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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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Sixties
You've done a great job - keep it up!
I recall meeting Bertie Heath, then in his 80's and owrking in SP's advertising [Read 'giveaways'] store at the Brewery in Lae. This was in the early '70's and he was in his 80's at the time. Still driving arounf Lae in a small Morris car with a bottle of Red Mill Rum on the passenger seat.
Berties is credited, in, I think, 'Wings Of Gold' with flying one of the top tumbler shafts for a Bulolo Gold Dredge from Salamaua to Bulolo. It weighed so much that he had to fly in the early morning, on a clear day and measure his fuel with a kettle or teacup in order to minimise weight to clear the hills.
There are photos of this tumbler shaft being loaded through the roof on the aircraft.
Fascinating times and your upload do help preserve them.
Cheers
BB
The original is hundreds of two to twenty second quick clips taken over two years.
I collected disjointed clips into some semblance of order, so you'll see the wrong type of wing in some aerial shots from the aircraft type that taxis.
I collected disjointed clips into some semblance of order, so you'll see the wrong type of wing in some aerial shots from the aircraft type that taxis.
I recall meeting Bertie Heath, then in his 80's and owrking in SP's advertising [Read 'giveaways'] store at the Brewery in Lae. This was in the early '70's and he was in his 80's at the time. Still driving arounf Lae in a small Morris car with a bottle of Red Mill Rum on the passenger seat.
Berties is credited, in, I think, 'Wings Of Gold' with flying one of the top tumbler shafts for a Bulolo Gold Dredge from Salamaua to Bulolo. It weighed so much that he had to fly in the early morning, on a clear day and measure his fuel with a kettle or teacup in order to minimise weight to clear the hills.
There are photos of this tumbler shaft being loaded through the roof on the aircraft.
Fascinating times and your upload do help preserve them.
Cheers
BB
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Tinpis, chuckles and Taildragger.
RE: the water skiing harvards posted by Tinpis on the 25th of Feb. Got the same pics sent recently with the following story.
Subject: South African air show...
This is pretty damn cool...
Early morning anglers are treated to the spectacle of four T6 Harvard Aircraft from The Flying Lions Aerobatic Team waterskiing across the Klipdrift Dam near Johannesburg South Africa.
Lead by Scully Levin, with wingman Arnie Meneghelli, Stewart Lithgow and Ellis Levin, this renown airshow display team rehearse a sequence for the newly launched "Aviation Action" television program on Supersport.
Meneghelli from Academy Brushware, owner of the aircraft had this to say, "What we did today I believe is a world first. It illustrates that SouthAfrican airshow pilots are amongst the best in the world".
This unusual act, approved by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), and supported by Castrol Aviation, was meticulously planned and took place under the watchfull eye of divers and paramedics that were on site.
Subject: South African air show...
This is pretty damn cool...
Early morning anglers are treated to the spectacle of four T6 Harvard Aircraft from The Flying Lions Aerobatic Team waterskiing across the Klipdrift Dam near Johannesburg South Africa.
Lead by Scully Levin, with wingman Arnie Meneghelli, Stewart Lithgow and Ellis Levin, this renown airshow display team rehearse a sequence for the newly launched "Aviation Action" television program on Supersport.
Meneghelli from Academy Brushware, owner of the aircraft had this to say, "What we did today I believe is a world first. It illustrates that SouthAfrican airshow pilots are amongst the best in the world".
This unusual act, approved by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), and supported by Castrol Aviation, was meticulously planned and took place under the watchfull eye of divers and paramedics that were on site.
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PNG Photo Disc -60's relic
Hi 60's relic,
mi sori tumas, mi lusim planti tingting long disc bilong yu!
I have been just spending far too much time on the briny lately trying to keep youth of today honest and from beating me. Nothing like old age and treachery to beat youth and honesty anytime eh?
Yes. I got the disc thank you very much and I have spent many an hour looking at them since their arrival. I still think that you could write a good sized coffee table book for us old fellas(and new ones) out there to buy. Regards to Blossom and any of the other ex Patair/Ansett MAL/APNG crew that you run into during the tour.
Regards,
Looie.
mi sori tumas, mi lusim planti tingting long disc bilong yu!
I have been just spending far too much time on the briny lately trying to keep youth of today honest and from beating me. Nothing like old age and treachery to beat youth and honesty anytime eh?
Yes. I got the disc thank you very much and I have spent many an hour looking at them since their arrival. I still think that you could write a good sized coffee table book for us old fellas(and new ones) out there to buy. Regards to Blossom and any of the other ex Patair/Ansett MAL/APNG crew that you run into during the tour.
