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Wed Nov 29, 2006 5:58 pmby Nunner
Anyone know the id of the Herc that trundled into Akl today at about 1330 ?
Also for you spotters out there JS41 A3-XRH is sat at Ardmore (Ex ZK-JSM?)
Nunner
Posted:
Wed Nov 29, 2006 5:59 pmby Nunner
Sorry the Jetstream is in the titles of PEAU VAVA'U
Posted:
Wed Nov 29, 2006 6:29 pmby ardypilot
Perhaps it was the Fijian Army Leader or Prime minister on VIP transport?
Was it in RNZAF colours or something different?
Posted:
Wed Nov 29, 2006 6:48 pmby Nunner
Trolly wrote: Perhaps it was the Fijian Army Leader or Prime minister on VIP transport?
Was it in RNZAF colours or something different?
definately not Kiwi, bit hard to see the actual colous but looked a little like a primer,was whizzing down the Southern Death Run at the time!
Nunner
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Wed Nov 29, 2006 8:41 pmby Zöltuger
i heard something fly over the house this morning at like 1000
i would have IDed it, but i could be bothered getting out of bed
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Wed Nov 29, 2006 9:25 pmby Dreamweaver
Nunner wrote: Sorry the Jetstream is in the titles of PEAU VAVA'U
That was to do with part of the Fijian Royal Family evacuating from the troubles. They do not want the new pride and joy of there Airline torched by some looters.
I am wondering what is the current status of A3-AWP formerly ZK-AWP a DC3 that used to belong to Pionair that PEAU VAVA'U purcahsed?
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Wed Nov 29, 2006 9:30 pmby Alex
Dreamweaver wrote: Nunner wrote: Sorry the Jetstream is in the titles of PEAU VAVA'U
That was to do with part of the Fijian Royal Family evacuating from the troubles...
Would that be the Tongan Royal Family? Although Fiji is going through a rough patch (again...), I don't think it has a royal family.
Alex
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Wed Nov 29, 2006 9:41 pmby Dreamweaver
Sorry should have typed Tongan Royal Family following last weeks troubles in Tonga. I was watching the news and got Fiji mixed up
The Airline Peau Vava`u is owned by Tonga.
http://news.google.com/news?q=tonga&hl= ... s&ct=title
Posted:
Wed Nov 29, 2006 9:45 pmby Alex
Ah, fair enough, those pacific islands, they're all the same anyways.
Alex
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Wed Nov 29, 2006 9:51 pmby Dreamweaver
Alex wrote: Ah, fair enough, those pacific islands, they're all the same anyways.
Alex
yes we sure are
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Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:21 pmby ardypilot
My Dad told me that on the news today, he saw the Fijian primeminister being driven out to his aircraft at (what he thought was) Auckland Airport. He said he was surprised to see him getting into an older looking propeller aircraft rather than a fancy jet, and when I asked him was it a Herclues, he said it looked more like the Air Chathams green colored Convair... not sure how accurate this info is considering my Dad's knowledge of aviation, but there ya go!
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Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:51 pmby Zöltuger
from what i saw on the news, the fijian military commander took an ANZ 737 to NZAA then a FJI 747 to NFFN. whereas the fijian prime minister took the NZ air force's 757 direct to fiji.