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A thread where ex PNG geriatrics lapuns and long longs can live in the dim distant past.
Where tall stories are accepted as fact. War stories are applauded. Grab a Brownie, pull up a story and join in a trip down memory lane!!! 
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PNG Ples Bilong Tok Tok
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And his trip to the US
On a recent trip to the U.S.A. former Prime Minister Bob Hawke was invited to
address a major gathering of the American Indian Nations in Kitimat, B.C., due to his experience in handling the Australian Indigineous situation.
He spoke for almost an hour on his ideas for increasing every First
Nation's present standard of living.
At the conclusion of his speech, the tribes presented the former Prime Minister with a plaque inscribed with his new Indian name.
What was it? "Walking Eagle".
The proud Hawke then departed with his entourage, waving to the crowd as he left.
A news reporter later asked the chiefs how they came to select the new
name given to Hawke.
They explained that Walking Eagle is the name given to a bird so full of ****, it can no longer fly.
address a major gathering of the American Indian Nations in Kitimat, B.C., due to his experience in handling the Australian Indigineous situation.
He spoke for almost an hour on his ideas for increasing every First
Nation's present standard of living.
At the conclusion of his speech, the tribes presented the former Prime Minister with a plaque inscribed with his new Indian name.
What was it? "Walking Eagle".
The proud Hawke then departed with his entourage, waving to the crowd as he left.
A news reporter later asked the chiefs how they came to select the new
name given to Hawke.
They explained that Walking Eagle is the name given to a bird so full of ****, it can no longer fly.
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Location: Gold Coast, Australia
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And the betel nut stains to tastefully continue the red theme inside.
But how to replicate the ripe PNG armpit B.O.?
But how to replicate the ripe PNG armpit B.O.?
Last edited by chimbu; 20th Nov 2009 at 06:02.
Bongo has no mud, no stains and no smell...
However the floor is a realistic dirty splintered plywood simulation.. this girl is straight out of the paint shop.
The Porter build will have a cargo boi - uniformed pilot waving out the window (to startled tower controllers).
The Bandit will be pre Moresby inferno
The Porter build will have a cargo boi - uniformed pilot waving out the window (to startled tower controllers).
The Bandit will be pre Moresby inferno
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What I'd like to see, .. is a fly-on-the-wall view of a model of a diarama of Dennis, Helly, Bober, Milesey et al, 'In Conferance', with appropriate arm waving, after some crisis, just to confirm my imaginings of what transpired behind the doors..
You wouldn't want to be there.
And when Junior's eyes started to bulge you remain very quiet 'cause someone is going to get fired!
On the six or seven times I got fired, at least two were for "pushing my luck" just that little too far!
And when Junior's eyes started to bulge you remain very quiet 'cause someone is going to get fired!
On the six or seven times I got fired, at least two were for "pushing my luck" just that little too far!
Silly Old Git
Theres one other shadowy figure you forgot
Dollar $inclair
He was there to assure Dennis that in fact the hull was insured for five times its book value
Dollar $inclair
He was there to assure Dennis that in fact the hull was insured for five times its book value
Crikey..how long did you say "fired" for?
On the six or seven times I got fired, at least two were for "pushing my luck" just that little too far!
Someone got the sack every week!
They would be secreted off to some remote base for a month or two until it all blew over!
Then suddenly reappear, and nothing was said!
They would be secreted off to some remote base for a month or two until it all blew over!
Then suddenly reappear, and nothing was said!
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CACSabre
Your model of the Bongo P2-ISA looks great. (Apart from all the other embellishments suggested, it needs the tailplane covered with oil and exhaust stains, not to mention the cowls)
Can someone confirm that ISA was actually a 300 HP model with tip tanks as depicted ?
And did it come back to Oz as ISA ?
VH-ISA was a 260 without tip tanks, so I'm guessing not.
It's just that every time I took ISA, (VH that is) around PNG, everyone seemed to know it.
Your model of the Bongo P2-ISA looks great. (Apart from all the other embellishments suggested, it needs the tailplane covered with oil and exhaust stains, not to mention the cowls)
Can someone confirm that ISA was actually a 300 HP model with tip tanks as depicted ?
And did it come back to Oz as ISA ?
VH-ISA was a 260 without tip tanks, so I'm guessing not.
It's just that every time I took ISA, (VH that is) around PNG, everyone seemed to know it.
And how were you "rehired"
).On one occasion in Goroka I went home. Around 10 am next morning he called on the phone, and demanded I return to work.
We "parted company" twice, in Australia in 1988 or 1989 and again in Manila around 1992.
He asked me to return to Flight West around 1999, but I wasn't interested. Twenty years of service to Junior was enough for my lifetime!
Looks like P2-ISA was a 300 HP Islander:
Registration: P2-ISA
C/n / msn: 703
First flight: 1974-01-25 (26 years 3 months)
Engines: 2 Lycoming IO-540-K1B5
Crew: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Passengers: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Total: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: Bapi Airport (BPD)
It did well to last 26 years in PNG!
ZEEBEE. The first new Islanders were registered in the VH-IS* series in Australia. P2-ISA would have been allocated that registration when we re-structured all Talair fleet registrations in the late 1970's or early 1980's. Obviously a different aircraft to VH-ISA.
Last edited by Torres; 22nd Nov 2009 at 19:21.