The Home of Photos in Dunnunda! Mk I

[converge200]

By George you got it

HS748. A10-607.

Mildura to East Sale from memory.

[converge200]

I think this photo was taken in 1996. Anyone know where?

[gassed budgie]

Tandou farm.

[converge200]

Yes. I see I will have to try harder.

[Grogmonster]

Tandou

Geez it looks a bit different to when we used to go in there with the Twin Comanche. Is A.M. still spraying down there?

Groggy

[flying-spike]

Maybe a DH-114 Heron?

Try DH104 Dove, possibly VH-ABM or VH-NBM, most likely the first but both Riley conversions and Beagles

[Capt Fathom]

Try DH104 Dove

Huh ????

I thought this one was already solved!

[flying-spike]

How dare I

sorry but the previous poster suggested DH114. I used to fly Doves and they were quite often mistakenly called Herons. Just a little matter of an extra two engines on the Heron.

[Jabawocky]

Couple of interesting Youtube vids.




Oooops......Bugger!

[frigatebird]

Lot of spin for a simple refuel job for the Jet Jocks..
Only recall an occasional intrigued/bemused tourist pulling out the camera to get a shot of the Captain taking a turn on the handpump to help the boys for an Twotter topup....!!





(p.s. its raining outside, a day in today)

[VH-XXX]

Rekindled my interest in the old floats today. Those floats can certainly handle quite a large set of waves versus some of the boats that were nearby.

[Ex FSO GRIFFO]

Nice shot Mr 'X',

and, NIL landing fees...I presume..??

Cheers

[VH-XXX]

Vic is pretty good for float plane operations which is a shame as there are few operators. You don't need a boat licence and you don't need a coxwain's certificate for commercial ops although this particular operator does have all that.

[frigatebird]

You would have needed all of those, plus a pilots licence for the SRN6 in Fiji 20 years ago



powered by the mighty R-R Dart

[chimbu warrior]

powered by the mighty R-R Dart

A good set of earplugs would probably be handy too!

[AussieO2]

SR.N6

Seems that SR.N6 came to FIJI from NZ, was commissioned in November 1969 and used as fire rescue from Auckland International airport. Was powered by a 900SHP Roll-Royce Marine Gnome engine. It went to Taiwan after FIJI, but can not trace when it left FIJI. Originally it was launched in September 1965, then went to Shell Petroleum in Brunei. Lease expired in November 1968. By July 1985, it amassed 2210 hours in service.
Did it ever enter service with Golden Sands Hover Cruises?

[frigatebird]

Sorry if my blue. Have a copy of the ops manual somewhere but didn't dig it out before posting.

[Stikybeke]

Great vids Jaba...I really enjoy those olden days RAAF ones in particular!!!



Thanks,
Stiky

[Jabawocky]

OK

One more, no doubt most of you can tell where, all that green stuff and water may confuse you

[VH-XXX]

It's hard to see properly Jaba, your video camera is flickering from the strobing effect from your CRT screen on your flight simulator.