This website was always intended to be a collaborative project
We invite you to get yourself motivated......
Drag out your old photo albums, colour slides, newspaper cuttings, video clips, or any other aviation memorabilia you may have acquired, and make use this of internet facility to share your nostalgic memories......
Please forward any contributions to >>> nznative01@gmail.com
We invite you to get yourself motivated......
Drag out your old photo albums, colour slides, newspaper cuttings, video clips, or any other aviation memorabilia you may have acquired, and make use this of internet facility to share your nostalgic memories......
This page has been added in response to a suggestion that it would be quite helpful to know what additional material may have recently been added to the website and where to find it.
For those who regularly visit this site this should make these web pages more user friendly by helping to avoid the need to trawl through the entire site to locate the most recent inputs and any amendments.
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05.11.2021 Added a link to https://flight-engineers-air-nz.blogspot.com/p/dc-8-memories.html
Air New Zealand's DC 8's is a YouTube video slide show of a variety of historic photos from
AIR NEW ZEALAND'S "DOUGLAS DC-8 ERA"
CLICK HERE TO VIEW>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOjR13rQEnE
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14.10.2021 Added death notice and photo (Unfortunately nil funeral due to Covid 19 virus lockdown)
Flight Engineer Terry Reed
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04.04.2021 Updated https://flight-engineers-air-nz.blogspot.com/p/fear.html to highlight
40th anniversary
First commercial flight by Air New Zealand Boeing B747-219 ZK NZV to Sydney- June 11 1981
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27.03.2021 Added link in https://flight-engineers-air-nz.blogspot.com/p/boeing-b747-2.html to a documentary-style YouTube video with Captain Guy Stephenson, Virgin Atlantic's B747-200 fleet manager, Chief Flight Engineer Alan Bonnick and First Officer Adrian Thurley on flight number VS005/6 from London Gatwick to Miami, Florida and the return journey to Gatwick. En-route Guy, Alan and Adrian will guide you around the various systems that make this a truly "Classic" Jumbo aircraft.
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25.06.2020 Added copy of 'Order of service' from
Flight Engineer Tom Moody Funeral
Also added DC-10 photo of Tom Moody to
MEN at WORK
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30.04.2020 Added items
Air New Zealand's 80th Birthday
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24.10.2019 Added an item
Air New Zealand: The first flights to London
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19.10.2019 Added a photo of
Flight Engineer Jim Hooker 21.07.1929 - 23.07.1987
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28.09.2019 Added copy of 'Order of service' from
Flight Engineer David Roseingrave Funeral
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08.09.2019 As we approach the 40th Anniversary, 28 November 2019, visit new links to
THE MOUNT EREBUS TRAGEDY
Air New Zealand DC10-30 ZK-NZP, Flight
NZ901
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03.09.2019 Added another interesting article from Nick McIndoe (Part 6: Ace Edwards)
ITEMS FROM "NEW ZEALAND AVIATION NEWS"
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06.08.2019 Added some additional interesting articles from Nick McIndoe
ITEMS FROM "NEW ZEALAND AVIATION NEWS"
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06.08.2019 Added a link to an interesting Flying Boat video
'Sydney Eight Hours' (1947)
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25.07.2019 Added a new page
THOSE FAMILIAR WITH THE New Zealand Aviation News MAY HAVE SEEN A SERIES OF INTERESTING ARTICLES WRITTEN BY NICHOLAS MCINDOE
Nick, who is the son of Peter McIndoe, has kindly given us permission to publish some of these pertinent items on our AIR NEW ZEALAND's FLIGHT ENGINEERS website.
ITEMS FROM "NEW ZEALAND AVIATION NEWS"
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20.03.2019 Added link to video
Aviation History: Arrival Of ZK-AMA Flying Boat In Australia 1939
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14.01.2019 Added copy of 'Order of service' from
Flight Engineer Michael Fizpatrick's Funeral
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06.11.2018 Gary Sommerville has amended/updated both his ELECTRA and DC-8 EXPERIENCES .pdf files.
