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Kiwi · 07-18-2023, 11:34 AM

I lived in New Guinea for a few years. The hot water for the shower was a box on the roof painted flat black inside. In the box was an old radiator also painted flat black. Cold water from the bottom of the tank connected to the low side and hot water from the top of the radiator back to the top of the tank. Being in the tropics there was almost always hot water for free. The only time not so hot was in monsoon when we would get multiple days of rain. After 3 rainy days it was kinda lukewarm.

Doubs · 07-18-2023, 12:50 PM

[QUOTE=Kiwi;347833]I lived in New Guinea for a few years. /QUOTE]

I passed through Papua Papua in January, 1976, on the way to Australia and New Zealand. I was at Ohakea RNZ Air base for a couple of weeks.

All I recall of Papua Papua is the heat, the mountains and the tropical vegetation. And a couple of old DC-3 aircraft on the tarmac.

Kiwi · 07-18-2023, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Doubs

I passed through Papua Papua in January, 1976, on the way to Australia and New Zealand. I was at Ohakea RNZ Air base for a couple of weeks.

All I recall of Papua Papua is the heat, the mountains and the tropical vegetation. And a couple of old DC-3 aircraft on the tarmac.

I went to air shows at Ohakea when I was a kid. My mother was in the bathroom when an F101 Voodoo broke the sound barrier over the airfield - and all the windows in the bathroom, funny, for us.

PNG in January is in the North West Monsoon - humidity you can cut with a knife. I was there in'76

Doubs · 07-18-2023, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Kiwi

I went to air shows at Ohakea when I was a kid. My mother was in the bathroom when an F101 Voodoo broke the sound barrier over the airfield - and all the windows in the bathroom, funny, for us.

PNG in January is in the North West Monsoon - humidity you can cut with a knife. I was there in'76

My time at Ohakea was interesting as we exercised for two weeks with the RNZ Air Force. They had A4 aircraft and we had F-4D's, some that had shot down Migs in 'Nam. Spent some time in Palmerston North and a Kiwi Sergeant named Roy Carmody took us on a tour of North Island. Great guy and wonderful time.

Below is a picture of one morning on the flight line at Ohakea.

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07-18-2023, 11:34 AM	#1
Kiwi User Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Wrong side of the Delaware river Posts: 339 Thanks: 240 Thanked 489 Times in 192 Posts	I lived in New Guinea for a few years. The hot water for the shower was a box on the roof painted flat black inside. In the box was an old radiator also painted flat black. Cold water from the bottom of the tank connected to the low side and hot water from the top of the radiator back to the top of the tank. Being in the tropics there was almost always hot water for free. The only time not so hot was in monsoon when we would get multiple days of rain. After 3 rainy days it was kinda lukewarm.

07-18-2023, 12:50 PM	#2
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,747 Thanks: 832 Thanked 1,805 Times in 595 Posts	[QUOTE=Kiwi;347833]I lived in New Guinea for a few years. /QUOTE] I passed through Papua Papua in January, 1976, on the way to Australia and New Zealand. I was at Ohakea RNZ Air base for a couple of weeks. All I recall of Papua Papua is the heat, the mountains and the tropical vegetation. And a couple of old DC-3 aircraft on the tarmac.