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Post by obiwan27 on Jun 25, 2009 14:40:14 GMT 12
OOpps, sorry about that Dave. It says "Members of the Christchurch (Territorial) Squadron of the RNZAF working on the squadron's Blackburn baffin at Wigram in April, 1939."
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 25, 2009 15:04:14 GMT 12
Thanks Ken. Any idea if that is from the Press or the Star? I'd like to trace the negative if Wigram doesn't have it, for my book that covers these guys in this squadron.
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Post by obiwan27 on Jun 25, 2009 15:55:49 GMT 12
Dave, we only used to get the Press delivered at our place so there's a fairly good chance that it's from the Press, however our father's parents used to get only the Star so it might be from there. My first bet would be on the Press though. As I got older and more clued up I started to keep the piece with the date and newspapers name on as I cut these things out.
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Post by shorty on Jun 25, 2009 19:00:54 GMT 12
Those photos were in "The Press" on page 28 on Thursday July 21 1977. (Not the first clipping)
They appeared on a photo page labelled "Old Wings over Wigram's runways"
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Post by obiwan27 on Jun 25, 2009 21:29:49 GMT 12
Thanks Shorty. I wondered about that. I think the first clipping relates to the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Permanent Air Force so these other ones relate to the 50th anniversary of the formation of the RNZAF?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 25, 2009 21:54:59 GMT 12
1977 is the 40th Anniversary of the RNZAF Ken. 1987 was the 50th.
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Post by obiwan27 on Jun 25, 2009 22:06:38 GMT 12
Maths was never my strong subject..............lol Must be age related confusion, or caffeine deprivation :-)
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Post by xbaggy on Feb 5, 2016 16:57:33 GMT 12
I know that the title of this thread is 1973 Wiram Airshow, but I found some of my pictures of Wings and Wheels day in December 1981. I hope that it is OK to post them here. Harvard  Devon  Avenger  T11 Vampire  C130  Sorry tht the last two are a bit more blurry. Skyhawks.  RAAF Mirage  |
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Post by xbaggy on Feb 5, 2016 17:27:31 GMT 12
This one came from the 1981 Wings and Wheels as well. It is an Airshow hardy annual that goes: If the car that is blocking the exit from the carpark is not moved in 10 minutes, we will take matters into our own hands. 10 minutes later the car appears suspended under helicopter, and then, whoops sorry we dropped it. it certainly flattens the car. Neville Cox flying HNZ Lama.  |
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Post by hardyakka on Feb 6, 2016 19:38:56 GMT 12
Nice historic photos there. The one labeled F111 looks more like a Mirage III though.
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Post by xbaggy on Feb 6, 2016 20:22:48 GMT 12
Right hardyakka. So long ago and I was in the RNZAF. I remember the Skyhawk replacement debacle and should have known better. I had it labelled as F111 in my album, but looked at it twice, because it did not ring true
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Post by kensnell on Nov 16, 2024 19:48:22 GMT 12
Yes, I remember that show. We were on course at the time and I recall spending most of the day on duty at one of the gates on Springs Road. (Which was more enjoyable than defending Weedons from the protesters around that era 73/74?). Will look up any photos. Now, there was another great Harvard flypast in 1977. May have been the decommissioning of the Harvard. Anyone remember that one? I had landed on board the shuttle from Ohakea and was on the ramp when the formation flew over. |
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