Still sitting (well, occasional trundle about) at Napier?
http://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/22312/airtrainer-retirement?page=4
A historic type missed in the report was the Devon, which did a brief display with the Harvards before the solo Harvard.
Devon and Harvards at #NZAirTattoo by Errol Cavit, on Flickr
http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.nz/2017/03/bristol-b170-freighter-mk31-ex-zk-epg.html
Today saw Bristol B170 Freighter Mk31 ex ZK-EPG / NZ5911 msn 13135 moved from it’s long trem resting place in the Dwen Aeromotive Ltd compond at Ardmore to near the entry gates to the compound.
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Blue skies, Mr Le Mesurier.
NZ is graced by a P-51D in the markings of No.3 Canterbury Squadron, here it is at NZ Warbirds founding President Trevor Bland’s funeral.
ZK-TAF tribute pass – TT Bland by Errol Cavit, on Flickr
And here is the Thunder Mustang that Simon Gault part-owned.
Thunder Mustang by Errol Cavit, on Flickr
Thanks for bringing to our attention Foxtrot01.
A F-27 Friendship has done a credible tactical approach etc at the two most recent Omaka airshows, now not flying in NZ regularly I believe.
Strikemasters (and JPs?) in the US as training contractors, with two ex-RNZAF ones en-route from the NZ circuit (the US operation purchased most of the worldwide spares supply for them…)
Also A-4s with Draken.
Not sure if all adversary types are available for film work – there might be conditions of transfer preventing.
Several in Australia/NZ, which is presumably too far for these purposes.
Why would they? Because the ‘usual’ disposal caveats have been in place for decades, and there is no reason to think that there is an exception in this case.
For instance, the ex-RNZAF Skyhawks in museums are still owned by the NZ Government because of this.
I’m looking forward to the improved version mentioned at the end of this article.
AAIB report (via KentOnline)
Summary: (actually just about the whole thing, pdf only adds pilot hours etc)
The Albatros DV.a was a German World War 1 fighter aircraft equipped with a Mercedes D.111 six-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine. ZK-TGY is a reproduction aircraft, manufactured in 2015 and operated by a historic warbird company in New Zealand. The engine is understood to be an original unit that has been overhauled.
The aircraft was on loan to an organisation in the UK and was returning from an event in France. The pilot reported that, approximately 4 miles short of the destination airfield, the engine began to run rough before stopping. He attempted a forced landing but clipped a hedge on final approach, resulting in the aircraft coming to rest inverted; he was uninjured.
The pilot reported that sufficient fuel remained in the tanks after the accident and water temperature and fuel pressure indications were normal throughout the flight. A landing incident three flights previously resulted in damage that required a replacement propeller and the aircraft was returned to flight after consulting the manufacturer.
The cause of the engine failure was not immediately apparent and the operator advised that the aircraft would be recovered to New Zealand for further examination.
Duplicates: Consider LA198 and LA255 the Nation’s duplicates
Talking with Steve Subritzky last September he suggested to me that Peter Dye was totally sold on acquiring the Vincent a few years back. “Just got to have it”, he said
It sounds like he was over-ruled by the โbean-countersโ. ๐
As to values, from the Nation’s point of view…the sole Vickers Vincent for a Mk 21 Spitfire, sounds to me like a more than equitable trade in the Nation’s favour.
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Mark
You meant sole complete ๐
Vildebeest for Dave by Errol Cavit, on Flickr
In Errol’s first group of photos what is the aircraft in the third photo and the last ten please ?
If you click on a photo, it goes to to photo page. Scroll down to the tags at the bottom right there, and I’ve identified the aircraft (including serial(s)).
Metadata matters! ๐
Some more Subritzky photos from March
https://www.flickr.com/photos/errolgc/sets/72157675601350205
And some from 2011, including with people standing next to it.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/errolgc/albums/72157626235561841
And I’ve just realised that I’ve been inconsistent calling it Vincent/Vildbeest – darn.
Seeing TV959 takeoff, after weeks of waiting for it to get the ok, then trying to actually get to Ardmore in time.
Although the Vintage Aviator Flying Weekend in a week and a half has potential…
Thanks Mark12, I hope to get there one day not at show time (when Dangerous Skies is closed). I’m sure the presentation is absolutely world-class (as the WW1 area is).
There was a recent P-40 photo on the Classic Wings FB.
https://www.facebook.com/ClassicWingsMagazine/photos/a.441600692547940.92871.251326048242073/1284922514882416/?type=3
You don’t need to sign up to Facebook to see the images. Just click this link….
… click ‘not now’ on the annoying pop-up and there you are. Navigate the site as normal.
Yes, mildly irritating, but easy setup for the organisation so they have more time to do actual work. I’ve got about a dozen FB links in my browser favourites, and check them out a couple of times a week. What is annoying is when an event only exists online as a FB Event, and important information is in the discussion of the event (which seem to only be visible to FB members). The main weakness is the poor search functionality – The Vintage Aviator for instance do some really informative FB posts, good luck finding them a couple of months later.
Another bad practice that I’ve seen is only putting details of temporary closures etc on FB, while not mentioning this on the actual webpage.