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Post by hairy on Jul 28, 2008 19:57:42 GMT 12
Just a small group of RNZAF aircraft that are sometimes overlooked.   Fairey IIIM F1134  Fairey III in 1932  The Air Forces first Moths.  Grebe and Tomtits.  Tomtit '50'  Saro A-17M Cutty Sark "L3"  Saro A-17M Cutty Sark "L3"  |
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Post by smithy on Jul 28, 2008 20:04:56 GMT 12
Many thanks for posting these. Great stuff.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 28, 2008 21:38:22 GMT 12
Marcus, you have truly excelled yourself with this post! Fantastic! Those are really and truly beautiful photos and really of great interest. Are these NZPAF/RNZAF Official photos or Whites or what? Any idea?
I really like the one of the Moths lined up and ready to go, and the Fairy IIIF shots are both great.
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Post by hairy on Jul 29, 2008 6:16:39 GMT 12
Most of the photos are "Auckland weekly news" over-stamped with Whites aviation. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 2, 2008 7:51:12 GMT 12
Do the Weekly News stamps have publication dates on their stamps? I could look up the issues.
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Post by angelsonefive on Aug 3, 2008 18:51:55 GMT 12
With regard to the pic of the DH Moths...
Are they W/T aerials running from the rear interplane struts to the tailplane of the nearest Moth ?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 3, 2008 19:17:53 GMT 12
That's a good question Ray. I wouldn't have thought the Moths would have had W/T radios, but I guess it is possible. Some ofthe Baffins had them in the late 1930's.
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Post by hairy on Aug 3, 2008 20:19:13 GMT 12
Do the Weekly News stamps have publication dates on their stamps? I could look up the issues. Unfortunately no dates, except for a pencil 1932 on the back of the 2nd Fairey III picture. |
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Post by shorty on Aug 3, 2008 21:00:07 GMT 12
If they were W/T aerials wouldn't they cause a problem with the wings folding and getting tangled?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 3, 2008 21:09:34 GMT 12
I wondered that too Shorty, and I wonder if they're part of the bracing?
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Post by shorty on Aug 3, 2008 21:44:18 GMT 12
I haven't seen them in any other photos of our Moths
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Post by Bruce on Aug 3, 2008 23:03:02 GMT 12
It isnt bracing, so quite likely is wireless. The Moth floatplane sent to Samoa had wireless.
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