TAA Sunbird Services...
 

Large request, and not sure if this is the right place exactly, but I need a colour shot of the Bird of Paradise emblem worn on the fin of TAA Sunbird Services aircraft in PNG.

Doesn't matter which aircraft it is on, but PREFERRABLY DC-3.

Any help much appreciated!

Lukim:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/077540/M/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/222195/M/

Dingo,
Thanks, but I really need good colour. I have DOZENS of B&W shots, but the only colour I have is a TAA Sunbird Services "handout" toiletry bag, now faded a bit, showing yellow belly, black chest, and bronze-green wings and upper body.

Could be incorrect on the green, as it has faded to poo-brown in colour! :p

I don't really want to haul out the slide projector, but may have to. GRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!

Perhaps someone has still got the Lae TAA Social Club badge?

Liklik,

Gee I love that Handle.


Gimp

Lik Lik Here's picture of the Sunbird route map with the Logo on it if it's any use.


http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an22704296-v

Found a small DC3 at

http://www.hawkeyemodels.com.au/cds-207.JPG

Cheers

I need good colour photos - the time tables I have don't cut it:

http://www.gunboards.com/forums/uplo...timetables.jpg

The toiletry bag looks BEST, but is fading and dirtying a little:

http://www.gunboards.com/forums/uplo..._sbs%20bag.jpg

Colour photos of the GENUINE fin logo sincerely appreciated.

Lik Lik

Will these do?

VH-SBK

Close-up

FAN-BLOODY-TASTIC!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks mate!!!!!!!!!!!!

All shall be revealed in time.

Lik Lik and Fris B. Thanks for a wonderfully positive thread. These were the days when flying was still romantic and pilots were nice to each other. Ie, gentlemen.

Cheers Douglas.

P S, probably showing the years here, but why cant Flight Attendants look like that anymore?

Strange that Doug .... but I was thinking exactly the same thing! :}

But I don't recall the trolley dollies being that good looking on the TAA PNG internal services.

I'm intrigued as to the project the Small Tits Connoisseur is brewing up.... :confused:

Just a guess here...

not painting one's own aircraft with said bird design now, are you? ;)

Edit: errrr... that would be the bird with wings I'm talking about here, not the other one.... :E

Hmmmm. Methinks I have a poster with that hostie picture on it somewhere...

Oh yes, the days when hosties were employed by airlines without fear of sexual discrimination! Hosties back then had CLASS, as well as knowing what to do, and WELL! True 6 star service.

This is NO flame against todays hosties (and Hairy Leggers), but the 6 star service is LONG gone, and now with equal opportunity, the less glamourous lookers are employed - even in the sexist Virgin Blue!

Ansett of old had some STUNNERS, as did Tata's (Dixie Chickens - if you don't know what that means, you don't NEED to know! :p ) and QF.

Looks aren't everything, but CLASS and style sure are! The days of old sadly are, just that, the days of old. Reliving those memories occasionally is a good thing.

PS: Sky Sista - CLOSE, but no cigar. It\'s for a hobby of mine (not what one may think either!)

If anyone wants copies of TAA SB DC-3\'s, I have a couple hundred. There\'s some well known fellas in some shots too.

Lik Lik If at all possible is there anywhere we could see them all on the web. It was my era!!!

What a great idea! I'll do a LOT of scanning, and create a website for it.

It'll take some time though. I appreciate ANY contributions as well - anyone may PM me, and we can get in contact from there.

I have photos coming from a fine gent that was Madang based TAA SB, so that is a great start.

Cat, Frightener, and Otter pics would be fantastic as well as the DC-3 - heck, anything Sunbird!

Jeez.

You just reminded me of the time I rocked up to the TAA Social club at Lae wearing thongs/flip flops and was quickly put straight on dress code.

Leather shoes and knee length long white socks young man. See that it doesn't happen again. Those where the days of much drinking and an Air Hostess kicked out of the pool in the early hours for swimming naked. She's probably someones grandma now.

Lik Lik I had plenty of photographs, but a little thing like divorce came into play. I can't even afford the old PNG books that she has - now that they're out of print! C'est la vie.

king o Was president of the club the club whilst we were saving for that pool... was transferred to MEB before I got chance to use it! Went back in 1972 just to look at it!!!

I wish we had more posts like this.

A good result

Well, of course anyone from Ansett-MAL could have a word or two as well!

I found some GORGEOUS colour shots of SBD the other day in my filing cabinet. Shame it is in the later Big T scheme! :p

Anyone remember who flew the VERY last TAA Sunbird Services flight (not TAA PNG, but the LAST TAA Sunbird) - they brought it home to Aus to be repainted. I know, but let's see who else does! :ok: No hints just yet!

It's wonderful to see many former SB DC-3's still extant! I was surprised at how many of them are even still flying - can't keep a good aeroplane down!

Wasn't VH-SBW used by some big military figure as his personal transport? I seem to remember a metal plate pinned on a bulkhead. Anyone remember?