RAAF C-17 tagged at Whenuapai

[BigBird]

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/536641/2064062

A little embarrassing that some scrotes managed to get onto one of our air bases and vandalise an aircraft, foreign or not.

Wonder if anyone will do a repaint for the Alphasim C-17

[mfraser]

Umm, forgive me for asking but do you realise this happened over two years ago?? It was discussed on the forum then.........

NZFF Discussion - C17 Tagged at NZWP

and

NZFF Discussion - NZWP New security fence erected after C17 tagging incident

[BigBird]

Aaaahahaha! So it did!

I caught part of a clip on one of the news channels tonight... so, not sure what that was about.

My bad! As you were...

[mfraser]

Well......... we're BOTH right!!

One News Article - 4 Dec 10

As you said, one of tonights articles referred to information just released that the NZDF admits their security procedures were lax which may have contributed to the C17 vandalism!!

WELL DONE!! CARRY ON!!

[BigBird]

On the bright side... at least none of our airforce's Cessna Skyhawks were attacked

[deaneb]

Its hardly been any secret that Whenuapai, Ohakea and Woodbourne have only ever been ringed by normal farm type fencing, anybody driving past can see that. Unfortunately there has never been the money or need to increase security. I guess that was a risk that was weighed up. The C-17 incident has now changed that to some extent, but its still a lot of money to fully ring fence and it won't happen overnight. On the flipside, those who are caught inside these boundaries should be dealt with severely, not told off like naughty school kids, as happened to the Ploughshares clowns who entered Waihopai spy base and slashed the dome.

[Ian Warren]

To add to the news ... now gone past a year , the Alphasim C17 release , at $81NZ and no promised VC yet .... now that,s price TAGGING !

[HamiltonWest]

[TonyM]

All,

Psssst.... don't tell anyone....

but theres 28000 volts running thru dem wires.

Would account for the numerous scorch marks on the grass, where avid planespotters once stood.


Cheers

TonyM

[BigBird]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Dec 5 2010, 12:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

To add to the news ... now gone past a year , the Alphasim C17 release , at $81NZ and no promised VC yet .... now that,s price TAGGING !

And with Alphasim gone, who is going to build this VC?

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (BigBird @ Dec 5 2010, 04:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

And with Alphasim gone, who is going to build this VC?

Fingers Crossed .. http://www.virtavia.com/ .. will pick up the slack or mentioned they would finish the model .

[redkiwi]

QUOTE (deaneb @ Dec 5 2010, 10:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Its hardly been any secret that Whenuapai, Ohakea and Woodbourne have only ever been ringed by normal farm type fencing, anybody driving past can see that. Unfortunately there has never been the money or need to increase security. I guess that was a risk that was weighed up. The C-17 incident has now changed that to some extent, but its still a lot of money to fully ring fence and it won't happen overnight. On the flipside, those who are caught inside these boundaries should be dealt with severely, not told off like naughty school kids, as happened to the Ploughshares clowns who entered Waihopai spy base and slashed the dome.

Isn't it a CAA requirement that all 'international' airports are enclosed by a 2m, barbed-wire topped fence anyway?

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (redkiwi @ Dec 14 2010, 12:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

enclosed by a 2m, barbed-wire topped fence anyway?

Bloody pity about that , respect the authority , read the signage , back in the day you could slap a kid for disrespect , 35-40 years ago , i never complained , PC politics , the Clarks and the Greens off this world Mucked that up not off course ... all forgot 14/18 year olds stealing cars and had no respect for law , Policeman seriously injured ..

a 2m, barbed-wire topped fence anyway , YIP who were the parents , same with the ones who painted/tagged the C17 ...............