Jenny Abernathy
Nickname
Home Town Ashburton
Trade Admin?
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved
Today
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Colleen Allen
Nickname
Home Town Waiouru
Trade Steward?
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved
Today
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Julie Ambrus
Nickname
Home Town Dunedin
Trade Mess Steward
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved
Today
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Glenys Anderson
Nickname Chook
Home Town Clinton
Trade
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved
Today Married to Dave (?) and living in Bulls
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Karen Andrew
Nickname
Home Town Auckland
Trade Mess Steward?
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved
Today
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Gary Barker
Nickname
Home Town Napier
Trade Avionics Mechanic
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved
Today Out of RNZAF, apparently left during his Avionics Mech's course
Email
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1/89 Basic Engineering
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Jenny Bing
Nickname
Home Town Waihi
Trade Accounts Clerk (CT)
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved
Today
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Ian Black
Nickname Blacky
Home Town Whangarei
Trade Avionics Mechanic, then Aircraft Mechanic
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved Corporal
Today Out of the RNZAF
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Karen Blunden
Nickname Blundy, Peg (this nickname came later at RNZAF Auckland)
Home Town Wellington
Trade Safety and Surface
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved
Today
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GSTS
No. 4TTS
No. 1TTS
Parachute Bay
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Woodbourne
Woodbourne
Hobsonville
Whenuapai
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2/89 Basic Engineering
Safety Equip. Worker Course
Packing parachutes
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Annie Brown
Nickname
Home Town Hamilton
Trade Mess Steward
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved
Today
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James Brown
Nickname Jimmy
Home Town Auckland
Trade Aircraft Mechanic
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - Present
Rank Achieved Sgt
Today
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2/89 Basic Engineering
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Note: Jimmy was A Flight's youngest member; he'd just turned 17 by a few weeks when we began the course.
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Paul Brown
Nickname PD
Home Town Auckland
Trade Aircraft Mechanic
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - Present (?)
Rank Achieved
Today
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Robin Bruere/ Bunn (Now Robin Groom)
Nickname Pooh Bear
Home Town Palmerston North
Trade Mess Steward
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved
Today
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Notes: Robin got the nickname of Pooh Bear because it rhymed with her surname of Bruere. She changed her surname part way into the Recruit Course, hence two surnames mentioned here. Robin later married fellow R1/89 recruit Steve Groom
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Darren Buckley
Nickname Buck
Home Town Napier
Trade Aircraft Mechanic
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved
Today Buck is apparently now in the NZ Army
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Jeremy Burgess
Nickname Bird
Home Town Invercargill
Trade Aircraft Mechanic
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved
Today Bird was last heard of working for Air New Zealand Engineering. He was on the team that restored Sir Tim Wallis's Hawker Hurricane fighter a few years ago, and he apeared in the book on its restoration written by Ian Brodie.
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Karen Chambers
Nickname KC
Home Town Wanganui
Trade Supplier
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved
Today
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Aaron Clark
Nickname Clarky
Home Town Upper Hutt
Trade Chef
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved
Today
Email amc@globe.net.nz
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Gerard John Clayton
Nickname G. John (this is how he preferred to be known)
Home Town Wellington
Trade Aircraft Mechanic UT (?)
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - mid 1989
Rank Achieved
Today
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Note: G. John realised the Air Force just wasn't for him while at 4TTS and he got out
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Edwin Duley
Nickname Ed
Home Town Ongaonga
Trade Aircraft Mechanic
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved
Today
Email
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Steve Dunford
Nickname
Home Town Dunedin
Trade Avionics Mechanic
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved
Today Out of RNZAF (for the second time)
Email steve@essentialtech.co.nz
Steve says, "I have a computer company now and do a bit of web development among other
things so I'd be glad to help in any way - I also have a few photos I can
scan and fire though to you.
