Tales from the South Pacific

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

dakota67 — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 01:58:00 GMT

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

dakota67 — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 03:12:00 GMT

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

dakota67 — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 23:22:00 GMT

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

dakota67 — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 01:13:00 GMT

Continuing the ramblings from a retired New Zealand aviator.

dakota67 — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:30:00 GMT

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

dakota67 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:17:00 GMT

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

dakota67 — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 20:40:00 GMT

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

dakota67 — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 18:55:00 GMT

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

dakota67 — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 19:51:00 GMT

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

dakota67 — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:34:00 GMT

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

dakota67 — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 03:32:00 GMT

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

dakota67 — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:20:00 GMT

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

dakota67 — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 01:41:00 GMT

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

dakota67 — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 19:29:00 GMT

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

dakota67 — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:19:00 GMT

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