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by **Olderndirt** » Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:34 am

From what I read, this one had a short life.

by **Ian Warren** » Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:26 pm

Nice photo Dave , yeah a training flight fire board burning up on the new Auckland runway in the mid 60s with no loss of live .. be nice to see a good FSX model .

by **SA227** » Wed Dec 12, 2012 9:14 am

Are we takling about the colour scheme or the aircraft?

If it's ZK-NZB, it had a simulated engine failure after take off which due a design issue with the aircraft resulted in the number 4 engine going into the reverse idle detent and subsequently the aircraft rolled into the ground.
The Captain and I believe an observing flight engineer were killed. The F/O survived and went on to continue flying with Air New Zealand and I think retired as a 747-200 Captain (cowpatz can probably confirm). The operating flight engineer ended up in a wheel chair and work in Air NZ head office for many years afterwards. Not sure about the 5th crew member who also survived.

Somewhere around my father had photos of the accident but I haven't seen them for many years. They will be in a box somewhere

by **Ian Warren** » Wed Dec 12, 2012 9:45 am

Be good to get a confirm on that , been so long since any mention , i know have a photo floating around here with burnt out hulk but i did'nt think anyone perished .

by **SA227** » Wed Dec 12, 2012 12:46 pm

The crew members killed were Captain Don McLachlan and flight engineer Gordon Tonkin.

by **Ian Warren** » Wed Dec 12, 2012 2:07 pm

I'll see if i can dig up the photo and further about it .. sure it was just after the opening of Auckland 1965/66.

by **SA227** » Wed Dec 12, 2012 2:22 pm

4th of July 1966

by **Ian Warren** » Wed Dec 12, 2012 2:39 pm

SA227 wrote:
QUOTE (SA227 @ Dec 12 2012,3:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
4th of July 1966

Jeez ... that's an ironic date .. i keep myballs out for further info and that photo .

by **Splitpin** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 6:29 pm

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Dec 12 2012,3:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Jeez ... that's an ironic date .. i keep myballs out for further info and that photo .

IW , I think you mean "eyeballs" unless your built upside down

by **Ian Warren** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 6:43 pm

Splitpin wrote:
QUOTE (Splitpin @ Dec 16 2012,7:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
IW , I think you mean "eyeballs" unless your built upside down

Jeeper s that was a bit of a C0CkUP

by **Splitpin** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 7:16 pm

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Dec 16 2012,7:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Jeeper s that was a bit of a C0CkUP

You are built upside down ..... your nose runs and your feet smell ....and you can see with your *****

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