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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 15, 2009 23:21:48 GMT 12
A couple of shots from atop of the Old Bill Bus   |
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Post by ErrolC on Nov 16, 2009 5:45:25 GMT 12
A couple of shots from atop of the Old Bill Bus Said bus!  |
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Post by skyhawkdon on Nov 16, 2009 11:59:11 GMT 12
Anyone spot any Lancasters dispersed around the airfield! Great that you got down for it Dave.
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Post by ErrolC on Nov 16, 2009 12:20:29 GMT 12
Anyone spot any Lancasters dispersed around the airfield! Great that you got down for it Dave. They're fibreglass, they would have blown away!!! Nothing 'interesting' of that nature was spotted, and I wasn't game enough to yell "Hey Pete, what's the latest on Dambusters?!" |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 16, 2009 15:27:41 GMT 12
It was indeed awesome that I got down there, and it was all thanks to Kerry Carlyle who kindly took me down, and Don Nairn and his wife Marion Ahearn who kindly gave us accomodation.
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Post by Kereru on Nov 16, 2009 16:36:00 GMT 12
Just an aside observation here, Masterton is a much bigger town than I had thought, it's quite sprawling isn't it? Not a bad place all in all, and it retains that old fashioned kiwi town feel that existed in the 1980's and most towns have lost through globalisation and immigration. I know what you mean Dave, I too was surprised on my first visit in 2005 for Wings over Wairarapa. They even have a big Hospital there which amazed me. Serves a very large area I guess. Some lovely scenery around there too. The sun is over your shoulder too most of the day at Hood. One advantage over Wanaka and the other is it is smaller and has that lovely country fair type atmosphere. I missed the last WoW but will be there for the next one. TVAL is a goal I have yet to achieve. Cheers |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Nov 16, 2009 22:56:29 GMT 12
Peter, is the DC-3 still there at the crash site? Hardly - the crash was in 1954. The DC-3 suffered fuel starvation while on finals to Paraparaumu from Christchurch. It hit a tree, a house, a brick wall and finally rolled to a stop in the middle of Kohutuhutu Road. If you know where to look you can still see the scars - repaired damage to the house, a tree stump where the tree was felled and a brick wall knocked askew. We were given the gen by a fellow who was on board the aircraft at the time, travelling from his boarding school to home in Nelson. He escaped unhurt from the crash, managed to find his suitcase which had fallen from the wreck and then, not knowing what else to do, hoofed it over the fields to the Paraparaumu NAC terminal. When he arrived there and produced his ticket for the next leg of his trip, he was roundly scolded for arriving late and holding up the flight! No-one knew about, or was interested in, his report of the crash. |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Nov 16, 2009 23:27:58 GMT 12
For me it was a nice mix of aircraft I had seen before and some new ones. The star of the show was the FE2B-1 ZK-FEE/2  Starting the beast seemed to be a mission:  but once it was ticking over, it made quite a sight as it taxiied down the flightline  Later, I suspect that we witnessed the first ever cellphone call from a Fe!  Also a first for me was the original Royal Aircraft Be-2F ZK-BFR   and probably very few had seen the Albatros DVa-1 ZK-DVA/2 which was registered only last month. A nice piece of work.  It too was started and taxiied to the other end of the flightline   The Sopwith Camel ZK-JMU is always a sight to behold - and to hear  I had not seen its predecessor, the Chad Wille Sopwith Triplane ZK-SOP before. It's in RNAS colours.  The Bristol F.2B ZK-BRI/2 is ex-G-ACAA from the 1930s   All three SE5A were on display. ZK-SEV/2 has been around for a while  but ZK-SES / B507 and ZK-SEO / D3540 were new to me    The German side as represented by the Albatros and also by the Hampshire Aeroplane Pfalz DIII Replica ZK-FLZ/2  and the Replica Fokker D.VII ZK-FOD/2  As well as the Sopwith Triplane, three of the Fokker Triplanes were on the line. ZK-JOK  ZK-FOC/2  and ZK-FOT/2  The first of the aircraft to actually try flight in the afternoon was Stampe N10702  As thing were judged a bit too rough, only heavy metal historic-flight Harvard NZ1015 and P-40E were able to perform displays   A look around the hangars late in the afternoon disclosed another Be.2, probably a Be.2c coded as 347 under assembly alongside another dismantled Fokker Triplane  and, for me, the best sight of the day - Avro 504K ZK-ACU complete and airworthy at last   |
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Post by tbf25o4 on Nov 17, 2009 7:26:45 GMT 12
sorry the Paraparaumu contingent didn't make it to the airshow.
