Summer 2011 Newsletter, ADF Serials Telegraph News - Summer 2011

[Martin Edwards]

Gordon Birkett has produced another gem of a newsletter
It is available at

http://www.adf-serials.com.au/newsletter/A...%20Vers%201.pdf

Thanks Gordy

All previous newsletters are still available at

http://www.adf-serials.com.au/newsletter.htm

[Brendan Cowan]

Another rivetting read!

Thanks Gordy!

BC

[Warhawk]

Rivets are what hold together aircraft! :D

[darren.crick]

Well done Gordy...

[Warhawk]

Thanks Daz,..always appreciated "Red Leader's" comments

[Warhawk]

Okay,

We can take any articles for the Winter Edition now, so if you like to assist and add your article, you would be most welcomed.

Would also welcome a serial number of the C-17A that landed in Darwin dated 10-11/05/2012. Saw it come in, but couldn't read the serial.

Best
Gordy B)

[Warhawk]

The "Winter Edition" Deadline will close for any articles by the 25th May 2012

So if you have anything to throw up and in, please don't be shy!!!!!!!

If only Pics, that's great ;)

IE: Battle

K7613 Mk.1 24/05/41 Rec'd 1 AP ex UK with Merlin III 6107,
14/07/41 Ansetts to Repair 6107, 11/07/41 Allotted 2 BGS ex 1 AP (Rec'd 19/09/41),
12/08/41 Merlin 6107 re-allotted,
15/08/41 Merlin 31397 Installed,
20/09/41 Rec'd 2 BGS ex 1 AP,
20/12/41 A/C force landed and struck fence. Both oleo legs damaged,
22/03/42 A/C collided with parked grader in M/T area - Petrol tank holed,
27/07/42 Issued ANA Parafield ex 2 BGS ,
25/09/42 Stripping suspended pended receipt of suitable jacks and trestles,
06/11/42 Repairs on Fuselage suspended awaiting parts, 29/01/43 Fuselage being stripped,
05/02/43 Fuselage being cleaned ready for painting,
19/02/43 Mainplanes assembled fuselage being cleaned,
25/06/43 Assembly Proceeding,
02/08/43 1st Test flight Completed,
13/08/43 Ready for final test flight,
22/08/43 Allotted 2 BGS ex ANA,
23/08/43 Minor adjustments after test flight,
01/09/43 Rec'd 2 BGS ex ANA,
08/12/43 Allotted 3 AOS ex 2 BGS (Rec'd 13/12/43),
24/02/44 Allotted 1 CRD (Rec'd 28/02/44),
Converted to Components .
It needed a Pic, and here's one

So how and when did that accident happen and who was the crew?????

What was the name of the dog under the fuselage? Looks like a "bitch" though :ph34r:

Best
Gordy

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[Warhawk]

Thank goodness for the Army,....have the Serial of the C-17A uplifting the M1A1

A41-209 :blink:

[Martin Edwards]

Photos at http://images.airforce.gov.au/fotoweb/Grid...Asc&search=c-17

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[Brendan Cowan]

Hey Gordy,

Nice pic to accompany thase words about Battle K7613 - (those words look vaguely familiar! :P )

I've just come back from my trip to Korea, so I'll try to get something together for you by the end of the week.

Cheers

BC

[Warhawk]

Okeydokie

BTW, I might try and get a ADF-Serials address again for email

Gordy@adf-Serials*(*&&%$%$% blah blah would be good

Cheers
Gordy

[Martin Edwards]

Re Battle question

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[Martin Edwards]

..and

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[Warhawk]

What's the dog's name? LOL

Best
Gordy

[Martin Edwards]

Thanks to Phantom

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[Brendan Cowan]

I think that the dog was nicknamed "Gremlin"!

;)

Gordy,

Drop me a line (offline) and I'll fix you up with the adf-serials email address.

Just let me know which of your private address you want to associate to your adf/nzdf accounts.

Thanks Martin & Phantom for the details on our broken Battle.

Cheers

BC

[Warhawk]

Have done

Cheers

I'm off

Best
Gordy