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Very similar to a C402 we lost on the Talasea Peninsula flown by a Swiss pilot, can't remember his name, following the beach up from Cape Gloucester to Hoskins in "special VFR" and forgot about the bumps sticking out on the Peninsula. How he managed to get out of that one was a wonder.
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The Vitiaz Straits
Strange winds, stranger topography. I believe a small aircraft was torn up there in turbulence long ago.. |
Very similar to a C402 we lost on the Talasea Peninsula flown by a Swiss pilot, can't remember his name Last time I saw him he was flying in WA. |
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..... with rear engine hinged door clearly visible! :E
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Here's a challenge for you all. Does anyone have a good photo of VH-CMY with the rear engine swung aside?
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Fris. Have to be a bloody old photo from the Ansett days - Talair kept it bolted securely closed after the rumour it came unlatched in flight with Ansett! :eek:
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Fris keep searching on the net they are there.
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the insides of dwa today...
taken from the third row... there is a pilot on the plane somewhere...:} http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...32306_9979.jpg and alright lets play... where is this...? http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...32320_1988.jpg |
as for the callsigns for them... (isl ism dwa kaa nca)
it was lemon, jism, death wish aviation, kanaka assured air, new cool aeroplane... |
Torres, Bit late in the thread, as you have moved on to other types - but in '79, H4-AAB was a 55, and H4-AAK a 58 with Solair. Flew it with Paul Brown from Honiara down to the Vanuatu Independence celebrations later. They operated an Aztec RV10 (ex-Vanuatu) for a while when the Barons left in the mid 80's, (which was wheels-uped on an early morning take-off, as the gear selector lever was still in the up position from overnight maintenance and the pilot had rushed his pre-flight daily. Had been taxying out on the microswitches, and as the weight came off on the take-off run, the wheels folded before flying! They evacuated that aircraft PRETTY DAMN QUICK)
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Pretty Damn Quick was operated by Heli Trans in PNG the 70's
Pilot was a Flying Dutchman or Scandihooligan type, rip **** or bust everywhere. Cant remember his name? |
Also AAK arrived with a colour radar. What a ship for the times! The first time the radar broke down, Wriggles pulled it out. "you dont need a radar, they don't have them in PNG", and put a life size photo of a new one torn from an American Flying magazine over the hole. His idea of a fix. So you flew along with a permanent thunderstorm displayed ahead all the time.. In the days before GPS, and when the NDB's were u/s (as some of them were most of the time) a radar was a handy piece of navigation kit to find a coastline of an island through the haze or rain.
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Tinpis #2109
Tinpis,
The aircraft was a Piper Colt VH-ROC owned and flown by Inspector John Collett, a good copper transfering over to New Britain from Mount Hagen with wife and dog onboard. August 1970. John was a ppl and many of us tried to convince him not to go until the weather improved around Lae and the Vitiaz. All that was found was the nose wheeel some months later. Not sure if turbulence broke him up or just control loss due non IFR. |
Sharpie. thank you I recall it now.
I was Hagen base at the time. as you say was probably a weather mishap rather than a break up in flight While I'm in the area whats your take on Ces Randal? Wasnt there another pilot about that time, went missing Kabwum way. Big search no find. He eventually walked into the Cecil/Dero sat down and ordered a beer? |
Sensational pics...thanks for sharing:ok:
I have flown most of the aircraft in those pics. Well the Talair ones and NAM anyway - I'd have to go and check but memory suggests NAM was our Simbu Aviation BN2 purchased from Morobe Airways. |
Alfa Romeo Mt Hagen 70's
Came across your thread re:ATCO Alfa owner Mt Hagen early 70's, I purchased the vehicle new in Hagen 1970 (impetious youth), spent most of it's life under our house there, used it for regular Runway inspections :O once the road to Kagamuga was sealed. RAAF flew it to MADANG in a Herc when I was transferred in 1972 (cost a carton of SP per crew), returned to Oz by ship in '74. I remember Gary Honour had one in Lae at the time. Interesting forum chaps, came across your link searching for DHC6 accidents post 70's.
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expat6974, g'day again after 39 years. I remember you and the Alfa, the other Alfa at the time in Kagamuga was a little 850 that belonged to Phil Bennet the TAL engineer. Wasnt Peter Mc Kenna there also at that time?
If you have any photos particularly of the aircraft on the apron and of Madang please scan them and share them here in the Lapun lounge. We were both in Madang in '72 as well I think Lukim yu PS I'll have a stab, it was a 1750 GT.... um... a Green one? What a purdy car.... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._GT_Veloce.jpg |
One you didn't fly Chuck, was the Bandit with "300" on the tail (Ser No 110-300).
Maxy turning it into an early morning barbecue at POM before your arrival in PNG. :( The demonstration/training aid PT6A-34 engine which was at Pratts Brisbane, is an engine off this aircraft. |
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