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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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Nondigul
Tinpis
Yes I did have a Falcon GT in Mendi mate but it was actually a GT Shaker Not a GTHO.
But you're right there was nowhere to drive it I only took it there because I was posted to Mendi by the Public Works Dept to work with the Army Engineering Unit who had come straight from Vietnam.
I had mates who were pilots in PNG including Mike Grant and Peter Arnold.
I remember we mounted a memorial plate in the Hagen Park Motel to Grouper I bet it is long gone now.
Nondigul
Yes I did have a Falcon GT in Mendi mate but it was actually a GT Shaker Not a GTHO.
But you're right there was nowhere to drive it I only took it there because I was posted to Mendi by the Public Works Dept to work with the Army Engineering Unit who had come straight from Vietnam.
I had mates who were pilots in PNG including Mike Grant and Peter Arnold.
I remember we mounted a memorial plate in the Hagen Park Motel to Grouper I bet it is long gone now.
Nondigul
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Graham really has an outstanding collection of photos - and experiences. He is certainly one of the legends.
Aussie02
You could well be absolutely right about the Nadzab Nomad prang date. I just had a look at my logbook and see I last flew 012 at the end of September 78. Broke my leg trail bike riding near Boana the next week. Spent the next 8 weeks in plaster and crutches running the Squadron while the RAAF OC (mixed Army/RAAF personel) was in Melbourne getting the radar put in one of the other Nomads.
I was in Hong Kong on the date you indicate so would not have been there for the flurry of excitement. I am sure that I would have noticed we were short an aircraft and there was one on stands in the hangar when I came back - I have absolutely no memory of it - I think I must be losing the plot!
Next 012 flight was when I took it for a test flight (post-repair check?) on 20 July 79
Thanks for the reminder.
Aussie02
You could well be absolutely right about the Nadzab Nomad prang date. I just had a look at my logbook and see I last flew 012 at the end of September 78. Broke my leg trail bike riding near Boana the next week. Spent the next 8 weeks in plaster and crutches running the Squadron while the RAAF OC (mixed Army/RAAF personel) was in Melbourne getting the radar put in one of the other Nomads.
I was in Hong Kong on the date you indicate so would not have been there for the flurry of excitement. I am sure that I would have noticed we were short an aircraft and there was one on stands in the hangar when I came back - I have absolutely no memory of it - I think I must be losing the plot!
Next 012 flight was when I took it for a test flight (post-repair check?) on 20 July 79
Thanks for the reminder.
Join Date: Feb 2011
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MAF FLIGHT TRAINING
Duck Pilot,
My man in Mt.Hagen tells me that MAF's flying school instructor, Rick Velvin, has gone south and MAF no longer provides flying training in PNG. It would appear that there are no flying schools operating anywhere in the country.
My man in Mt.Hagen tells me that MAF's flying school instructor, Rick Velvin, has gone south and MAF no longer provides flying training in PNG. It would appear that there are no flying schools operating anywhere in the country.
The 172 has been wrecked, it's probably now being used as a source of spare parts - certainly not flying anymore.
Increadably sad outcome, not only for MAF but also PNG in general.
Increadably sad outcome, not only for MAF but also PNG in general.
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P2-MFR
A search of the PNG CASA Aircraft Registration Data Base shows that, as of 13th. May 2015, P2-MFR was still registered to MAF Mt.Hagen. My man in Hagen is trying to find out more.
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Big E
G'day E,
Has been a few years. I did fly the old Porter and the Twotter. Trained a few on the Porter. Great machine and very flexible. Jay Hartizan was the Crowley helo pilot.
Has been a few years. I did fly the old Porter and the Twotter. Trained a few on the Porter. Great machine and very flexible. Jay Hartizan was the Crowley helo pilot.
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Mt.Yule Cross. Post #3686.
There is another cross on Mt.Albert Edward, erected in the 1930's, by by the French missionaries from the Catholic Mission at Ononge. A Google search indicated that it was still there recently.
Man Bilong Balus long PNG
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Looking forward to returning to Japan soon but in the meantime continuing the never ending search for a bad bottle of Red!
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pawsforeffect; I have copies of the words in both English and Tok Pisin somewhere.
PM me an snail mail addy and I'll post a photocopy....when I find them.
Also have a spare CD of the recording. Someone once asked me for a copy but never replied to any further PMs.
PM me an snail mail addy and I'll post a photocopy....when I find them.
Also have a spare CD of the recording. Someone once asked me for a copy but never replied to any further PMs.
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(Descoll, Chimbu Warrior: Page 184 of this thread) That is definitely Gordon Campbell, I worked for him for most of 1971 in his Narimo hotel at Vanimo
Last edited by sketch1946; 9th Jun 2016 at 07:20.