Regards,
Looie.
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G'day All,
Harvard video here: http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photoga...8_harvards.wmv Big file for those on dial up though.
Looks scary to me!!
Cheers,
MPT
Harvard video here: http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photoga...8_harvards.wmv Big file for those on dial up though.
Looks scary to me!!
Cheers,
MPT
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sheesh...bulolo ain't changed much in like 70 years...
Sunday afternoons on the brown bottle at the swine lodge were great
Sunday afternoons on the brown bottle at the swine lodge were great
Wouldn't be this place would it?
On the back of the pic it says "The Lodge Bulolo 1948"
"Plane at Bulolo Airstrip 1948"
"Crashed Plane at Bulolo 1947"
"New Guinea Natives Building Bridge Over Markham R. Bulolo 1948"
Don't know the accuracy of these, but that's what was written on the photo's.
I've got more
Jarse. The photo labelled "Bridge Over Markham R. Bulolo 1948" should probably read "Bridge Over Markham R. near Lae 1948".
Actually, that may be the building the original Markham Bridge, however the river looks too narrow (may be the camera perspective) although the terrain on the other side looks correct.
I think that insignia on the nose of the Anson is Carpenters (later became Mandated Airlines). Do you have the full registration?
Actually, that may be the building the original Markham Bridge, however the river looks too narrow (may be the camera perspective) although the terrain on the other side looks correct.
I think that insignia on the nose of the Anson is Carpenters (later became Mandated Airlines). Do you have the full registration?
Gents
Have a look at page 45 of Balus #1 where you will see a similar photo of the crashed Anson. This is VH-AYD of Guinea Air Traders. The photo to the left of it shows Anson VH-AKH also of Guinea Air Traders. This aeroplane carries on its nose an emblem which appears similar to that in HJ's photo. Any more GAT photos to come Hugh? Hudson maybe?
Regards
Have a look at page 45 of Balus #1 where you will see a similar photo of the crashed Anson. This is VH-AYD of Guinea Air Traders. The photo to the left of it shows Anson VH-AKH also of Guinea Air Traders. This aeroplane carries on its nose an emblem which appears similar to that in HJ's photo. Any more GAT photos to come Hugh? Hudson maybe?
Regards
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Thanks for the support guys. I'm only going off what's written on the back of the photos. Dad was up there in WW2 and came back after he did 2 years with BCOF in Hiroshima. Most of the photos are from 1947-48. I don't think he wrote his notes on the back of the pix until the late 60's, so his recollection might not have been exactly correct. Nonetheless, they are all in New Guinea.
I hope you enjoy them.
Torres, I have others around Lae, so it's possible he got it mixed up:
"Sunken Jap ship on the end of the Lae Airstrip 1948"
Fris, dad flew as a pax often on Guinea Air Traders. That's possibly where he took the pix. Unfortunately, that"s how it was in the photo. Here's another at Lae:
"Planes on the airstrip at Lae 1948.I went in the 2nd one". Dragon Rapide, I think?
Animalclub, I've only just discovered Photobucket. Dad went up for the second time to work fro Bulolo Gold as an engineer. one of his jobs was refloating dredges that were sank a couple of years earlier
"A dredge before we fixed it Bulolo 1948"
Same dredge from a different side.
"Some New Guinea Natives"
Regards from Jarse.
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I hope you enjoy them.
Torres, I have others around Lae, so it's possible he got it mixed up:
"Sunken Jap ship on the end of the Lae Airstrip 1948"
Fris, dad flew as a pax often on Guinea Air Traders. That's possibly where he took the pix. Unfortunately, that"s how it was in the photo. Here's another at Lae:
"Planes on the airstrip at Lae 1948.I went in the 2nd one". Dragon Rapide, I think?
Animalclub, I've only just discovered Photobucket. Dad went up for the second time to work fro Bulolo Gold as an engineer. one of his jobs was refloating dredges that were sank a couple of years earlier
"A dredge before we fixed it Bulolo 1948"
Same dredge from a different side.
"Some New Guinea Natives"
Regards from Jarse.
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Jarse
Great photos. I'm fairly certain the Hudson is the ill-fated VH-ALA which crashed on take-off from Lae for Bulolo on 18 April 1948 with the loss of 37 lives. The aeroplane to the rear of the Hudson is a DH84 Dragon.