Links to his new material available at
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16.09.2018 Added link to Youtube video
Farewell Queen of the Skies - 747
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15.06.2018 Added more details about Twiggy Schmidt
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29.04.2018 Added links to new 16:9 version of Youtube video
AIR NEW ZEALAND's Flight Engineers Farewell Flight 25th June 1999 (16:9 version)
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15.04.2018 Added links to two new Youtube videos
Air New Zealand's FLIGHT ENGINEERS Barry O'Connor & Gary Sommerville retired on 10 January 1991
Air New Zealand Flight Engineers Retirement Function - 22 January 1991
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02.04.2018 Added additional material to
WHAT ABOUT FLIGHT NAVIGATORS?
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01.04.2018 Added link to
FLIGHT ENGINEER PAY RATES as at 1 October 1970
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22.01.2018 Added link to
Dennis Webb's video from F.E.A.R. #11 Thursday 18.01.2018
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30.12.2017 Added copy of 'Order of service' from Noel Farquhar's Funeral
Thank you to Grant Alexander for this copy of the 'Order of service' from Noel Farquhar's Funeral
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2407.12.2017 Added 18 more F/E/O photos to 'Men at Work'
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07.11.2017 Added new page
NOSTALGIC MEMORIES
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11.10.2017 Added copy of 'Order of service' from Verne Linkhorn's Funeral
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09.08.2016 Added links to Gary Sommerville's most recent videos....
Remembering Air New Zealand’s 32 year association with Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Airport
1966 – 1998
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03.08.2016 Added a link to Dennis Webb's video
'TEAL' Playing with posters
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24.05.2016 Added copy of 'Order of service' from Noel Baker's Funeral
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24.04.2016 Added more F/E/O photos to 'Men at Work'
Added Trev Baker and Don Nicholson 1984 photos of their final Air NZ trip
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03.04.2016 Added 1983 and 1990 Flight Engineers Seniority Lists (Thanks to Collin Blackman)
Copy of 1981 FEIA Charter Scroll (Thanks to Robin Hickman)
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03.04.2016 Added a bunch of fun stuff and another photo to
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27.01.2016 Added 1987 DC-8 Air Race material from Don Nicholson
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25.01.2016 Added a link to Dennis Webb's video from FEAR 21.01.2016
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14.01.2016 Added a link to Gary Sommerville's DC-10-30 video....
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29.10.2015 Added Graphic.....
| Aircraft types with Flight Engineers. T.E.A.L.-Air NZ. 1941-2000http://flight-engineers-air-nz.blogspot.co.nz/p/blog-page_3.html |
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03.10.2015 Added
A DIRECT LINK TO GARY SOMMERVILLE'S ARTICLES:
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16.08.2015 Added
Added 'Disclaimer' statement and updated preamble on HOME: page
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01.08.2015 Added
Dennis Webb has recently posted an awesome Youtube photo slides
and video film of our very successful June 2015 FEAR Function.
http://flight-engineers-air-nz.blogspot.co.nz/p/fear.html
http://flight-engineers-air-nz.blogspot.co.nz/p/fear.html
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01.06.2015 Added
T.E.A.L. LOCKHEED ELECTRA L-188C CREW ROSTER 3RD SEPT 1962 – 9TH SEPTEMBER 1962.
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31.05.2015 Added
Have Gas Turbines Ruined Aviation?
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31.05.2015 Added a photo
DC-8 Crew Members based in LAX
1967-69
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26.05.2015 Added a link to this rare video....
Air New Zealand Douglas DC-8-52 - "Take-off, Cruise & Landing" - 1965
http://flight-engineers-air-nz.blogspot.co.nz/p/dc-8-memories.html
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14.03.2015 Added copy of 'Order of service' from Bob Sutherland's Funeral
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18.01.2015 Added copy of 'Order of service' from Reg Wilson's Funeral
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08.11.2014 In response to a suggestion that a reminder of the date for the next monthly F/E/O's "BIG DAY OUT" be available via this website, an additional page has now been added....
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23.10.2014 Added copy of 'Order of service' from Tony McWilliams Funeral
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23.09.2014 Added copy of 'Order of service' From Barrie Wallis Funeral
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06.08.2014 Added copy of 'Order of service' From Don Olliff's Funeral
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19.07.2014 Thanks Bruce Johnston.... Added link to YouTube Video
'The FE's Lament 2010 HD'
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18.07.2014 Added all 70 links to....
