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Post by nzompilot on Jul 15, 2008 23:19:59 GMT 12
An F-111 wouldn't have landed at Wigram, would it? Harewood more likelly. Its got me confused - the photos are from the same airshow/display as the Skyhawk and 727 from the previous page. Both can be seen in the backgrounds of the above pics. But the 727 is parked on the runway on the piano keys, and the rest appear to be on the taxi ways - would they have closed the whole of harewood for this to occur? Seems more logical to close an RNZAF base than a commercial airport. Anyone know where, when and why??
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Post by nzav8a on Jul 15, 2008 23:32:11 GMT 12
An F-111 wouldn't have landed at Wigram, would it? Harewood more likelly. Its got me confused - the photos are from the same airshow/display as the Skyhawk and 727 from the previous page. Both can be seen in the backgrounds of the above pics. But the 727 is parked on the runway on the piano keys, and the rest appear to be on the taxi ways - would they have closed the whole of harewood for this to occur? Seems more logical to close an RNZAF base than a commercial airport. Anyone know where, when and why?? Possibly Harewood during the airshow following the Singapore-Christchurch air race in 1987. Large aircraft were parked on Runway 11, which is where the 727 looks to be. The RAAF had F-18 & F-111 on show which look to be parked on the taxiway to Runway 11 in your pics. I doubt a 727 or F-111 has ever landed at Wigram
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Post by nzompilot on Jul 15, 2008 23:42:56 GMT 12
Possibly Harewood during the airshow following the Singapore-Christchurch air race in 1987. Large aircraft were parked on Runway 11, which is where the 727 looks to be. The RAAF had F-18 & F-111 on show which look to be parked on the taxiway to Runway 11 in your pics Ahhh that makes sense - thanks for that Glenn, knew I could count on someone in Canterbury providing the answer.
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Post by nzav8a on Jul 15, 2008 23:49:50 GMT 12
First query for today - there are 10 photos from an airshow at Woodbourne. Juding by the clothes and hair it looks like early 80s. Does anyone who was stationed at Woodbourne remember this event, when it was and what the reason for it was? Dominie Hawker Fury Replica Beaver Newmans Dash 7 Mt Cook HS748 Pilatus Porter P51D Mustang These look like Wigram, any chance of a bigger scan of ZK-AKU with the control tower visable? There was an airshow there in the 80's with a HS748 and Dash 7
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 15, 2008 23:52:03 GMT 12
Yes, it would almost certainly be the Harewood 50th Anniversary Airshow held only a week or two apart from the RNZAF's 50th Anniversary. That's the airshow that the air race finished at. That would explain the RAAF and gold Skyhawk presence. The RAAF was over for the three big RNZAF shows in the following weeks. they were probably exercising too.
Those were the days.
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Post by nzompilot on Jul 16, 2008 0:06:08 GMT 12
Will see what I can do about a bigger version of the AKU pic tomorrow. I've had a look and even though the hills look alot like the ones here, the control tower and hangar are definately not Woodbourne.
Thats the problem when nothing is labelled, and the photographer and only person in the family who would know, is no longer with us.
I've spent most of the day guessing locations and types, as I finished scanning the album. Of course so much has changed at all these airfields since then, so identification isn't as easy as it could be.
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Post by yak2 on Jul 16, 2008 0:09:39 GMT 12
Small world. This aircraft is based at Tyabb, and owned by fellow PAC committeeman Keith Astrella. Keith originally came from NZ, and that is a much travelled aircraft. Had the pleasure of helping plaster it with speed tape for the Launceston air races one year.
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Post by nzompilot on Jul 16, 2008 0:23:15 GMT 12
Those hills look awefully like the withers here in Blenhiem, but as I said the tower and hangars don't look right so I'm now tending to agree on somewhere slightly futher south. And I'm chringing at the fasion sense of the time - especially the 3 or 4 folk in front of AKU
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 16, 2008 1:49:40 GMT 12
Note the Newman's Dash 8 (?) airliner behind the Rapide.
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Post by beagle on Jul 16, 2008 9:03:25 GMT 12
The first one showing TE288 a the enterence to CHC. I go by it everyday. Bit of a change there, especially the cars in the back ground.
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Post by nzav8a on Jul 16, 2008 9:29:38 GMT 12
Those hills look awefully like the withers here in Blenhiem, but as I said the tower and hangars don't look right so I'm now tending to agree on somewhere slightly futher south. And I'm chringing at the fasion sense of the time - especially the 3 or 4 folk in front of AKU I would say it is Wigram, just behind the tail is Cass peak which now has the Airways Corp radar on top & tower looks like Wigram. As I mentioned there was an airshow at Wigram with the Newmans Dash 7, NM HS748 & Porter, will try to find the date
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Post by bazzaboeing on Jul 16, 2008 9:33:07 GMT 12
AKU was definitely at Wigram, I can remember going to the airshow and will be looking through my Airshow programmes to find out a date in the next few days. I have probably got some photos taken there as well. The shots taken at the end of the Singapore to Christchurch air-race were taken on the western side of the main runway 02/20 and were on old taxiway Golf (now named Echo) and the threshold of Runway 11. Both of these areas were closed for the duration of the Airshow while the Airport was still operational.
Cheers Barry
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Post by corsair67 on Jul 16, 2008 11:01:48 GMT 12
I agree, definitely Wigram. If I remember correctly the DASH-7 there had only recently arrived in NZ to commence operations with Newmans, so it'd be around 1986, wouldn't it?
Edit: Just checked through my copies of Wigram Wings and Wheels programs - a DASH-7 and Pilatus Porter were at the 1985 show.
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Post by nzompilot on Jul 16, 2008 12:09:34 GMT 12
Thanks everyone for all your help identifying these locations and shows. Will hopefully have a few more online later this afternoon for your enjoyment.
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Post by nzompilot on Jul 16, 2008 14:23:52 GMT 12
A few more.... Before it was a B737-8FE with Pacific Blue ZK-PBG was a Beech - anyone know with who? as the online CAA record doesn't note it. The Red Chequers from a bygone day An American entrant in the Round NZ Air Race N2482Y Lake Amphibian Strange little thing - Rutan RU2 Former Air Nelson aircraft ZK-NSO
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Post by nzav8a on Jul 16, 2008 14:32:44 GMT 12
A few more.... Before it was a B737-8FE with Pacific Blue ZK-PBG was a Beech - anyone know with who? as the online CAA record doesn't note it. ZK-PBG was James Aviation and used by Watties. Was in the country from 1981 until 1986. Photo looks like Nelson
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Post by Bruce on Jul 16, 2008 15:30:00 GMT 12
I think Pacifica Air (an offshoot of the shipping company) operated ZK-PBG briefly as well. It was used on the Cook Strait run in competition with Air Albatross - and was equally short lived! The air Race Malibu is actually NZ based, owned by Brent Fergusson and operated from a private airstrip at Brightwater near Nelson. it has since been re-registered ZK-MBU. Notice the Sponsorship titles.
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Post by nzompilot on Jul 16, 2008 16:00:26 GMT 12
The air Race Malibu is actually NZ based, owned by Brent Fergusson and operated from a private airstrip at Brightwater near Nelson. it has since been re-registered ZK-MBU. Notice the Sponsorship titles. I was aware of N9099Z in the country but not N2482Y, and didn't think to check if N2482Y had gone onto the NZ register. Thanks for that - learn something new everyday
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Post by flyjoe180 on Jul 16, 2008 18:07:07 GMT 12
Nice strip at Brightwater too, I think it was called Malibu Park.
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Post by hairy on Jul 16, 2008 18:47:44 GMT 12
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