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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 17, 2023 23:40:01 GMT 12
Has anyone ever seen or do you have photos of the following RNZAF Harvards taken during wartime?
NZ1033
NZ1052
NZ1053
NZ1057
NZ1033 served with No.2 EFTS at Ashburton in 1943-44 and the Fighter Gunnery School and Gisborne and Ardmore in 1944. I'd love to know what colour schemes it wore at those two schools.
NZ1057 also served with the Fighter Gunnery School and Gisborne and Ardmore in 1944.
The other two, I do not know where they served during the war.
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Post by NZ1009 on Jun 18, 2023 18:37:46 GMT 12
This may be one taken, I think, at Woodbourne? Not sure what is going on as it appears to be on a turntable. Doubt it is a compass swing as I thought they were normally done out on the airfield away from everything? Also not sure why it has 2 vertical bars.  1033_d by , on Flickr |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 18, 2023 18:47:05 GMT 12
Thanks! That is a great photo!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 18, 2023 18:50:32 GMT 12
Could that turntable have something to do with training at the Fighter Gunnery School? A sort of simulator?
Do you have a high resolution version of that photo please? If you do, would you mind emailing a copy to dave_daasnz@hotmail.com please?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 18, 2023 20:20:55 GMT 12
This may be one taken, I think, at Woodbourne? Could be Hobsonville? |
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Post by baz62 on Jun 18, 2023 21:19:47 GMT 12
Testing the gear? I would have thought compass swing but would you need the gear up.........mind you easy to move onto heading on a tuntable I suspect.
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Post by Mustang51 on Jun 18, 2023 21:37:44 GMT 12
From my very limited experience compass swings done with engine running. Bit risky on that contraption but can be proven otherwise.
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Post by camtech on Jun 18, 2023 22:30:35 GMT 12
Too much steel for a compass swing.
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Post by Mustang51 on Jun 19, 2023 6:25:24 GMT 12
Looks like a lot of wood in there with the exception of the jacks and rear fuselage 'tie down' bar. Weird.........
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Post by tbf2504 on Jun 19, 2023 9:42:38 GMT 12
I tend to support Baz in that retraction tests of the undercarriage were being carried out using a compass swing pad. As stated above compass swinging normally requires the engine to be running
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Post by NZ1009 on Jun 19, 2023 10:02:11 GMT 12
Not sure why you need to raise the tail for a retraction test. It also appears to be minus the propellor.
Sorry, I do not have a high resolution photo.
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