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Post by baz62 on Aug 4, 2015 16:36:33 GMT 12
Very nice Dave, great recognition of their service to New Zealand. RIP Gentlemen.
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Post by ZacYates on Aug 5, 2015 12:20:11 GMT 12
A superb tribute Dave. Thank you.
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Post by pjw4118 on Aug 5, 2015 15:09:35 GMT 12
Very appropriate Dave , both great airmen
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Post by ZacYates on Sept 2, 2015 16:22:34 GMT 12
Nice one Dave, an awesome photo. I wish it had a soundtrack!
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Post by pjw4118 on Sept 2, 2015 17:35:55 GMT 12
Any details about the header Dave ?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 2, 2015 18:03:12 GMT 12
This is an old header having another go (I need some new photos!!). The photo shows No. 75 Squadron RNZAF Mosquitoes at Ohakea, and it was sent to me in 2012 by Bill Lambeth who worked on them.
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Post by ZacYates on Sept 3, 2015 8:20:13 GMT 12
Regardless, I'm still happy to see it (again). Thanks to Bill.
Have you by chance recorded a show with him, Dave? Is he still with us?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 3, 2015 12:34:19 GMT 12
No, and I am not sure.
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Post by NZ1009 on Sept 5, 2015 22:53:16 GMT 12
I believe the last Mosquito (J) is flying the 14 Sqn pennant upside down
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 11, 2015 14:12:01 GMT 12
Another classic 1950's de Havilland this time, a very shiny RNZAF de Havilland Devon. Photo kindly supplied by Peter Wheeler, from the Chub Roberts collection.  |
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Post by ZacYates on Sept 11, 2015 15:07:54 GMT 12
Very nice! Thanks Dave and Peter.
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Post by camtech on Sept 11, 2015 17:49:38 GMT 12
A shiny one is probably NZ1802, looking at the fuselage roundel
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 11, 2015 19:48:45 GMT 12
So it's a Dove rather than a Devon?
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Post by baz62 on Sept 12, 2015 12:00:31 GMT 12
Interestingly all Devons seem to be Doves, inside NZ1804 which was built as a military Devon is a name plate (above the door I recall) saying DH Dove. I think the only difference at the factory was the military ones had a MOD inspector on the factory floor? (I think that's right I read it somewhere but someone more knowledgeable may know for sure (paging Davidd!  ) |
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Post by scrooge on Sept 13, 2015 14:30:53 GMT 12
I've also seen it summarised as being based on who the aircraft was built for- if it was a military contract it was a Devon, if civilian then a Dove.
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Post by mit on Sept 13, 2015 19:50:15 GMT 12
That is NZ1801.
You are correct baz, the only true Devons are the RAF ones as they had ministry inspectors on the production line. Ours were Doves, I have a copy of the receipt from the factory stating they are dove.
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Post by baz62 on Sept 14, 2015 12:45:56 GMT 12
That is NZ1801. Ours were Doves, I have a copy of the receipt from the factory stating they are dove. Thanks Mit So would they have been fit out with all the training equipment for Nav training in the UK or did we do that here? Actually while I think of it did our Avengers arrive as complete airframes or partly complete? Reason I ask is I've seen photos of "RNZAF Avengers being assembled" so curious how much was required to make them complete? |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 14, 2015 13:22:52 GMT 12
So I guess officially they were built as Doves by de Havilland, but officially they were designated as Devons by the RNZAF?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 14, 2015 13:24:30 GMT 12
That's an interesting question about the Avengers, Baz. It might warrant its own thread.
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Post by camtech on Sept 14, 2015 13:38:23 GMT 12
The Devons/Doves arrived with most equipment fitted. Remember that the first batch off the order were flown from UK to NZ!! Common sense then prevailed and the remainder were shipped out and assembled by De Havilland.
Re the Avengers - interesting point as I have several photos captioned with "assembly of Avengers" but in reality appear to only show the aircraft with the engine cowlings off, obviously having engine adjustments made. I would assume they arrived fully assembled, unloaded and barged to Hobsonville for cleaning, engine runs, test flights before delivery to operational units.
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