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Carmel Attard's Vickers Vildebeest & New Zealand connection


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Nice build of an important Aircraft, especially in RNZAF service.

Need to correct Carmels comments on RNZAF Vildebeest & Vincent airframe numbers.

Vickers Vildebeest, RNZAF received 39 aircraft comprising Mk's I-IV

Serial Numbers NZ101 - NZ139

Mk I x 3 Aircraft

Mk II x 2 Aircraft

Mk III x 16 Aircraft

Mk IV x 18 Aircraft

Vickers Vincent, RNZAF recieved 61 Aircraft, & built 62nd Airframe from spares

Serial numbers NZ300 - NZ361

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Alan

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Didn't have clue what you were on about to begin with Alan, then it slowly filtered through that it was a comment on an article on the home page. I tend to come here via a link in my bookmarks to "View new pages", I should know by now that when people seem to be discussing things that don't exist, that they do & thats where I'll find them. I'm impressed with what he's done with this, I've one in my stock, not sure if it'll ever get made with a couple of Azur ones in stock but hey. I'll have spare decals for it if I do. :)

Steve.

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Didn't have clue what you were on about to begin with Alan, then it slowly filtered through that it was a comment on an article on the home page. I tend to come here via a link in my bookmarks to "View new pages", I should know by now that when people seem to be discussing things that don't exist, that they do & thats where I'll find them. I'm impressed with what he's done with this, I've one in my stock, not sure if it'll ever get made with a couple of Azur ones in stock but hey. I'll have spare decals for it if I do. :)/>/>

Steve.

Steve,

I simply commented on these two excerps form Carmels post

There were four versions of the Vildebeest. Mk1, 2 and 4 carried a crew of 2 while Mk3 carried a crew of 3. 181 Vildebeest were built while New Zealand purchased 50 Mk3s and 8 Mk4s.
Vincents were to replace Wapitis and Fairey IIIFs in ground attack duties. A third seat position was brought into use giving the Vincent a more versatile role. 191 airframes were built or were converted from Vildebeest. New Zealand received 21 Vincents.

It's quite simple, the numbers quoted are not correct.

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Alan

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Hi Alan, yes I got that eventually, once I had figured out what you were referring to. It took me a bit to figure out it was a comment on "Todays Birds", I guess the thread header should be a give away but somtimes I don't see things for looking. As I don't come to threads via the home page like many, its occasionally not clear what posters are referring to. Without wanting to be a nark, I do wish references to todays birds came with a link, it would make it plainer for those like me who have bookmarked "view new content'. :)

Steve.

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