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| A mighty War Waka, although not as mighty as Team Nana, oops I mean HMNZS Te Mana. |
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| SH2G Seasprite on the deck of HMNZS Canterbury on duty in the Auckland Islands. |
| A pod of dolphins that were following the HMNZS Canterbury while enroute to the Auckland Islands. We were enroute, not the dolphins. |
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| 4 members of the Deck Crew returning to the hangar after releasing the helo restraining chains. |
| Sprite landing on HMNZS Canterbury to take on fuel while load lifting to Raoul Island. |
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| NZ3604 prepared for ground transport after spudding into the deck of HMNZS Te Mana while being flown by an Aussie test pilot! |
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| F18's on the line at RAAF Base Williamtown near Newcastle, Auzzie. |
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| Sunset, Magnetic Island style.... Returning to HMNZS Canterbury after a days r&r while on exercise in oz. |
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| One of my favourite artists, Dali. Some of his works were being exhibited in at this gallery in downtown Sydney. |
| Just click on a picture to see a full size version. |
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| You've seen it here first! NZ's only aircraft carrier! Well, actually.... it's just Canterbury with 2 helo's. |
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| Seasprite alert 5. Here we are on Te Mana in convoy with 2 American supply ships and a Canadian frigate, escorting duties through the Striaghts of Hormuz. |
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| An Iranian gatekeeper in the back- ground keeping an eye on the passing military hardware. HMNZS Te Mana was ready for any action tho! |
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| Members of the flight crew manning Te Mana's .50 cal machine guns at a heightened security state while entering harbour during Operation Enduring Freedom. |
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| CNS Iroquios and Regina. We were enroute to carry out night time interception ops in conjunction with the Canadians. |
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| Look carefully at this photo and you will be able to see how some of the Muscat, Oman locals felt about the war. |
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| Crossing the line ceremony, aka King Neptunes Challange. Here we see Sharmy the polliwog getting his 'dose' after being sentenced by king Neptune for crossing the equator onboard Te Mana |