We looked at the weather and decided early on Saturday morning that taking
six light aircraft across the Tararuas was not the best idea, and with forecast winds
exceeding 35kts definitely not a good way to be coming home.
Better luck for the next show
cheers
Paul
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Post by skyhawkdon on Nov 17, 2009 14:12:50 GMT 12
What an incredible collection of historic aircraft are now based at Masterton. I just love the hangar wall/floor mural/colours. Quite unique and appropriate for the inside of a hangar!
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Nov 17, 2009 14:31:36 GMT 12
What an incredible collection of historic aircraft are now based at Masterton. I just love the hangar wall/floor mural/colours. Quite unique and appropriate for the inside of a hangar! Missing from those photographs are the Goodyear FG-1D Corsair and several other historic classic aeroplanes that are also based at Hood. TVAL have another flying display planned in January (I'm not sure of the exact date) and again next Anzac Day. |
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Post by ErrolC on Nov 17, 2009 15:41:57 GMT 12
TVAL have another flying display planned in January (I'm not sure of the exact date) and again next Anzac Day. It is Jan 23rd (Wellington Anniversary weekend, per snaprollcafe.wordpress.com), and hopefully Sat April 24th (rather than ANZAC Day). I hope to organise a carload from Auckland for ANZAC (I'm busy at the Taupo Jousting Tourney in Jan). Drive to Taupo Friday night, stay in cheap-but-good Railway 'cottage', down to Hood in the morning, drive back Sunday. I drove myself back in 8 hours, but it's a bit tiring.... |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Nov 17, 2009 19:48:08 GMT 12
Missing from those photographs are the Goodyear FG-1D Corsair and several other historic classic aeroplanes that are also based at Hood. I guess I was slightly disappointed that three of the VAC machines were not seen around that day, namely: de Havilland DH5 ZK-JOQ/2 'A9242' Hampshire Aeroplane Pfalz D.III Replica ZK-JPI Carl Swanson Fokker D.IV Replica ZK-JPV/2 Either they were hidden away out of sight or located elsewhere. Paul, we called in at Paraparaumu on Sunday morning, and the aero club marmalade cat told us that weather problems had prevented your attendance. |
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Post by DragonflyDH90 on Nov 17, 2009 21:19:52 GMT 12
The DH5 and Pfalz are in the Heritage Centre at Omaka on static display if I recall, they havnt been out in quite a while. Not sure on the "4" as I havnt seen it for quite some time.
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Post by tbf25o4 on Nov 18, 2009 7:22:45 GMT 12
Flyernzl
sorry I missed you passing through on sunday, however good to see that "Ginga" the cat looked after you and provided a great hosting service as she always does for visitors.
Paul
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2009 17:05:45 GMT 12
That BE2c looks superb, thank you so much for posting the photo Peter! I saw the machine through the hangar window as I drove past and was very disappointed not to see it close-up on the day.
I believe the Bellamy Pfalz and the DH.5 both last flew publicly at CF2005. I for one would love to see both Pfalzes (Pfalzi?) and the D.VII fly together.
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jan 27, 2010 20:40:55 GMT 12
three of the VAC machines were not seen around that day, namely: de Havilland DH5 ZK-JOQ/2 'A9242' Hampshire Aeroplane Pfalz D.III Replica ZK-JPI Carl Swanson Fokker D.IV Replica ZK-JPV/2 I caught up with the DH5 and D.II at Omaka in January. Has anybody actually ever seen and photographed the D.IV? I've never seen it and either location, and a Google search also returned no hits. A bit of a mystery ship. |
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Post by Brett on Jan 28, 2010 12:05:35 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 28, 2010 13:27:47 GMT 12
The photo is still there Brett, in Reply #11
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jan 28, 2010 19:11:06 GMT 12
Yup, see it. So that's the one. Never seen it in the flesh (in the fabric?) I wonder where it is kept? photo by Brett: |
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