Good site, and mostly good memories from the time - although I was
definitely not the worlds most perfect military recruit :)"
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Wayne Ericsson
Nickname
Home Town Dunedin
Trade Avionics Mechanic
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved
Today Wayne left the RNZAF while at 2TTS doing his Avionics Mech's course
Email
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Matthew Evison
Nickname Ev, Evi
Home Town Te Aroha
Trade Aircraft Mechanic
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved
Today
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Jeff Fitzharding-Jones
Nickname Fitz
Home Town Christchurch
Trade Safety and Surface, then Aircraft Mechanic
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved
Today Living in Christchurch
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Notes: Fitz switched his trade during 4TTS from Safety and Surface (a trade which his dad had also been in from 1946 for 20 years) to Aircraft Mechanic. Jeff's father Bill still works for the Air Force as a volunteer in the RNZAF Museum in Christchurch
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Blake Forrest
Nickname Forrie
Home Town Paraparaumu
Trade Safety and Surface, then Aircraft Mechanic
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved
Today
Email
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Tony Francois
Nickname Frog
Home Town Wairoa
Trade Supplier
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - present
Rank Achieved
Today Is based at Joint Forces Head Quarters, Trentham
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Note: Tony also served in the RNZAF Base Auckland Ground Defence Force (GDF), a unit of volunteers who trained in specialist defensive tactics after hours, who's purpose was the defence of the base if under attack or the defence of aircraft whilst on deployment to another airfield
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Peter Franken
Nickname Pete
Home Town Wellington
Trade Aircraft Technician (CT), then Engineering Officer
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - present
Rank Achieved
Today Officer Commanding the Command Training School at RNZAF Woodbourne
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Note: Pete married one of our GSTS Physical Training Instructors, Cpl Lisa De Waal
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Tony Fry
Nickname
Home Town Taupo
Trade Avionics Technician (CT)
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved
Today
Email
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Mike Gasson
Nickname Gaz
Home Town Clevedon, Auckland
Trade Avionics (CT)
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - Present
Rank Achieved Flight Lieutenant
Today Mike is now an officer on Avionics Squadron at RNZAF Base Whenuapai
Email mike.gasson@nzdf.mil.nz
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Mike Gasson poses before a night out in the 'big smoke' of Blenheim
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Mike Going
Nickname Koko
Home Town Whangarei
Trade Aircraft Tech (CT) , then Engineering Officer
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - present
Rank Achieved Acting Squadron Leader
Today Mike is now a Squadron Leader and is serving as
Maintenance Flight Commander of the Naval Support Flight
at Auckland with the Seasprite helicopters
Email mike.going@nzdf.mil.nz
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Steve Groom
Nickname Groomy
Home Town Taumaranui
Trade Aircraft Mechanic (CT)
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - c.1997
Rank Achieved Flight Lieutenant
Today Lives in Auckland with wife Robin (who was also on R1/89)
Email
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Matthew Hall
Nickname Toad
Home Town Dannevirke
Trade Librarian
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved
Today
Email
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R1/89 Recruit Course
Publications Specialist Cse.
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Note: Matthew was nicknamed Toad by Cpl Crosswell on R1/89
In 2005, Matthew wrote the following email to me:
"Hi Dave,
I stumbled across your GSTS R1/89 site! Boy was I surprised to see all those images from back in the
mists of time.
I'd love to get my hands on the scans and any other pics you may have. You seem to have culled any warry ones with people waving SLRs around : )
I stayed in the RNZAF for 2 years and one month and spent most of my time on Ohakea. My highlights were a ride in a Blunty and surviving a three day winter survival course.
I was sent to the officer cadet selection in Auckland but was rejected for being "Cynical". After that I
left, went to Massey and studied marketing, which is a great subject for cynical people. I now own a
software consultancy in London, where I live with my wife Sophie.
Best Regards,
Matthew Hall 'A' Flight"
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Glen Harcus
Nickname Tigger, Harky
Home Town Middlemarch, near Dunedin
Trade Aircraft Mechanic, then apparently commissioned as Pilot Aircrew but failed
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved Flying Officer
Today Glen works at Air New Zealand in Christchurch
Email
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Peter Hatley
Nickname Pete
Home Town Auckland
Trade Aircraft Mechanic
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved
Today
Email
Note: Of all the guys in F Dorm, Pete did the best impression of Flt Sgt Warner!
