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Post by paddy on May 8, 2008 8:11:26 GMT 12
Didn't Fred Kinvig bail out of one of the Red Checkers after a midair.
Or was that a story going around after the loss of 07
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 8, 2008 13:31:12 GMT 12
I've never heard of that Paddy and my research into the Red Checkers has never turned up info on a bail out. They have an impeccable safety record, with only mid-air bumps that I have found (1970 and about 1992 being notable touches)
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Post by fletcherfu24 on May 12, 2008 21:48:46 GMT 12
TAYLOR TITCH at Whitianga pageant 1 Dec 1973.Saw the accident report for sale on Trademe.
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 12, 2008 22:40:02 GMT 12
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 13, 2008 19:22:22 GMT 12
A really bad photo of the Taylor Titch ZK-DFK, Mt Maunganui 31Dec1972 before completion.  It was first flown in April 1973 and crashed on take-off at Whitianga 1Dec1973, so quite a short life. I was unaware that the event was at an air show. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 13, 2008 20:43:06 GMT 12
Thanks Peter. Not exactly a pretty aircraft. It looks nose heavy to me.
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 22, 2008 22:42:15 GMT 12
In an article called 'The Fighting Fourteenth's Forty Years; Part Three 1951-1958" in NZ Wings issue of June 1983 it says the following:
"New Zealand's first jet aircraft incident came on the 22nd of February 1952 whilst a five Vampire formation was on approach to Whenuapai to take part in an Open Day. Whilst making a turn in echelon south of Mangere, two of the Vampires collided and the pilots successfully baled out."
This is interesting because the three surviving aircraft did apparently perform the next day at the open day. Johnny Checkettes was in the team, as well as Max Hope and John Waugh. Does anyone know who the other two pilots were and which two bailed out?
The aircraft appear to have been NZ5729 and NZ5725
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Post by phil82 on May 23, 2008 10:59:00 GMT 12
In an article called 'The Fighting Fourteenth's Forty Years; Part Three 1951-1958" in NZ Wings issue of June 1983 it says the following: "New Zealand's first jet aircraft incident came on the 22nd of February 1952 whilst a five Vampire formation was on approach to Whenuapai to take part in an Open Day. Whilst making a turn in echelon south of Mangere, two of the Vampires collided and the pilots successfully baled out." This is interesting because the three surviving aircraft did apparently perform the next day at the open day. Johnny Checkettes was in the team, as well as Max Hope and John Waugh. Does anyone know who the other two pilots were and which two bailed out? The aircraft appear to have been NZ5729 and NZ5725 I think I recall one of them bailed out a second time; from one of the hired Canberras in Malaya! |
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Post by aileronroll on May 23, 2008 14:15:01 GMT 12
Fred Kinvig baled out of his Harvard following a mid air with a fellow solo student during his Wings course. He once told me and a mate how it happened....... am sure you can figure it out !
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Post by fletcherfu24 on May 24, 2008 10:53:28 GMT 12
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Post by Simonjg on May 24, 2008 11:03:54 GMT 12
Pilots run out of fuel, pray, land near Jesus sign
May 21 07:50 PM US/Eastern
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - It seemed like an almost literal answer
To their prayers. When two New Zealand pilots ran out of fuel in a
Microlight airplane they offered prayers and were able to make an
Emergency landing in a field—coming to rest right next to a sign
Reading, "Jesus is Lord."
Grant Stubbs and Owen Wilson, both from the town of Blenheim on the
country's South Island, were flying up the sloping valley of Pelorus
Sound when the engine spluttered, coughed and died.
"My friend and I are both Christians so our immediate reaction in a
Life-threatening situation was to ask for God's help," Stubbs told The
Associated Press on Wednesday.
He said he prayed during the ill-fated flight Sunday that the tiny craft
Would get over the top of a ridge and that they would find a landing
Site that was not too steep—or in the nearby sea.
Wilson said that the pair would have been in deep trouble if the fuel
Had run out five minutes earlier.
"If it had to run out, that was the place to be," he said. "There was an
Instantaneous answer to prayer as we crossed the ridge and there was an
Airfield—I didn't know it existed till then."
After Wilson glided the powerless craft to a landing on the grassy
Strip, the pair noticed they were beside a 20-foot-tall sign that read,
"Jesus is Lord—The Bible."
"When we saw that, we started laughing," Stubbs said.
Nearby residents provided them with gas to fly the home-built plane back
To base.
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 24, 2008 14:37:12 GMT 12
In an article called 'The Fighting Fourteenth's Forty Years; Part Three 1951-1958" in NZ Wings issue of June 1983 it says the following: "New Zealand's first jet aircraft incident came on the 22nd of February 1952 whilst a five Vampire formation was on approach to Whenuapai to take part in an Open Day. Whilst making a turn in echelon south of Mangere, two of the Vampires collided and the pilots successfully baled out." This is interesting because the three surviving aircraft did apparently perform the next day at the open day. Johnny Checkettes was in the team, as well as Max Hope and John Waugh. Does anyone know who the other two pilots were and which two bailed out? The aircraft appear to have been NZ5729 and NZ5725 I now know the details of this accident, having contacted max Hope to get the details established for my website on aerobatic teams. He has replied saying: "The day we flew up to Whenuapai, Flt. Lt R.C.C. Nairn, DFM (U.S.) and 'Tommy' Thompson were also with us. On the descent into Whenuapai, Johnny Checketts put us into 'echelon starboard'. Some moments later I noticed 'Tommy' was lagging back a bit, so I called him to get up.
