BAC Strikemaster Mk 88, NZ 6361 to NZ 6376, 1972 to 1992

Company:
British Aircraft Co Ltd

Developed From:
Jet Provost T1

Wing Span:
36 ft 11 in 11.25 M

Wing Area:
213.7 Sq Ft 19.85 Sq M

Length:
34 ft 0 in 10.36 M

Height:
10 ft 2 in 3.10 M

Ceiling:
40,000 ft 12,200 M

Speed at 20,000 ft
472 MPH 760 KPH

Range:
1,382 Miles 2,224 Km

T/O Weight:
11,500 Lbs 5,216 Kg

Crew:
1 to 2

Role:
Advanced Trainer
Gunnery Trainer
Bombing Trainer

Total Manufactured:
86 [up to 1971]

First Flight:
26 Oct 1967

Armament:
2 x 7.62mm in Lower Air Intakes
8 Under Wing Hard Points for up to
3,000 Lbs 1,360 Kg

Years Served:
1972 to 1992

Qty Served:
16

Tail Nos:
NZ 6361 to NZ 6376

ENGINE

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Type:
Rolls Royce Viper Mk 535

single spool, 7 stage axial flow compressor

Compressor:
7 Stage

Turbine:
Single

Compression Ratio:
5.24 : 1

T/O RPM:
13,760 RPM

T/O Power:
3,410 Lb Thrust

T/O Jet Pipe Temp:
740^ C

Fuel:
Avtur

Oil:
Mobil Jet 11

Length:
71 in

Diameter:
3 in

Weight:
650 lb

Overhaul Life:
1,250 Hrs

Production Started:
1961

Power to Weight Ratio:
1 Lb = 5.246 lb thrust

Notes:

NZ 6364 G-AZXK Farnborough Air Show Flying Display 1972
NZ 6365 G-AZYN Farnborough Air Show Static Display 1972

Sqn = Squadron

NZ 6301

Constructors no.: EE / JP / 323 / PS301
Registered as G27 – 197
To British Aircraft Corp, Warton
First flight at Preston UK 15 May 1972
Handed over to NZ High Commissioner in a ceremony 26 May 1972
Arrived on SS Majestic into Wellington 5 Oct 1972
Delivered to Ohakea 10 Oct 1972
First N Z Flight 28 Oct 1972
To 14 Sqn Ohakea 28 Oct 1972
Final Strikemaster formation flypast 17 Dec 1992
Final flight 17 Dec 1992
Sold to Aeromacchi as part of MB 339 CB deal Dec 1992
Sold by Tender Mar 1993
Registered VH – ZEP
To International Air Parts, Narrabeen, NSW 9 Jun 1995
To Australian Indoor Go – Kart Centres, Richmond, SA 1 Feb 1996
To Carlowrie Holdings, Newton, Victoria 5 Nov 1999
Flew in RNZAF NZ 6361 colours
To Attack Aviation Foundation, Las Vegas, NV 2013

NZ 6302

Constructors No.: EE / JP / 3234 / PS302
Registered G27- 198
To British Aircraft Corp, Warton
First flight at Preston UK 6 Jun 1972
Arrived on SS Majestic into Wellington 5 Oct 1972
Delivered to Ohakea 9 Oct 1972
First flight in N Z 15 Nov 1972
To 14 Sqn Ohakea
Sold to Aeromacchi as part of MB 339 CB deal Dec 1992
Sold by tender Mar 1993
Registered VH – AGI
To International Air Parts, Narrabeen, NSW 9 Sep 1993
To Neville Hyder, Busselton, WA Mar 1994
Restored at Bankstown NSW
First flight after restoration 28 May 1994
In NZ 6362 colours
To Patricia D Hyder, Brusselton WA 19 Jan 2009
To Strikemaster Ltd, Remuera 19 Sep 2014
Registered ZK - NTY ?
Change of paint scheme registered 13 Nov 2014

NZ 6303

Constructors No.: EE / JP / 3235 / PS303
Registration No G27 - 199 / G - AZXJ
To British Aircraft Corp, Warton
First flight at Preston UK 23 Jun 1972
Arrived on SS Majestic into Wellington 5 Oct 1972
Delivered to Ohakea 9 Oct 1972
First flight in N Z 19 Dec 1972
To 14 Sqn Ohakea
Took part in final Strikemaster flypast 17 Dec 1992
Final flight 17 Dec 1992
To international Air Parts, Sydney, NSW Jun 1993
Stored dismantled at Bankstown, Sydney 1993 / 2000
Registered VH – JFZ
To Aerospace Services Group, Broadway, NSW 21 Feb 2003
To Michael Costin, Sydney, later Tocumwai NSW 5 Oct 2006
Zimbabwe air force colour scheme

