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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 25, 2024 21:04:42 GMT 12
MODERN AEROPLANE FOR MILITARY TRAINING.— Mechanics of the New Zealand Air Force assembling an Avro 626 aeroplane at Wigram yesterday. This machine has been designed for use in all branches of military training, and is the first of its kind in the Dominion. The Press, 2 October 1935 
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Post by davidd on Oct 26, 2024 9:57:43 GMT 12
First time I have laid eyes on that particular photograph Dave, it looks a fairly robust sort of aircraft, the undercarriage itself looks serious. And Dunlop tyres, plus a Fairey Reed Propeller - who would have thought! The Avro 626 was one of the earliest aircraft seen in NZ with a tailwheel and hydraulic brakes (The RNZAF's Vildebeests arrived just a little bit earlier that year, and they also had tailwheels in concert with wheel brakes).
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 26, 2024 10:35:49 GMT 12
It would be really nice to find the original negatives of some of the newspaper photos that I have been finding, as the Papers Past scans do not do them justice, no matter how interesting they are.
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