Iroquois page help

Hi everybody
I have spent a few hours trying to give the Hueys a bit of a refresh
Can you let me know if it needs any more detail added
For instance there is no referance made to 5 Aviation Regiment
If anyone can fill in some gaps please please let me know.

http://adf-serials.com.au/3a2.shtml

There are also 90 new photos added with a couple of dozen more to come.
I have added 8 new albums for A2-379, -383, -385, -486, -490, -510, -721 and -1025

http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/gallery/Iroquois/

(A question for cj0203; Chris would you be kind enough to allow us to use some of the shots from Facebook?)

For those unaware Chris has a Facebook page dedicated to the Huey
http://www.facebook.com/groups/323455847694763/

No worries Martin, go for it. I love me some Hueys!!!

Cheers Chris
And keep your eyes on our image gallery, there is a batch coming from the 1980's.

Great. I've been getting an even bigger collection lately and will try and share some more also.

In regards to A2-486, I was looking at it the other day but didn't have my phone to take pics, it is now a burned out shell, The fire boys at Oakey must have used her for a training simulation and now she is literally 'toast'. I'm on holidays and then heading to Tamworth for my flying training but I've got a mate on the case to get some pics, stay tuned, but it's not pretty.

Interesting discussion and the picture below at
http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/441...camouflage.html

Spot the Hueys

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I tally 3 Hueys in photo (after I put my specs on!).

Did I miss any?

Cheers


BC

I see 4
Shows how effective the camouflage was

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I guess the effectiveness of the camouflage scheme depends on the background.
For urban areas this would be hard to beat

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Thanks Martin,

And there I was thinking that these new specs of mine were a great investment!

:o

BC

Noted in the Northern Services Courier newspaper in Townsville, A2-488 is to replace the Neptune near the Duckworth St gate at RAAF Townsville. It will be re-locatable for cyclone season rather than hard mounted apparently.

Cheers,

Rod

Here's a Bruce Linwood pic of old A2-488 in the mid 80's with 5 Sqn RAAF

Gordy :blink:

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Good to see my Flickr photostream getting so many 'hits'.

Bruce Linwood
Bundaberg, VH

Hi Bruce,
We have this picture in our image gallery with your name super-imposed as photographer
Once again thanks for the use of your photos, I must catch up and add your latest offerings
Cheers
Martin

Thanks Martin,

More hard-copy prints on the way to you soon, and more going onto Flickr all the time. Glad that so many appreciate my shots.

Kindest regards,
Bruce Linwood
Bundaberg, VH

We do Bruce, we do!

If can't be there, your shots are the next best thing :D

Now, on another topic, if we could get the story behind A2-110? Looks full of fumes eh! Maybe that's the fume problems with the ARH's,..... Snakes!!!

Nice Roo on the nose

Best
Gordy

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From memory, 110 was also the subject of this article http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300...pg=6386,6202988 I seem to recall seeing a pic of it on its side in a DAFS crash comic not long after.

On a another vein, around 1981 some alternatives to the standard camo schemes were trialled at 5SQN. 486 had the medium green sections oversprayed with a dark brown in a desert scheme and 509 had the tan sections oversprayed with dark green in a jungle scheme (similar to one of the RNZAF schemes). Both retained the full colour roundels and large black AIR FORCE lettering on the tail booms as was 5SQN's standard at the time. 9 & 35SQNs had gone to the subdued black kangaroos and smaller AIR FORCE titles by this stage. A pity I never thought to take any photos, maybe someone out there has some?

Cheers,
Rod

A2-489 is on the way to Port Pirie RSL.

Thanks BarneyB

And welcome to our message board!

Cheers

Brendan

Thanks for the welcome Brendan, been looking at the site for a while, only recently come into some info worth sharing. Will be assisting in installing 489 in Port Pirie RSL so will be able to share some photos later.

Regards,
Barney.

Regarding photos of 489, is it possible to get hold of and use high res photos from the gallery to use in the display and RSL newsletter, they would be accredited to ADF Serials?

Hi Barney

I checked but unfortunately I have no photos of 489. Have you physically taken delivery of your Huey yet?

Rgds
Ron

G'day Ron, still tied up in the paperwork etc, should be here in the next couple of months.

Barney.

Barney, Mick Raftery has given permission to use his photo. He will add some more taken on the Huey Farewell Flypast

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Rod Farquhar has also given permission to use his photo so thats two photos taken pretty much at opposite ends of -489's career.

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Thanks very much guys, much appreciated. Is it possible to get higher res pics than the ones in the above posts.
Regards,
Barney.

This post has been edited by Barneyb on Mar 15 2013, 10:13 PM

Cheers Barney - happy to assist.

If you PM me your postal address details, I drop some h-res JPGs on a CD and snail mail them to you.

Mick


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Hi Barney,
I'm afraid my pic is about as good as I can get for you, the original slide is not that good, it was taken at Edinburgh 1975/76.
Rod

This post has been edited by Rod Farquhar on Mar 16 2013, 04:39 PM

Thanks guys, much appreciated.

Glad to help Barney - hope the pics arrived.



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I was supposed to be on 486 when she crashed was at Richmond and was getting a lift back to Amberley on it but had too much gear on board so was put off and had to get a lift in a Herc, 486 had a false engine fire warning and as they were about to put down spoted wires at the last second things turned bad and she roled into a pile, became a spares source for 9 Sqn and 3AD Rotary wing for the next 6 months even though we were told not to touch it as it was quarantened after the crash, first thing to disapeare were tiedown rings for everyones utes and trailers then the pedals ( she had old "BELL" "HUEY" pedals later aircraft had "BELL" "BELL" pedals, the "HUEY" pedal mounted on a plaque made a good momento for people leaving the unit.

el 486

ABC News Film Grab ex Camp McKay Kurrajong NSW

Gordy

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G'day Mick, sorry about late reply, have been away. Photos did arrive and were taken to Pirie RSL. They were much appreciated. I did message you when they arrived but should have acknowledged your gift in this thread.