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Phil Hayson
Nickname Fearless Phil
Home Town Auckland
Trade Aircraft Mechanic (UT)
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - 23 Mar 1989
Rank Achieved Air Force Cadet
Today
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Note Phil left straight after passing out from GSTS, which he'd done only because he'd been told a successful recruit course on his CV would look better for his application to join the Police
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Andrew Hignett
Nickname . Drew (and not Andy!!)
Home Town Stratford
Trade Avionics Mechanic
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved
Today
Email
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Craig Hill
Nickname Wolfie the Bastard
Home Town Hamilton
Trade Avionics, then remustered to Avionics CT
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved Corporal
Today Out of RNZAF
Email
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Dave Homewood
Nickname Homey, Davo (later at Wigram)
Home Town Cambridge
Service Number N93507
Trade Safety and Surface
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 – 15 Oct 1993
Rank Achieved LAC
Today Dave is studying at Waikato University
Email dave_daasnz@hotmail.com
Note: Dave is webmaster of this site, and another RNZAF related sited called Wings Over Cambridge
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GSTS
No. 4TTS
Parachute Bay
Fabric Bay
Paint Shop
Left RNZAF
Rejoined RNZAF
Liferaft Bay
No. 1TTS
No. 1TTS
Fabric Bay
Parachute Bay
Fabric Bay
Paint Shop
Liferaft Bay
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Woodbourne
Woodbourne
Whenuapai
Hobsonville
Whenuapai
Whenuapai
Whenuapai
Hobsonville
Hobsonville
Wigram
Wigram
Wigram
Wigram
Ohakea
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R1/89 Recruit Course
2/89 Basic Engineering
On the Job Training
On the Job Training (one week)
On the Job Training (one week)
On Reserve List
Rejoined at Auckland
On the Job Training
Upholstery Course
Safety Equpment Course
till wrist injury
sole charge
On the Job Training
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9 Jan 1989
3 Apr 1989
August 1989
during above
during above
3 Nov 1989
11 July 1990
11 July 1990
10 Oct 1989
8 Jan 1991
18 May 1991
July 1991
Jan 1993
June 1993
Aug 1993
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23 Mar 1989
28 July 1989
3 Nov 1989
9 Oct 1990
Christmas
10 May 1991
July 1991
Dec 1992
Jan 1993
June 1993
Aug 1993
15 Oct 1993
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Dave Homewood at Dip Flat (labove) and just after the GSTS Passing Out Parade (above right)
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Carl Hooker
Nickname
Home Town Whangarei
Trade Aircraft Mechanic
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved
Today
Email
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Alan Howard
Nickname Howard the Duck (shortened to Duck )
Home Town Cambridge
Trade Avionics Technician (CT)
Service Number J93526
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - beginning of 1997
Rank Achieved Corporal
Today Alan runs his own computer design business in Palmerston North (nerd!)
Email alan.howard@paradise.net.nz
Note Cpl Crosswell coined Alan's nickname after the film popular at that time
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Mike Ingram
Nickname
Home Town Taupiri
Trade Aircraft Technician
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - 1997
Rank Achieved LAC
Today
Email
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Steve Ingrey
Nickname Stingrey
Home Town Christchurch
Trade Chef
Service Number C93566
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - 15 Apr 1991 (upon his death)
Rank Achieved AC
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On Monday the 15th of April 1991 Steven Marcus Ingrey was travelling from Renwick as a passenger in a hot rod car on State Highway 6 when a front tyre blew out, between the Woodbourne store and Base gymnasium at 22.20hrs. He died on being thrown out when the car which crashed through a fence after control was lost. His funeral was held at Base Wigram chapel on the afternoon of the 19th, followed by cremation at Harewood. Steve was aged 20
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Keith Jenkins
Nickname Stretch
Home Town Fiji
Trade Avionics Technician (CT)
Service Duration 9 Jan 1989 - ?
Rank Achieved
Today Keith lives in Auckland and is out of the RNZAF
Email
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