User talk:Nzseasprite

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As I believe that you are the same editor as, are attempting to evade the block I placed on this account and are continuing to add uncited material to the Sea Sprite article I am blocking this account for 48 hours. You may be correct about the NZ Sea Sprites being crewed by the RNZN, but you need to provide citations and discuss this on the article's talk page before adding it to the article. Nick Dowling (talk) 12:17, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

I am editing to correct the page for the New Zealand 'Seasprites' because they are Navy aircraft (as it says on the side of the aircraft) not Air Force. They only belong to an Air Force Squadron. The Wasp was a Navy Aircraft, the SH-2F was a Navy aircraft and the SH-2G is a Navy aircraft. They are operated by Navy crew. If you don't agree with this then howcome the navy recruits the pilots, taccos and crewmen? How come the Seasprite is listed on the Navy website and not the air force?


 * When your block expires please provide a source which supports that and cease edit warring. The RNZN's website states that "Naval aviation comprises a mix of Navy and Air Force personnel" and the RNZAF's website doesn't list the aircraft as being part of the air force's inventory, but is very clear about the squadron being part of the air force, with the Sea Sprites being maintained by RNZAF personnel and only coming under naval control when embarked aboard warships. The article would benefit from a properly cited description of how the aircraft are administered and it would be great if you could write this, but edit warring isn't the way to do so. Nick Dowling (talk) 12:32, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

By a source you mean a website and the only websites which provide infomation are the navy and air force sites. So i dont know where else to find a source. You are correct about the mixed staff. The aircrew is all navy and the ground crew (engineers) are air force. And it is also correct it is part of an air force squadron 6 yes I know that but the aircraft belongs to the Navy. Here are links to show that the pilot and tacco are navy. But yes they do do training with the airforce. http://www.navy.mil.nz/join-us/full-time/operations/pilot.htm http://www.navy.mil.nz/join-us/full-time/operations/air-tac-officer.htm

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