1997-06-05 N888KM Valid Delivery: 1998-02-18 C-GUMG Delivery: 1999-02-09 Cancel: 1999-05-20 See link below with a Peter Lewis photo of her as ZK-BVR. www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/001156745.html |
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Post by planecrazy on Feb 5, 2024 17:17:08 GMT 12
Some more old video footage from the 90s.
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Post by planecrazy on May 18, 2024 9:28:15 GMT 12
Nice clip of he Tri State Museum collection, featuring a favourite NZ 3119.
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Post by campbellbox on May 18, 2024 12:29:11 GMT 12
LOVE seeing the P-40 in that RNZAF scheme. Interesting patina/weathering on the B-25. I have had a quick search and think maybe it's still movie paint from when the new-ish Catch-22 series was made, but I am not sure. Looks great I reckon.
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Post by planecrazy on May 19, 2024 9:13:10 GMT 12
LOVE seeing the P-40 in that RNZAF scheme. Interesting patina/weathering on the B-25. I have had a quick search and think maybe it's still movie paint from when the new-ish Catch-22 series was made, but I am not sure. Looks great I reckon. Yes I noticed the patina on the B25 as well, I realise it is the owners choice but wish more warbirds looked more like they were in service or at least with flat rather than glossy paint. I really like how the Biggin Hill Spitfire has her exhaust stain left un-washed. |
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Post by planecrazy on Jun 1, 2024 13:25:00 GMT 12
Few more clips, these all more recent, pretty sure the Air Tractor is now in New Zealand?  NZ1061 ferried through Lord Howe Island in been in Australia since 1979.  And something a bit different, two pieces of the Red Baron's DR1 either sides of the ditch.  |
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Post by planecrazy on Jun 8, 2024 17:09:17 GMT 12
Some footage of A4-140 in 1974 when she performed the first medical evacuation from
Lord Howe Island's then incomplete runway. She was to revisit along with A4-231 in 2002.
A4-140 is currently in storage with the Australian War Memorial collection in Canberra.
A4-231 with the Vietnam museum on Philip Island in Victoria.
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Post by planecrazy on Jun 12, 2024 11:00:39 GMT 12
Found some nice footage, guessing from the Battle of Britain filming, no sound and it
is reversed but still quite cool!
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Post by planecrazy on Jun 18, 2024 11:57:14 GMT 12
Great couple of films on the beast that is the Napier Sabre, wow!
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Post by planecrazy on Jul 14, 2024 19:32:32 GMT 12
Walk around of a restored P47 Thunderbolt.
At Oskosh 2023.
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Post by planecrazy on Jul 24, 2024 21:45:33 GMT 12
A mystery solved.
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