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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 29, 2022 20:30:04 GMT 12
Defence cutbacks 1986 style?John Wagtendonk kindly sent these two photos and for a laugh he added: "Defence cutbacks 1986 style?….. Two photos below refer…. Ohakea, 11 June 1986."   He has given me permission to share them here. Thanks John.
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Post by Antonio on Apr 29, 2022 20:34:08 GMT 12
Brilliant.
Great photos Wally
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Post by 30sqnatc on Apr 29, 2022 21:22:55 GMT 12
Cutbacks no surely FFBNW - Fitted For But Not With.
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Post by davidd on Apr 30, 2022 12:32:02 GMT 12
There are those hexagonal concrete blocks again! Has anybody seen actual photos of these being created? (I think they were usually cast 'in situ'). Maybe a description in contemporary newspapers? On second thoughts, most of the Ohakea and Whenuapai ones would have been laid in 1942/43, so maybe not much publicity for them in middle of WW2!
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Post by tbf2504 on Apr 30, 2022 13:07:27 GMT 12
there are photos of them being poured and the formers in the Aerodrome Services Branch History book. The national library should also have photos of them as will national archives
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Post by planecrazy on Apr 30, 2022 13:31:39 GMT 12
Great photos the all white job is interesting, UN scheme?
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Post by aircraftclocks on Apr 30, 2022 13:44:42 GMT 12
Most likely one of the RAN colour schemes.
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johnwag
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Post by johnwag on Apr 30, 2022 15:53:20 GMT 12
It’s NZ6256 ex RAN before conversion and repaint to A4K.  |
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Post by 30sqnatc on Apr 30, 2022 18:30:45 GMT 12
there are photos of them being poured and the formers in the Aerodrome Services Branch History book. The national library should also have photos of them as will national archives Also photos in Public Works WW2 history book that must have very limited production as contains actual photos stuck into appropriate pages. Defence Library used to have a copy. |
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Post by saratoga on Apr 30, 2022 18:57:12 GMT 12
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