NZ 6364

Constructors No.: EE / JP / 3236 / PS 304
Registered G27 - 200 / G - AZXK
To British Aircraft Corp, Warton
Displayed in a flying display at Farnborough
Air Show Sep 1972
De registered 12 Sep 1972
Delivered to New Zealand on SS Medic 8 Nov 1972
To Ohakea 8 Nov 1972
First flight in NZ 8 Dec 1972
To 14 Sqn Ohakea
Sold to Aeromacchi as part of MB 339 CB deal Dec 1992
Sold by tender Mar 1993
To International Air Parts, Sydney, NSW Jun 1993
Arrived in Bankstown, Sydney, NSW 7 Jul 1993
Dismantled
Repacked for shipping to USA
To Falcon Helicopters Inc, Jackson, Missouri 1 Mar 1995
Registered N6364Z
To Tri-State Warbird Museum, Batavia, OH 4 Aug 2010
To Dragon Aviation Inc, Wilmington DE 26 May 2011

NZ 6365

Constructors No.: EE / JP / 3237 / PS 305
Registered G27 – 201 G – AZYN
To British Aircraft Corp, Warton
First flight at Preston UK 11 Aug 1972
Part of Farnborough Air Show
Static Display Sep 1972
De registered 12 Sep 1972
Delivered to New Zealand on SS Medic 8 Nov 1973
Delivered to Ohakea 8 Nov 1972
First flight in N Z 18 Jan 1973
To 14 Sqn, Ohakea
Retired from service due to main spar cracking
Last flight in NZ 3 Sep 1990
First Strikemaster to be withdrawn from service,
Converted into Inst Airframe
NZ 6365/G at Woodbourne 1990

Heading towards the hi power ground running area

NZ 6366

Constructors No.: EE / JP / 3238 / PS 306
Registered G27 – 202
To British Aircraft Corp, Warton
First flight at Preston UK 4 Sep 1972
Arrived at Wellington on SS Haparangi 10 Dec 1972
Delivered to Ohakea 14 Dec 1972
To 14 Sqn, Ohakea
Last flight 4 Apr 1993
Withdrawn from service Apr 1993
Converted to Inst Airframe NZ 6366/G at 4 TTS Woodbourne

NZ 6367

Constructors No.: EE / JP / 3239 / PS307
Registered G27-203
To British Aircraft Corp, Warton
First flight at Preston UK 11 Sep 1972
Arrived at Wellington on SS Haparangi 10 Dec 1972
Delivered to Ohakea 14 Dec 1972
To 14 Sqn, Ohakea
First Strikemaster lost
Few into power lines and crashed
Into hillside at Waiau,
North Canterbury during
Low level navigational training 3 Jul 1985
P/O P Lindsay ejected safely
This was RNZAFs 6th successful ejection, 4th in N Z

NZ 6368

Constructors No.: EE / JP / 3240 / PS 308
Registered G27 – 204
To British Aircraft Corp, Warton

First flight at Preston U K 26 Sep 1972
Arrived at Wellington on SS Somerset 3 Jan 1973
Delivered to Ohakea 9 Jan 1973
To 14 Sqn, Ohakea
Crashed on a test flight, the ailerons had
been re-rigged,
Entered a spin at 29,000 ft, failed to recover,
Crashed near Kaitawa, Pahiatua 27 Oct 1992
This was the RNZAF’s 9th successful ejection, 6th in NZ

NZ 6369

Constructors No.: EE / JP / 3241 / PS 309
Registered G27 -205
To British Aircraft Corp, Warton
First flight at Preston U K 9 Oct 1972
Arrived at Wellington on SS Somerset 3 Jan 1973
Delivered to Ohakea 9 Jan 1973
To 14 Sqn, Ohakea
The first o 6 Strikemasters to be re-winged,
by BAC in the UK due to wing cracking, 1986
Failed to recover from aerobatic Maneuver
And crashed into a forest near Ohaaki, 1253 on 20 Nov 1991
20 Km from Taupo
F/L Craig Tanner killed