Regards
Great photos. I'm fairly certain the Hudson is the ill-fated VH-ALA which crashed on take-off from Lae for Bulolo on 18 April 1948 with the loss of 37 lives. The aeroplane to the rear of the Hudson is a DH84 Dragon.
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Fris, I don't think dad knew the fate of the Hudson. All I can do is thank God he got on the Dragon or I wouldn't be here
Funny, I'll post a photo from 1947 tomorrow of a "Meri" (his words). They were known by that even back then..
He and his mates had 2 house boys known as "Hungry" and "Sleepy". Cracked me up.
or I wouldn't be here Funny, I'll post a photo from 1947 tomorrow of a "Meri" (his words). They were known by that even back then..
He and his mates had 2 house boys known as "Hungry" and "Sleepy". Cracked me up.
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HJ That ship is the Tenya (Tenyo?) Maru. It's on the edge of a reef... after a guria (earth tremor) in, I think, the 80's it slipped off into the deep. Many a pilot used it to line up on the strip when the weather was inclement!
Silly Old Git
HJ That ship is the Tenya (Tenyo?) Maru. It's on the edge of a reef... after a guria (earth tremor) in, I think, the 80's it slipped off into the deep. Many a pilot used it to line up on the strip when the weather was inclement!
Silly Old Git
More photos ta Hugh.
Poor bugger that had to fly an Anson up there.
Am I wrong or did someone operate a Beagle 206 in PNG ?
Another Brit bucket of bolts.
Poor bugger that had to fly an Anson up there.
Am I wrong or did someone operate a Beagle 206 in PNG ?
Another Brit bucket of bolts.
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Ref the Tenyo (or was it Tanyo) Maru at Lae.
Whoever painted the bow deck white so it was easily seen on approach.....
Thank you
Many, many, many times over
Disco Stu
Whoever painted the bow deck white so it was easily seen on approach.....
Thank you
Many, many, many times over
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Tinpis
Forgive me but my memory is not the best!! There was a Beagle 206 in the Territory in the late 1960's VH-UNC, I think, but please don't hold me to it. It may have had a problem at Tapini in 1967/68.
Despite a search of my papers I cannot find any further reference. I hope this may be able to jog someonelse's memory!!!!
mutiny
Forgive me but my memory is not the best!! There was a Beagle 206 in the Territory in the late 1960's VH-UNC, I think, but please don't hold me to it. It may have had a problem at Tapini in 1967/68.
Despite a search of my papers I cannot find any further reference. I hope this may be able to jog someonelse's memory!!!!
mutiny
The photo titled "New Guinea Natives Building Bridge Over Markham R. Bulolo 1948" is not over the Markham. The Markham Bridge, which was only recently destroyed, was a Bailey Bridge, not a suspension bridge.
I had Tommy Leahy in my office this morning - Tom, nephew of the early PNG explorers Mick, Jim and Dan Leahy, lived in the Markham from 1948 to 1978. He is sure the suspension bridge is over the Wamput River at the bottom of the Zenag Range. The photo is taken from the Bulolo side, looking north. The Wamput River flows in the Markham River.
The two Bulolo dredge photos are of Dredge No 8. Tom remembers when they were excavating to refloat the dredge.
The "Tenyo Maru" slipped off the reef some years ago during my time in PNG. Two swimmers diving on the wreck were taken there in the 1950's by crocs or sharks.
Tinnie, Pants parked the Baron a bit further out in the Huon Gulf than the Tenyo Maru, but not that far as the splash could be seen from the Lae Tower.
I had Tommy Leahy in my office this morning - Tom, nephew of the early PNG explorers Mick, Jim and Dan Leahy, lived in the Markham from 1948 to 1978. He is sure the suspension bridge is over the Wamput River at the bottom of the Zenag Range. The photo is taken from the Bulolo side, looking north. The Wamput River flows in the Markham River.
The two Bulolo dredge photos are of Dredge No 8. Tom remembers when they were excavating to refloat the dredge.
The "Tenyo Maru" slipped off the reef some years ago during my time in PNG. Two swimmers diving on the wreck were taken there in the 1950's by crocs or sharks.
Tinnie, Pants parked the Baron a bit further out in the Huon Gulf than the Tenyo Maru, but not that far as the splash could be seen from the Lae Tower.
I'd second Torres re the bridge...
With respect to the dredges at Bulolo, I could never figure out how they would 'float' given their size and the amount of water flowing down the river...
With respect to the dredges at Bulolo, I could never figure out how they would 'float' given their size and the amount of water flowing down the river...
