Tales from the South Pacific

"WINGS OF TIME". # 17. The NAA P-51 Mustang. Part One.

2013-04-08T01:58:00Z

Part One of a three part examination; particularly of the "D" model.

2013-03-13T03:12:00Z

This part covers handling the TBF and RNZAF WWII operations in the SW Pacific.

2013-03-08T23:22:00Z

This issue contains an article on flying the early Handley Page Jetstream by Bernie Lewis and my story about flying my PL-12 Airtruk.

2013-02-11T01:13:00Z

Continuing the ramblings from a retired New Zealand aviator.

2013-02-11T00:30:00Z

A look back at the Grumman Avenger of which the Royal Navy operated many.

2013-01-15T20:17:00Z

A somewhat light-hearted look at the big Imperial Airways biplanes of the 1920s and '30s.

2012-12-24T20:40:00Z

A nostalgic memoir of the DH-82A in New Zealand during the post WWII era.

2012-12-23T18:55:00Z

Very sadly, we have recently lost another pilot; unusually, a trainee.

2012-12-22T19:51:00Z

Just ye merrie greetings from New Zealand. Arguably the greatest cricketing nation on the planet.

2012-12-21T20:34:00Z

Merrie Greetings from a colonial outpost in the vast Southern Ocean.

2012-12-12T03:32:00Z

A nostalgic essay on the porky perky Tri-Pacer; a much-loved aeroplane.

2012-12-11T22:20:00Z

A gripping tale of drama over the ocean between New Zealand and Norfolk Island.

2012-11-13T01:41:00Z

This is a study of the rugged Boomerang "emergency" fighter-bomber that performed well in Papua New Guinea.

2012-11-10T19:29:00Z

This is a back-to-basics chat about PNR considerations for lower-time pilots.

2012-10-24T19:19:00Z

Tally-Ho. Contains Part Two of the ANT-25 Polar flights and details of the Junkers G.31 cargo ops. in New Guinea.