NZ 6370

Constructors No.: EE / JP / 3242 /PS 310
Registered G27 – 206
To British Aircraft Corp, Warton
First flight at Preston UK 17 Oct 1972
Arrived at Wellington on SS Somerset 3 Jan 1973
Delivered to Ohakea 9 Jan 1973
First flight in NZ 30 Mar 1973
To 14 Sqn, Ohakea
Took part in final Strikemaster
formation flypast 17 Dec 1992
Final flight 17 Dec 1992
Sold to Aeromacchi as part of MB 339 CB deal Dec 1992
Sold by Tender Mar 1993
To International Air Parts, Sydney, NSW Jun 1993
Arrived at Bankstown, Sydney NSW
Dismantled and stored 8 Jul 1993
Restored Bankstown, Sydney
Registered VH – RBA Dec 1995
To Michael Broadbent, Southport, Qld
To Hastings Valley Machinery, Port McQuarrie, NSW 30 Nov 2000
To Rod Hall, North Coast Breast Centre,
Port Macquarie NSW 25 Feb 2001
De registered Exported to NZ 18 Jan 2011
Registered ZK - NTY ? 11 Apr 2011
To Strikemaster Ltd, Auckland
To Strikemaster Ltd, Remuera, Auckland 11 Apr 2013

NZ 6371

Constructors No.: EE / JP / 3870 / PS 341
Registered G27-240
To British Aircraft Corp, Warton
First Flight at Preston UK Jan 1975
Arrived at Wellington and
Trucked to Ohakea for assembly 1975
To 14 Sqn, Ohakea
To Aeromacchi as part of MB 339 CB deal Dec 1992
Sold by tender Mar 1993
Registered VH – ONP
To International Air Parts , Narrabeen, NSW 20 Dec 1995
Dismantled and stored
Restored Bendigo Vic 1996
To Aerospace Services Group Ltd,/
Australian Fighter Flight Centre,
Georges Hall, NSW 18 Feb 1999
To Michael Costin, Sydney, later Tocmwal NSW 5 Oct 2006

NZ 6372

Constructors No.: EE / JP / 3871 / PS 342
Registered G27 – 241
To British Aircraft Corp, Warton
Arrived at Wellington
Trucked to Ohakea for assembly May 1975
To 14 Sqn, Ohakea
Sold to Aermacchi as part of MB 339 CB deal Dec 1992
Sold by tender Mar 1993
To International Air Parts, Sydney, NSW Jun 1993
Arrived dismantled and stored at
Bankstown Sydney 8 Jul 1993
Trucked to Bendigo Vic Nov 1993
For restoration
Registered VH – LLD 22 Nov 1994
To John L Pierce, Watchem , Victoria 22 Nov 1994
To R Douglas, Ashmore City , Queensland 1 Jun 2000
To Peter O’Halloran, Bendigo Vic 10 Apr 2001
NZ 6372 colour scheme
To Hastings Valley Machinery, Port Macquarie 10 Sep 2003
To Rod Hall / Hastings Fighter Flight, Port
Maquarie NSW 24 Jun 2006
De registered retired 22 Nov 2012
Registered ZK - BAC
To Strikemaster Ltd, Waterloo, Lower Hutt NZ 17 Mar 2014

NZ 6373

Constructors No.: EE / JP / 3872 / PS 343
Registered G27 – 241
To British Aircraft Corp, Warton
Arrived in Wellington,
Trucked to Ohakea for assembly May 1975
To 14 Sqn, Ohakea
To RNZAF Museum, Wigram

NZ 6374

Constructors No.: EE / JP / 3873 / PS 344
Registered G27 - 243
To British Aircraft Corp, Warton
Arrived at Wellington
Trucked to Ohakea for assembly May 1975
To 14 Sqn, Ohakea
To RNZAF Museum Ohakea as
NZ 6373 static display
To RNZAF Museum Wigram

NZ 6375

Constructors No.: EE / JP / 3874 / PS 345
Registered G27 – 244
To British Aircraft Corp, Warton

Arrived at Wellington
Trucked to Ohakea for assembly May 1975
To 14 Sqn, Ohakea
Last flight 18 Jul 1991
Retired from Service due to wing cracking.
Fatigue problems 1991
Converted to Instructional Airframe
NZ 6375/G at 4TTS Woodbourne Jul 1991

NZ 6376

Constructors No.: EE / JP / 3875 / PS 346
Registered G27 – 245
To British Aircraft Corp, Warton
Arrived at Wellington
Trucked to Ohakea for assembly Oct 1975
To 14 Sqn, Ohakea
Last flight 5 Apr 1993
Converted to Instructional Airframe
NZ 6376/G at 4 TTS Woodbourne Apr 1993

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