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Nope Straight from the factory to NAC/Airnz then to RNZAF.

Thanks Radar88 and Splitpin for all kind answers, explantions, and hyperlinks. Radar88, I already saw those videos before. I was trying to find specific RAF DC-3s/C-47s that Aussie pilots and NZ pilots flew in Berlin Airlift. I guess it is not going to happen as you said it would be impossible. Regards, Aharon

"Walked away from another one, Simon" The other day when cleaning out old and obsolete bric a brac, I came across a CD I burned from FS2004: ACOF. In it, I had duplicated the CHCH - ZQN flight and overlaid the RW sound track. My greatest movie moment was seeing the final render emerge after 8 hours on my hot Pentium 5 :) I probably uploaded the thing to Botophuket which as we know is kaput. Ah well, memories are made of this.

Thanks Marty. I have been working with the team on this project since October. For anybody wanting to follow the Mosquito progress, feel free to join the Facebook page - Omaka John Smith Mosquito Project , Regular updates are posted here. Also some pics here: Wings over NZ - RNZAF Proboards

Amazing

:thumbup: Thanks Radar, what a great resource .

Great photos. My picks are the KC-130 and the F-4s....for the obvious reason :)

Great pictures. Thanks for posting them. You're welcome.

I have a soft spot for them too. I guess because I learnt my trade on them at 4TTS back in 1986 as a trainee aircraft mechanic. Later in 1998-2002 I was instructor at the school using the same airframes! I also got to fly in a civilian one ZK-KTT (ex NZ1808) a few times. Very smooth to fly in !! Thanks for looking and sharing the memories Deane.

It does not matter Quite right, but it's fun walking the walk with Radar and playing the numbers! As to the parade on the wings, 140 blokes is about the same weight as the aircraft, so if it could stay up while inverted, it could carry the meatload :)

DC-8-50 series with TEAL/Air New Zealand in 1965. Thanks for answer Regards, Aharon

Yes it is the opening of Auckland airport. My Dad flew into the opening show in an aero club aircraft. He has plenty of photos from that show and others air shows from the 50s onwards Naki, I would love to see your Dads collection. Yeah there’s heaps of slides. Need to get them digitised somehow. I'm trying to get my old man to scan everything, which he is but it's taking time to do thousands of slides.... but that glorious Kodachrome colour!

Those are great photos Regards, Aharon

"No such thing as weird.....I call it functional !!" there you are ....all is not lost. It was a very effective machine, did what it was designed to do very well. It also irritated a lot of folk who thought aeroplanes should not be allowed to look like that. I count that as a bonus, but some would call it 'collateral damage' :P

Charl ..."Marty, I am sorry to highjack your thread" theres no way I would consider this a highjack, in fact the opposite, what a great conversation from all of you.

I am guessing it is New Zealand version of Air Force One???? Regards, Aharon

At least the crew did not have to snuggle into a window recess which was (a) barely above shoulder height and (b) hardly deep enuff to get an ear into. YBBN - YSSY is just a bus ride, and the best bus ever was a Virgin Embraer 190