T-6/SNJ PHOTOS

lovevintageaviation · **Joined:** Thu May 20, 2010 11:08 pm **Posts:** 41

Just a couple more

Cheers

avenger2504 · **Posted:** Sat Feb 23, 2013 4:52 am

Well not a flyer anymore but NZ1050 guards what was the main gate to RNZAF Base Wigram here in Christchurch where she once flew out of. Mounted on a pole (actually on the other side of the gate) in 1973 for the RNZAF 50th Anniversary she was recently brought down for a inspection and a few repairs due to corrosion. She is now back in her original 1960s paint scheme, the odd colour on the wing tips and rear fuselage is to represent the Day-Glo Orange used for real but it wouldn't last long in the sun so a different colour that would last longer was used.
The eagle eyed will notice a mark on the centre of the roundel. This was the Silver Fern (original a white fern but there was a lot of "White Feather Airways" comments from other Air Forces!!)
1972 saw it replaced with a Red Kiwi as used by the RNZAF to this day.

Lynn Allen · **Posted:** Tue Mar 26, 2013 9:01 pm

avenger2504 wrote:

Well not a flyer anymore but NZ1050 guards what was the main gate to RNZAF Base Wigram here in Christchurch where she once flew out of. Mounted on a pole (actually on the other side of the gate) in 1973 for the RNZAF 50th Anniversary she was recently brought down for a inspection and a few repairs due to corrosion. She is now back in her original 1960s paint scheme, the odd colour on the wing tips and rear fuselage is to represent the Day-Glo Orange used for real but it wouldn't last long in the sun so a different colour that would last longer was used.
The eagle eyed will notice a mark on the centre of the roundel. This was the Silver Fern (original a white fern but there was a lot of "White Feather Airways" comments from other Air Forces!!)
1972 saw it replaced with a Red Kiwi as used by the RNZAF to this day.

Is this close by where they give or use to give Tiger Moth rides?

Ollie · **Posted:** Wed Mar 27, 2013 9:09 am

Here's my Harvard getting some TLC before the start of the season.

CCF Harvard Mk.4 RCAF20352 C-GBQB by comiquaze, on Flickr

avenger2504 · **Posted:** Sun Mar 31, 2013 8:16 pm

Lynn Allen wrote:

avenger2504 wrote:

Well not a flyer anymore but NZ1050 guards what was the main gate to RNZAF Base Wigram here in Christchurch where she once flew out of. Mounted on a pole (actually on the other side of the gate) in 1973 for the RNZAF 50th Anniversary she was recently brought down for a inspection and a few repairs due to corrosion. She is now back in her original 1960s paint scheme, the odd colour on the wing tips and rear fuselage is to represent the Day-Glo Orange used for real but it wouldn't last long in the sun so a different colour that would last longer was used.
The eagle eyed will notice a mark on the centre of the roundel. This was the Silver Fern (original a white fern but there was a lot of "White Feather Airways" comments from other Air Forces!!)
1972 saw it replaced with a Red Kiwi as used by the RNZAF to this day.

Is this close by where they give or use to give Tiger Moth rides?

Yes its right by the main road where you turn into where the main gate for Wigram was and the Tiger moth rides weren't too far away. No flying now as the base closed a while ago now. :-(

1bdvet · **Joined:** Thu Jul 12, 2012 12:16 pm **Posts:** 221

Great pictures!

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