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In article <9u49pi$ctl$1@spider.cqu.edu.au>, "RT" <r.thomas@cqu.edu.au> wrote:

> "Phillip Treweek" <treweek@cs.waikato.ac.nz> wrote in message
> news:treweek-2911011532040001@gnome.cs.waikato.ac.nz...
> > Hi Folks,
> >          as promised I have managed to fit in a second update this month.
> > Newly posted are 35 pictures featuring the Short S.25 in civil and
> > military guise.  These are the former TEAL Sandringham ZK-AMH (16 images)
> > - now displayed at the Southampton Hall of Aviation in its later identity
> > VH-BRC; and a former RNZAF Sunderland 'NZ4115' under restoration at MoTaT
> > (19 images).  Images include interior and exterior pics.
> 
> Did the run (passenger) from Rose Bay to Lord Howe Is. in one - think it
> might have been EBX but would have to check my old photos.
> The "regulars" were easily spotted, settling down immediately to games of
> cards (downstairs).
> Made the mistake of doing the return trip upstairs - which was the start of
> my industrial deafness :-)
> 
> Other remembered points are the acceleration at the start of the t/o run and
> the size of the lagoon at LHI - there wasn't much of it that wasn't used on
> the t/o run...

Hi,
       over the past few years I've had a number of emails about the
flying boats - which is one of the reasons I was happy to be able to post
pictures of VH-BRC at long last.  Most of the comments about the boats
seem to be of a favourable nature, which is odd given the comfort level. 
Is it nostalgia, or did people find an affinity with this mode of travel
...

                    Phil.

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