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1958
1958 - 0491.PDF
R.N.Z.A.F. FLIGHT, 18 April 1958 507 BIRTHDAY PARTY WHEN the Royal New Zealand AirForce celebrated its 21st anniver-sary with a display at Ohakea on March 29 there were many guests and over120,000 spectators—a record attendance— present to wish the Force well on itscoming-of-age. Among the distinguished visitors was Air Chief Marshal Sir RalphCochrane, who as G/C. Cochrane was the first R.N.Z.A.F. Chief of Air Staff: he isseen below with Vice-Admiral Sir John Collins, Australian High Commissioner,and Mrs. P. G. Connolly, wife of the Mini- ster of Defence. The present C.A.S.,A. V-M. C. E. Kay (bottom right) became the first New Zealander to fly transonicallyover home ground, in a U.S.A.F. F-100, three of which took part in the display. Heis seen with Col. R. Montgomery of the 801st Fighter Wing. Beneath the birthdaykey in the hangar (top left) is a Zero, and to the right of it a Thunderbird, one of fivemissiles brought from Woomera. The out- door scene shows (reading clockwise): aCanberra, Globemaster, Super Sabre, Hercules, Hastings, B-47 and KC-97. AKC-135 (left centre) takes off during the flying display, which included formationaerobatics by four R.N.Z.A.F. Vampires of No. 75 Sqn., a parachute drop by 23members of the Special Air Service Squadron and a demonstration (see p. 513)by a Valiant of No. 90 Sqn., R.A.F.
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