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Our
group consists of ex WW2 and Korea personnel, RNZAF,
RAAF, RAF, Fleet Air Arm
and US Airforce (trained) pilots and aircrew, ground
crew, administration guys and gals,
Aero Club trained pilots and the topdressing folk.
These service personnel have served everywhere on the
globe.
Name any part of the world, and we have, amongst our
group, someone who has been there,
done a job, and tried out the local "hops". |
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We've
been recording (Audio and Video)
the experiences of local service personnel.
There's also pictures from photo albums
and details from diaries on this website.
LEFT:
Some
of our team during a recording
session at one of our "get-togethers".
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Left To Right: Willis Dark
from HB Museum of Technology (Audio),
Michael Mullins from Napier Aero Club (Video),
Ian Granger, President Vintage Aviation (HB)
(Interviews),
Cyril Whitaker, Chief Pilot (RTD) NZ Aerial
Mapping(Interview) |
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AIRCRAFT FLOWN: Catalina, Tiger
Moths, Harvards, Spitfires, Hurricanes, Stearman,
Defiant, Boomerang, Kittyhawk, DH Vampire, Dakota, Fairey
Swordfish, Gannet, Halifax, Typhoon, Tempest, Fury,
Hunter, Mitchell, Oxford, Anson, Lancaster,
Stirling, Vincent, Wellington, Corsair, Lysander,
Liberator, Seafire, Wirraway, Wellington, Sunderland...to
name a few. |
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of the group "at work"..... |
Left to Right:
Matt Browne - ex-Air Traffic Controller &
RNZAF,
Bill Prebenson - Aero Club Pilot,
Ralph
Duley - ex-Aero Club Pilot and RNZAF |
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Left
to Right: Charlie Black - ex-RNZAF,
Cyril Whitaker - ex-RNZAF & Aerial Mapping,
Ian Granger - President of the HB Vintage
Aviation Trust. |
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Left to Right:
Gordon Heiford
Neil Titter
Keith SpackmanAll three sailed
overseas on the same ship and were,
by coincidence, on the same ship coming home.
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Scanning
of photo albums and diaries.
from left: Max McEwan,
Barrie Crabbe,
Arthur Birks, Michael Mullins, Norman Oliver,
and Ted Nielson. |
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Feb.2004.Some of our members
gather
for afternoon tea and natter. |
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Late
2005, we did some recording at the Taradale RSA.
Keith Allington had some great stories to tell, as did
John Caulton.
We have a large selection of interesting photos to post
on this site, too.
In the meantime, a few photos of the session... |
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