Gary Sommerville's list of
'YouTube' video website links via
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16.07.2014 Added link to.... Gary Sommerville's YouTube Video
'ON BLOX CLUB visit to New Zealand Warbirds'
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03.07.2014 Thanks Bruce Johnston.... Added two DC-6 'Flight Progress reports'
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03.07.2014 ADDED COMPREHENSIVE LIST
T.E.A.L./Air New Zealand Aircraft Types on Flight Engineer Licence.
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03.07.2014 Added more links to....Gary Sommerville's list of
'YouTube' video website links via
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27.05.2014 Added DC-8 ZK-NZB Crash, 04 July 1966, Auckland International
Airport Mangere,
http://flight-engineers-air-nz.blogspot.co.nz/p/dc-8-memories.html
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26.05.2014 Added more links to....Gary Sommerville's list of
'YouTube' video website links via
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29.04.2014 Added link to....Gary Sommerville's list of
'YouTube' video website links via
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16.04.2014 Added copy of 'Order of service' From Jim Robertson's Funeral
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28.02.2014 Added copy of 'Order of service' From Doug Gawne's Funeral
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29.12.2013 Added link to.... Follow these links for Flight Engineer Gary Sommerville's detailed recollection of his memories of the Boeing B747-219 Era....
022Gary Sommerville's BOEING 747-219B experience. Part 2
023Gary Sommerville's BOEING 747-219B experience. Part 3
024Gary Sommerville's BOEING 747-219B experience. Part 4
Then select “Download” option to view as .pdf
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11.09.2013 Added link to.... Many thanks to Gary Sommerville for the considerable time and effort he has put into documenting and recording his memories and experiences from Air New Zealand's DC10 era.
Click to follow links >>>>
Then select
“Download” option to view as .pdf
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10.09.2013 Added link to Dennis Webb's Vimeo photo album from our F.E.A.R. TRIBUTE and SEND OFF for our recently departed friends …..Barry O’Connor, Spike Jones and Chris Giles. (Fortunately all three had attended our inaugural F.E.A.R. function)
Click
to follow link >>>> http://vimeo.com/68587039
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23.08.2013 Added link to .pdf ZK-CLX
and Reeve Aleutian Airways. From Don Olliff, originally from
Bill Melville.
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07.08.2013 Added link to this .... fascinating 12 minute clip from Gary Sommerville’s invaluable collection of historic “AIR NEW ZEALAND’s Flight Engineer’s Era videos”.
Dennis Webb has spent untold hours editing and enhancing this grainy old 1994 analogue Video.
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16.06.2013 Added copy of 'Order of service' From Barry O'Connor's Funeral held at Havelock North 07.06.2013
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15.05.2013 Added item from Noel Baker... Douglas DC-8, 5th Pod for shipping spare engines http://flight-engineers-air-nz.blogspot.co.nz/p/dc-8-memories.html
PLUS: Added 2 new video links Douglas DC-8-"Birth of a Jet"-1959
CLICK HERE TO VIEW >>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_oC-ijfQkA
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13.05.2013 Added a new page to main INDEX..... "FUN STUFF" http://flight-engineers-air-nz.blogspot.co.nz/p/fun-stuff.html
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http://flight-engineers-air-nz.blogspot.co.nz/p/tealagram.html
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10.05.2013 Added a new page to main INDEX..... "MEN at WORK"
This is where you can contribute to this collaborative website project....We invite you to drag out your old photo albums, colour slides, videos or any aviation memorabilia, and share your memories...
Gary Sommerville's ELECTRA Experiences
Click 'Zoom In' or use (Ctrl + Shift +) to enlarge
On page 23, note the Flight Engineer's pay scale back in 1964
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05.05.2013 Added video link to page http://flight-engineers-air-nz.blogspot.co.nz/p/friends-of-solent-flying-boat.html
CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO >>> ZK-AMO Coral Route Video
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01.05.2013 Added copy of Nick Caulton's "Order of Service" from his funeral 23 June 2005
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28.04.2013 Added video link to "Air New Zealand's B747-200's" from Nev Hay to page
http://flight-engineers-air-nz.blogspot.co.nz/p/boeing-b747-2.html
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28.04.2013 Added video link to "Air New Zealand DC-10 Tribute"
http://flight-engineers-air-nz.blogspot.co.nz/p/m.html
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To report obvious errors, omissions or any necessary updates, and to send items suitable for inclusion, please click on this Email address to contact Len....
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