Gary Danvers:
2016 Bring the Freighter home
Gary Danvers:
1954 Brand new, bare metal, RNZAF Bristol Freighters NZ5910 & NZ5911 in the Brabazon Hangar, Filton, Bristol, just prior to their delivery flights to New Zealand, Apr 1954.
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1955 RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5911 near Auckland. (Aircraft history below.)
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1955 RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5911 near Auckland, 12 Sep 1955.
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1955 RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5911 as ZK-BJP at Wellington on loan to SAFE, wearing both registrations in 41 Transport Squadron livery, 24 Apr 1955.
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1956 Personnel fitting storepedoes to the port wing of Bristol Freighter NZ5912 for air sea rescue duties at RNZAF Station Whenuapai, 6 Aug 1956.
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c1958 RNZAF 41 Transport Squadron Bristol Freighter NZ5911.
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c1958 RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5911.
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1958 RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5911 at Whenuapai, 10 Nov 1958.
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c1960 RNZAF 41 Squadron Bristol Freighter NZ5911 being refuelled at RNZAF Base Wigram.
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1960 RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5911 at Whenuapai wearing the silver fern in the roundel, 27 May 1960.
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1960 RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5911 at Cairns, Australia, 11 Nov 1960.
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1960 RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5911 at Cairns, Australia crew: F/O McAllister, F/L Morete, F/O Anderson, F/O Howe, Sgt May, F/S Plumb, S/L Gill, Cpl Clemend, 16 Nov 1960.
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1960 RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5911 participating in 'Exercise Razor Keen' at Kuatan, Malaya, 14 Dec 1960.
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1961 Sergeant Mark Peat, Signaller, listening to a radio while lying on the top of a No. 41 Squadron Bristol Freighter at RAF Station Changi, Singapore, 1961.
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1961 Five RNZAF Bristol Freighters on the flight line at Changi, Singapore with 205 Sqn Shackeltons. NZ5902, NZ5903, NZ5906, NZ5907, and NZ5911 Probably taken the day NZ5907 arrived from NZ on change-over & NZ5902 was about to return to NZ, 25 Jan 1961.
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c1962 RNZAF 41 Squadron Bristol Freighter NZ5911.
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1962 RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5911 in new colour scheme at RNZAF Station Whenuapai, 18 Sep 1962.
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c1963 RNZAF 41 Squadron Bristol Freighter NZ5911.
Gary Danvers:
1962 RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5911 in new colour scheme at RNZAF Station Whenuapai, 18 Sep 1962.
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1962 RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5911 starting starboard engine at RNZAF Station Whenuapai, 18 Sep 1962.
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1962 Two RNZAF 41 Sqn Bristol Freighters, NZ5911 (left) and NZ5903 (right) at RAF Station Changi. NB: Just visible on the fin of NZ5903 is a painted scorpion, representing Operation Scorpion in Thailand.
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1962 RNZAF CAS Frank Gill inspecting 41 Sqn personnel during his visit to Korat, Thailand with NZ5911 in the background, 27 Nov 1962.
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1963 RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5911 with cold drinks salesmen 'Pepsi-Cola Kiwi Man' at Bangkok, Thailand. Left bike has Bubble Up and a Kangaroo on the carrier, 10 Feb 1963.
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1963 No. 41 Squadron RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5909 in the nose hangar with NZ5911 in the background at RAF Station Changi, Singapore, 3 Feb 1963.
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1963 RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5911 arrives at Changi, Singapore, 23 Jan 1963.
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1963 "Joe Time" on the 41 Sqn dispersal at RAF Station Changi. In the background are NZ5911 and NZ5903 with NZ5909 in the nose hangar at left. At right is a NAAFI van, 3 Feb 1963.
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1964 RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5911 & Vampire NZ5774 at Bridge Pa Airfield, Hawkes's Bay, Feb 1964.
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1964 RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5911 undergoing a major servicing at Whenuapai, Auckland, 10 Jul 1964.
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1965 RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5911 at Whenuapai
