Fans of the Bristol Freighter and Hercules engines may find this thread interesting on my forum, where it looks like we may soon have a Bristol Freighter running again at Omaka, New Zealand
http://rnzaf.proboards43.com/index.cgi?board=Airshows&action=display&thread=1206614627&page=1
By: Peter - 13th October 2008 at 01:47
Awesome to see her stretching her legs!
By: Vicbitter - 12th October 2008 at 20:02
You gotta love that 🙂
By: Tillerman - 12th October 2008 at 18:25
Hopefully someone manages to get some video and posts it up on youtube or other.
Sorry for digging up such an old thread, but you asked for it:
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=3AYLGmzyLiM
Tillerman.
By: Peter - 11th June 2008 at 14:14
Hopefully someone manages to get some video and posts it up on youtube or other.
By: Dave Homewood - 11th June 2008 at 09:27
The Bristol Freighter is now fuelled up and very nearly ready to run. Al has stated on the forum thread (his Big Bristol Diary) that he hopes to run the engines for the first time again this Friday. Fingers crossed. It will be a big day.
By: STORMBIRD262 - 26th May 2008 at 15:27
SHOOOT sorry, great pic’s here too guy’s 😉
By: STORMBIRD262 - 26th May 2008 at 15:20
Great stuff Dave mate!!
:eek:OOHHH I do luv BIG Bristol’s :D:D:D
As a teen i was alway’s after them :rolleyes:, I also found the Air express 170 up at Essendon dome’s graveyard nice also :diablo:
Great thread you have happening over there davey boy, it’s very interesting the lot of it, I guess it may even keep going till the bird in question possibly fly’s, Finger and everythng else crossed 🙂
Best regard’s to all, Ooooo Roooo :dev2: CROC’S RULE!!
By: Dave Homewood - 24th May 2008 at 08:17
Al has posted some photos of the project to his lengthy thread now. See here:
http://rnzaf.proboards43.com/index.cgi?board=Airshows&action=display&thread=2581&page=6
By: Paddy R - 9th May 2008 at 23:33
Bristol Freighters
I worked for the late great Freddy Laker back in 1960 maintaining Bristol Freighters ferrying cars from Southend to Rotterdam. The company was called “Channel Air Bridge”. Does anyone else remember those days?
Paddy R
By: JeffLaw - 6th May 2008 at 05:14
Location
The first one is probably Whenuapai, and taken by my brother when on his CMT there.
The second one ws taken by me (I think) at Milson Aerodrome, now Palmerston North Airport.
The one shown here is on finals at Wellington Airport, NZ.
Jeff Law
By: Dave Homewood - 5th May 2008 at 07:45
Great shots Jeff. They were really shiny in those days.
Is that Ohakea or Whenuapai?
Regarding the original topic, keep checking back on the thread on my forum, Al is making lots of progress on the Freighter at Omaka
By: JeffLaw - 5th May 2008 at 05:28
Bristol 170 Freighter
For those interested, here are a couple of my Bristol photos.
Jeff Law
New Zealand
By: zoot horn rollo - 2nd April 2008 at 15:36
..or even a frightening unit…
I’ll get my coat 🙂
By: Carpetbagger - 2nd April 2008 at 15:23
does this mean the RNZAF has become a fighting unit again??:eek:
Congrats guys..Well done:)
Nah, just a ‘freighting’ unit.:rolleyes:
John
By: Dave Homewood - 2nd April 2008 at 13:38
This Freighter is an ex SAFE Air machine, not RNZAF.
By: QldSpitty - 2nd April 2008 at 13:18
ANZAC Spirit.
does this mean the RNZAF has become a fighting unit again??:eek:
Congrats guys..Well done:)
By: Newforest - 2nd April 2008 at 13:13
That is great news, best wishes for the project!
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