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Brendan Cowan |
Posted: May 2 2012, 01:41 PM
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Messageboard Co-ordinator Group: ADF Serials Admin Posts: 2,458 Member No.: 48 Joined: 20-September 05 |
While we are on the topic of base aerial photos we also have a "Phantom Phot" of RAAF Fairbairn. He writes:
I have a larger copy of the photo which you can request from me at brendan.cowan@adf-serials.com.au . Cheers BC Attached Image |
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darren.crick |
Posted: May 2 2012, 07:51 PM
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ADF Serials Webmaster Group: ADF Serials Admin Posts: 1,782 Member No.: 2 Joined: 29-May 05 |
A fair bit has changed... thanks to the new owners...
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enfield38 |
Posted: May 4 2012, 08:28 AM
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Supermarine Spitfire (A58) Group: Members Posts: 46 Member No.: 1,578 Joined: 8-July 08 |
I'm curious about the statement about Iroquois wrecks being dumped and burnt in 1989/1990. Doesn't seem right to me, from memory the last Cat 5 was A2-486 in 1986 and I'm pretty sure it went to Oakey as a training aid. Maybe they're talking about some B Model wrecks in the 60s...
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Trojan Thunder |
Posted: Jun 19 2012, 01:35 PM
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Hawker Demon (A1) Group: Members Posts: 16 Member No.: 1,073 Joined: 3-January 08 |
I was there at 34SQN at the time and don't recall any Iroquois being burned. Also the fire dump/firies burn pad is at the bottom right of the picture. If the there had been burning in the other direction it would have been noticed from the flight line huts and presumed an aircraft emergency since that is here the 5SQN/Helo School practiced their landings.
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Martin Edwards |
Posted: Jun 19 2012, 05:53 PM
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FA-18F Super Hornet (A44) Group: ADF Serials Admin Posts: 2,206 Member No.: 27 Joined: 25-June 05 |
Phantom's right of reply:
The burn pit is at the TOP LEFT of the picture behind Facilities Flight, the "condos" and the Airmans mess and on the way to "The Barn" in the same paddock that horses were allowed to be held by serving members for agisment and in the same paddock where if I remember rightly the tarmac sweeper was emptied in the mornings. The 'Doggies" Sect is at the bottom right of the picture after passing through the golf course. I was in Facilities Flight, and it was part of my daily job to take the various types of rubbish to it, that is everything from garden waste, cardboard boxes, all sorts of stuff. Therefore I should know where the burn PIT is/was. And there was two pits, one for "hard" waste (metal and the like) and one for general waste, as one was filled up it was covered over and a new pit dug adjacent to the full one. As for seeing the Iroquois in the burn pit, I have no photos, so it didn't happen, so I guess the all the U/S skids and other sorts of things that got thrown in the hard pit and driven over didn't happen either. I have never said it was a complete "frame, just a chunk, that is part of the nose and a part of the roof Attached Image |
Martin Edwards |
Posted: Jun 19 2012, 06:02 PM
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FA-18F Super Hornet (A44) Group: ADF Serials Admin Posts: 2,206 Member No.: 27 Joined: 25-June 05 |
and finally a close up of the pits.
My personal comment; It seems we have an eye witness account of Iroquois wreckage being dumped there so the issue should be which aircraft was it rather than disputing the authenticity of the report. Attached Image |
Martin Edwards |
Posted: Jun 19 2012, 06:20 PM
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FA-18F Super Hornet (A44) Group: ADF Serials Admin Posts: 2,206 Member No.: 27 Joined: 25-June 05 |
The pits are still evident in the latest Near Maps images
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Trojan Thunder |
Posted: Jun 20 2012, 02:31 PM
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Hawker Demon (A1) Group: Members Posts: 16 Member No.: 1,073 Joined: 3-January 08 |
Fair enough, I confused the 'burn pits' with the Firies burn pad new the runway where they did their practices
Sorry about the confusion |
Brendan Cowan |
Posted: Jun 20 2012, 05:00 PM
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Messageboard Co-ordinator Group: ADF Serials Admin Posts: 2,458 Member No.: 48 Joined: 20-September 05 |
Looks like the fire is out now!
:D BC |