He rejoined rather fast and in process of settling down, his port wing came down on top of Ron Nairn.s starboard wing, which caused the two aircraft to 'fold into' each other, and they quickly disappeared out of sight behind us. I climbed/turned to starboard and saw two parachutes open. (I later learned from Ron that he had some difficulty in clearing from his aircraft, and he was getting fairly low when his parachute finally opened. 'Tommy' went on to become a very valuable aerobaatic team member --- and later a captain in Air NZ. (Checketts and Waugh are now both deceased.)"Does anyone know if Ron Nairn or 'Tommy' Thompson are still alive? Or what 'Tommy's real name was? |
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Post by angelsonefive on Jul 8, 2008 23:57:33 GMT 12
I recall the CAA DC-3 overshoot incident at the Palmerston North air pageant. I was there that day. Earlier than the 1960's though.
More like the mid-fifties.
I remember the illustrious Douglas Bader being there and addressing the crowd.
I remember too, seeing the very public pranging of a Rhonadler sailplane during an airshow at Paraparaumu. That would have been 1960 or '61, I guess. The pilot was uninjured as far as I know, but the glider ZK-GBN was badly bent.
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Post by shorty on Jul 9, 2008 9:15:23 GMT 12
Roly Robson and his Titch at Omaka Fly-in  |
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Post by rhyno on Apr 18, 2014 20:36:02 GMT 12
Chris, is that home video? Or that official TVNZ one? I have the latter, and I spat tacks after buying it. A month after its release on video, TVNZ screened it. Waste of money. Quite good though... I was the one who videoed that crash and supplied it to TVNZ...never got payed for it... |
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Post by slackie on Apr 19, 2014 19:39:46 GMT 12
Just a note on the Tri-Plane at Wanaka... yes it was attributed to a rabbit hole... yes there were many around but each morning we would task one of the helpers to go out and fill as many as possible before we would declare the grass runways "open", in fact I filled one or two myself on the days leading up to the shows... it was also an item for the pilots' briefing to be aware of them. One of the bigger hazards was the first year when the P40 did the gun runs... the spent shells were 'sposed to fall in a designated area behind the pyros, but either the wind carried them of the gun run wasn't quite where it should have been as most of them fell on the grass and main runways, and being that it was the last item of the show before we opened up for Arrivals/Departures we were left to pick them up ourselves (as all the official helpers buggered off back to the hangars), so there's me (the chief Air Traffic Controller) charging around on a quad bike picking up shells with an ATR on short finals and a huge lineup of lighties waiting to depart... mind you it meant that I collected about 40 or 50 shells as keep sakes! And before anyones asks, I've given all but 3 away!!
I was also there and witnessed the Chippy crash, in fact I was standing in the BP tent talking to a crew member from the Police Eagle helicopter when he went in, and standing not 3 or 3 metres away from the pilot's wife... not one of my happier WOW memories!!
I was also at the Auckland show and watched both the Se5 and BD5J incidents... the Se5 in particular was obvious that it wasn't going to complete the intended manoevre... a climbing turn to follow the TriPlane.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2014 22:20:57 GMT 12
This year marks 20yr since Ian Reynolds' crash. A sad milestone. I just cannot imagine how it would feel to be there for such an incident.
Rhyno, if it's any consolation I watched that video every other weekend as a kid and recreated that accident with a little diecast SE5 countless times ;-)
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Post by camtech on Apr 20, 2014 9:58:10 GMT 12
Fred Kinvig baled out of his Harvard following a mid air with a fellow solo student during his Wings course. He once told me and a mate how it happened....... am sure you can figure it out ! Yes, a certain Acting Pilot Officer F. M. Kinvig and Acting Pilot Officer C. W. Rudd collided in midair near Cust, in Harvards NZ1073 and NZ1084. MMMM - wonder what they were up to? |
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Post by shorty on Apr 20, 2014 10:33:28 GMT 12
Then there was Mosquito NZ2331. Following a dsiplay at Woodbourne on 23-5-52 the aircraft took off and the pilot spotted his parents car on the road , The pilot made a low run over the airfield and then attempted a slow roll at a height of approximately 200 feet over their car. The aircraft struck a tree and crashed into the ground. Flying Officer C. Walters and Sergeant J. Campbell both killed . This was about 1 mile northeast of Woodbourne
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 20, 2014 10:50:29 GMT 12
How awful for the parents. I'd heard about the roll and crash but not that it involved the parents.
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