Air New Zealand DC-10

[SJPONeill]

Cheers, Herky, after all these years, it's still a bit close to the bone...I think the best way to remember that aircraft is in all her majesty flying as she was intended...

[herky]

Originally Posted by SJPONeill

Cheers, Herky, after all these years, it's still a bit close to the bone...I think the best way to remember that aircraft is in all her majesty flying as she was intended...

thats my intention with this model

[herky]

Originally Posted by SJPONeill

Cheers, Herky, after all these years, it's still a bit close to the bone...I think the best way to remember that aircraft is in all her majesty flying as she was intended...

here she is in all her glory

[herky]

whoops my error

[herky]

test build in paper is all done and quibles sorted,will present card build shortly.am well pleased

[Uyraell]

I can still recall the pictures of the Erebus mountainside ........
And the looks behind the eyes of some of those I knew who had gone down to the ice for the recovery of the deceased.
A couple of those guys were my Embalming Tutors.
I don't think anyone in NZ at the time was not connected to that flight in some way.
Any one in NZ at that time knew someone on the aircraft, nearly on it, or part of the recovery team thereafter.
And the recovery team suffered as much grief as the families of those deceased.
Bless Them All: they did what few others will have to in life, and bore the price of it magnificently, as they do all these years later. My Profound Respects to them all.

Kind and Respectful Regards, Uyraell.

[nikischutt]

Never heard of the disaster until now. Did some reading on it, respects to all involved one way or another with it.

Niki

[herky]

Originally Posted by Uyraell

I can still recall the pictures of the Erebus mountainside ........
And the looks behind the eyes of some of those I knew who had gone down to the ice for the recovery of the deceased.
A couple of those guys were my Embalming Tutors.
I don't think anyone in NZ at the time was not connected to that flight in some way.
Any one in NZ at that time knew someone on the aircraft, nearly on it, or part of the recovery team thereafter.
And the recovery team suffered as much grief as the families of those deceased.
Bless Them All: they did what few others will have to in life, and bore the price of it magnificently, as they do all these years later. My Profound Respects to them all.

Kind and Respectful Regards, Uyraell.

I was engaged to one of the cabin crew and i should have actually been on that flight.the reasons i wasnt is down to fate

[Uyraell]

Herky, My Sincere Condolences.

My connections to that flight are many and varied, although not as close as yours.
In trying to avoid raising the unwelcome spectre of controversy, I'll say only this much:
Capt. Gordon Vette and his Crew were innocent victims of a company that had, in effect, ceased to care for its' personnel. As were the passengers on that flight.

I read repeatedly every authoritative book I could find in the years after.
From all that reading the conclusion I reached above is the most polite and least controversial I could state in public.

With My Deepest Respects to You Herky,

Kind and Respectful Regards, Uyraell.

[MacSongLi]

Originally Posted by herky

I was engaged to one of the cabin crew and i should have actually been on that flight.the reasons i wasnt is down to fate

I'm very sorry for you personal loss, I didn't know that this repaint meant so much to you.

Gary