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RNZAF NZ974 Cammo, No.2 OTU, Ohakea, circa 1942
Posted: 02 Jun 2019, 13:27
by mgr
Soon the be released on avsim, includes repainted pilots.
Picture of the real one:
NZ974 76-3831 Mk II Previously AJ861.
From British Purchasing Mission contracts. Shipped to New Zealand on "Hauraki" in December 1941 and assembled at Hobsonville.
BOC 05 January 1942. Declared surplus on SR416/58 and sold by GSB tender number 7078 to Bennett Aviation Ltd., Te Kuiti for two hundred pounds.
Price included Pratt and Whitney R1340=ANI engine serial number 9005.
Regards,
Marcel
Re: RNZAF NZ974 Cammo, No.2 OTU, Ohakea, circa 1942
Posted: 03 Jun 2019, 04:34
by Lewis - A2A
Re: RNZAF NZ974 Cammo, No.2 OTU, Ohakea, circa 1942
Posted: 03 Jun 2019, 04:58
by trowland.b
Awesome, I can not wait to see more RNZAF repaints from you! Nice work
Re: RNZAF NZ974 Cammo, No.2 OTU, Ohakea, circa 1942
Posted: 04 Jun 2019, 00:40
by mgr
Hi,
Thanks for the nice words, the download is up and running
https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?C ... LID=210623
Enjoy!
Marcel
Re: RNZAF NZ974 Cammo, No.2 OTU, Ohakea, circa 1942
Posted: 04 Jun 2019, 07:06
by Lewis - A2A
Just grabbed it will take for a flight later today.
thanks,
Lewis
Re: RNZAF NZ974 Cammo, No.2 OTU, Ohakea, circa 1942
Posted: 04 Jun 2019, 13:14
by mgr
Darn
, just discovered that i put the wrong roundel on the plane...
A.1
instead of the
A.2
Feel a update coming...
Marcel
Re: RNZAF NZ974 Cammo, No.2 OTU, Ohakea, circa 1942
Posted: 05 Jun 2019, 05:01
by Lewis - A2A
Give us a heads up when the updates posted please.
I dont think yours looks out of place though when next to photo, its not as thick as A1 yellow band it seems?
thanks,
Lewis
Re: RNZAF NZ974 Cammo, No.2 OTU, Ohakea, circa 1942
Posted: 05 Jun 2019, 08:47
by mgr
Hi Lewis,
Lewis - A2A wrote: ↑05 Jun 2019, 05:01
I dont think yours looks out of place though when next to photo, its not as thick as A1 yellow band it seems?
Seems indeed more a A2 roundel with a bit thicker yellow edge then the example above.
Marcel
Re: RNZAF NZ974 Cammo, No.2 OTU, Ohakea, circa 1942
Posted: 09 Jun 2019, 14:10
by mgr
Another KIWI inbound:
Previously AJ877. From British Purchasing Mission contracts.
Shipped to New Zealand on "Hauraki" in December 1941 and assembled at Hobsonville.
BOC 05 January 1942.
To ATS, Woodbourne by May 1944.
Declared surplus on SR416/58 and sold by GSB tender number 7078 to Bennett Aviation Ltd., Te Kuiti for two hundred pounds.
Price included Pratt and Whitney R1340-ANI engine serial number 9027.
Remains noted at scrapyard in Bexley, Christchurch in January 1962 prior to melting down.
Download: https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?C ... LID=210728
Re: RNZAF NZ974 Cammo, No.2 OTU, Ohakea, circa 1942
Posted: 11 Jun 2019, 12:50
by Lewis - A2A
Cracking stuff, posted to the FB page
More excuses to take the Texan out for a ground loop or tweo, or three
cheers,
Lewis
