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Well, I thought the video was great, and Bob deserved his five stars. Has done for a long time. 
No Shrike shots, but this was a replacement that I got a ride in, helping out, while it was being fixed, early 2003..
Worlds Longest Mailrun Innamincka
Boulia
No Shrike shots, but this was a replacement that I got a ride in, helping out, while it was being fixed, early 2003..
Worlds Longest Mailrun Innamincka
Boulia
Never thought I'd see the day when NPD was allowed to do the channel run.
When ACZ suffered it's little incident at Clifton Hills and had to go to Perth for repair I had to do the mail run in MEP for five weeks in a row. I did however learn that if you get enough practice you CAN land a Seneca smoothly, over and over again.
Brings back memories of the heat and the flys.
But those clear bright days like the picture. Lunch at the Birdsville Pub.
Good times now that I look back on it.
When ACZ suffered it's little incident at Clifton Hills and had to go to Perth for repair I had to do the mail run in MEP for five weeks in a row. I did however learn that if you get enough practice you CAN land a Seneca smoothly, over and over again.
Brings back memories of the heat and the flys.
But those clear bright days like the picture. Lunch at the Birdsville Pub.
Good times now that I look back on it.
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Joe and Margaret Drage flew down from Wang for the day to see Skyrace at Valleyfield, Tasmania. For Joe it was the Bob Hoover routine that he really wanted to catch. Instead of heading home that day when it was all over, the Drages overnighted. As Joe put it - 'We had to stop over. Had to see that Shrike perform again. Just to be sure my eyes did not deceive me yesterday.'
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frigatebird, I am loving all of your old scans. I took the last one and spent 2 min on photoshop just to see how they clean up. Heres the result, although I almost prefer the old emulsion 'yellow' tbh..
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Thanks Hempy, nice to get some feedback. Your touch up looks great..
Don't have the expertise on Photoshop, or the inclination. Would like to see how some others come up though, so may make the effort in my dotage, when I organise them better.
Here are another couple from the hangar in 83 before its repaint
Don't have the expertise on Photoshop, or the inclination. Would like to see how some others come up though, so may make the effort in my dotage, when I organise them better.
Here are another couple from the hangar in 83 before its repaint
Forkie - no I haven't seen it in the flesh but I accept your view of it, hope you got chinese tea when you went to intermission. You're a fellow Bonnie driver, so no dramas mate. Great movie though, thanks.
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Someone else must have a few.. ? Hope I'm not boring all.. Just having a prune addiction phase at the keyboard before I go off and seek another job..
Jim Boyers early hardwood logging of the old battlefields near Munda..
The log loading area at Diamond Narrows. The ships pulled up to the undercut coral bank on the narrow passage and loaded directly for Japan. These days they go to Malaysia. When the logs were cut up, the saws got damaged by shrapnel still embedded from the war - so you could say the Japanese were getting their war munitions back 'value added'..
There was an overgrown American-built fighter strip on the peninsula opposite near present day Noro. Munda was the captured long bomber strip, but had fighters based there too.
Canoe house Diamond Narrows with a family setting sail.
What is the connection with aviation? Not a lot, but I did the charter from Honiara to Munda in the Baron and went along to see the operation. He chartered a fair bit back then. Passed on now - but his son is a Member of Parliament for the area.
Jim Boyers early hardwood logging of the old battlefields near Munda..
The log loading area at Diamond Narrows. The ships pulled up to the undercut coral bank on the narrow passage and loaded directly for Japan. These days they go to Malaysia. When the logs were cut up, the saws got damaged by shrapnel still embedded from the war - so you could say the Japanese were getting their war munitions back 'value added'..
There was an overgrown American-built fighter strip on the peninsula opposite near present day Noro. Munda was the captured long bomber strip, but had fighters based there too.
Canoe house Diamond Narrows with a family setting sail.
What is the connection with aviation? Not a lot, but I did the charter from Honiara to Munda in the Baron and went along to see the operation. He chartered a fair bit back then. Passed on now - but his son is a Member of Parliament for the area.
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Took these in the Isle of Man circa late '95.
Met a couple of old private pilots who were restoring this aircraft with a bunch of other chaps and they showed me through it.
I have no idea what it is.
Can anyone shed any light?
Wonder if it was ever finished....
Met a couple of old private pilots who were restoring this aircraft with a bunch of other chaps and they showed me through it.
I have no idea what it is.
Can anyone shed any light?
Wonder if it was ever finished....
Never thought I'd see the day when NPD was allowed to do the channel run.
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Hey DF
How is the weather out there, rivers rising yet? Might get the Lake business going again soon?
Its been nothing but ..............well thats my view of today anyway....anyone guess where? Wally will not be happy
J
How is the weather out there, rivers rising yet? Might get the Lake business going again soon?
Its been nothing but ..............well thats my view of today anyway....anyone guess where? Wally will not be happy
J
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Hey DF
How is the wether out there, rivers rising yet? Might get the Lake business going again soon?
How is the wether out there, rivers rising yet? Might get the Lake business going again soon?
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Over the mountain..
Down by the river..
Robyn and Alan Cameron meet David, his opposite number..
"How many people, David? And what else..?
The trussed-up carry-on luggage came with carry handles..
Down by the river..
Robyn and Alan Cameron meet David, his opposite number..
"How many people, David? And what else..?
The trussed-up carry-on luggage came with carry handles..
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all the Chieftains done the mail run at some stage. In the end they were the only aircraft available
