They are visiting the home of Wings over New Zealand and Wings Over Cambridge tomorrow too, right here in Cambridge. Actually, it’s past midnight so I should say today!
before coming to Cambridge, Prince William is also visiting Pacific Aerospace Ltd at Rukuhia, just down the road, and he’ll be flying ina NZ designed and built PAC 750XL aircraft.
If you take Gibson out of the centre of the story, you lose half the story. Simply take the dog out of the story, it doesn’t even need to be there, the story is about courageous, daring men, not a pet dog or a code word.
The original film is great, but I think the radio series is better in many ways.
Yes! I too went in that “simulator” back on my visit there in late 1993, or early 1994. It was also the first time I’d seen the footage and I was not only blown away by the fact that they had filmed the raid, which I’d previously read about in a few RNZAF history books, but also this was the first time I’d ever seen or been in a sim that gave real feeling of movement. It was very cool. I wonder if it’s still around somewhere. No doubt today the younger people would demand it be in 3-D and full colour to get their attention?
I have only just read this, I’ve been away. I am glad you’re ok Rob, a nasty thing to have happen though. Sorry to hear about your aeroplane.
I cannot see him on Facebook, which page is his? There are several Jules Horowitz’s listed but I don’t see him. Can you PM me a link please Moggy? Thanks.
Dornier Do 17 down in England?
Assuming this due to WAAF’s in abundance at the scene! Perhaps Andy can identify this one?Great thread everyone.
Melvin
Note that one of those WAAF’s has an impressive row of medals, that has to be reasonably rare. I wonder if perhaps some of them are Army nurses rather than WAAF’s and she might be a WWI retread? Or if they are WAAF’s perhaps she’s Queen Bee?
Robert Taylor and Richard Taylor – average and not art?
That is a bit bloody cheeky, their art is absolutely fantastic, and in my opinion is far better art than most artists out there.
Absolutely, when it comes to local kiwi aviation artists he’s one of the best. I also really like the work of John Chrisp who lives here in Cambridge, and Carla McKnight who also lived here till recently.
I really like the work of Russell Smith too. And Wade Meyer.
I wish Christchurch was doing that 🙁
Amazingly it seems of the speaking cast there was only one actual Maltese person, and all the others were actually English. Fooled me.
What was the “Phantom Squadron” business all about? Did they really fake radio transmissions of battles to confuse the Italians?
I seem to recall that Amiens was one of the battlefields where the kiwis fought in WWI, so are all the older buildings in the town post-WWI construction or was the town spared in the battle?
So, it’s not the one in the film then.
So you reckon those fuselages will be still there, acting as fences?