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THE HIJACK OF BOEING ONE © 1988 - 2007 J Smyth / All Rights Reserved A book and storyline for a feature length documentary film by Jon Smyth based on original research and the research of John Earnshaw.
Book Layout (Working draft 20 March 2007)
CHAPTERS
00. Preface A short background to the story 01. End of An Era A Proem: a tale about life at Kohimarama at the time of the closure of the New Zealand Flying School Oral History: a short dissertation on oral vs written history – a precursor to chapter 9 “Bearing Witness”. 02. An Official History P Titchener (Devonport historian) P Dennerly (RNZ Navy historian) The Stevenson Report Hauraki Maritime Park Board records Department of Conservation records and reports up to 1994 03. Heavier than Air Author's Introductory Rant: early involvement with the story, research, personalities, anecdotes. 04. John Earnshaw A short biography / Origins of the Boeing Quest Mallard Productions Ltd. Jim McLay and the 'Crown Partnership' 05. The Walsh Brother and Dexter The New Zealand Flying School - conception to closure; a brief history 06. The Search For Boeing One 1958 – 1987 Origins: Langabeer, Bolt, Patterson and Isitt. The “Red Arse”: George and Jasper MoTAT / Richard Bolt 07. A Carnival of Decay 1987 – 1991 The 1987 Army Reconnaissance of North Head The 1988 Earnshaw / Army Investigation The Department of Conservation John Mitchell and David Veart 08. Salt, Bolt and the Third Man (and The burning of the Boeings) Deceptive Bends: The Auckland Star The Schnackenberg letter 09. Bearing Witness Zen and the Art of memory Maintenance Compelling Testimony: Key Witnesses Barney Harrop and the Warratah Fence My Tunnel, Mr Packington Hall and the Avro Wing Strut Brian Hennessy and the “Steptoe Yard”. 10. A Confederacy of Dunces 1991 – 1992 The McKinnon Meeting The Ambassador's husband and the Minister: (McCurdy and Marshall) Special Agreements and Secret Arrangements Gas Tests and 'filming without a camera' The Five Stage Cycle of Broken Promises 11. The Hijack of Boeing One 1992 – 1994 DOC, Harold Olsen & The Museum of Flight DOC and Crown Law TVNZ, First Hand, DOC and The Navy News 12. Send Lawyers Guns and Money 1994 – 2003 The End of the Tether Breach of Contract & the $100 payout A Brief Note on the Integrity of the Antagonists (Cave Creek and The Butcher Report) Judgement Day: The splitting of the trials The Second Judgement and Veart's Brief More Lies, Court Costs and Nigel Peter Lucie Smith 13. Epilogue Author's final rant |
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APPENDICES
Appendix 01 – The Chronology A time line – 1923 - 2003 Appendix 02 – The Contracts The Licence Agreement The Sponsorship Agreement The Sale and Purchase Agreement Subsequent DOC Assurances and Agreements Appendix 03 – “The Bible” A report of the 1988/89 Investigation Appendix 04 – Army Surveys and Reports Army Surveys, Investigation Reports and related documents Appendix 05 – The Press Press Coverage 1950s - 2003 Appendix 06 – Doug Patterson Speech to the NZ Aviation Historical Society Appendix 07 – Correspondence Various significant letters and memos Appendix 08 – Maps, Plans and Miscellaneous Documents Various significant official records Appendix 09 – Bluebill's Engine The story of the B&W Hall Scott engines Appendix 10 – Dramatis Personae The key players Appendix 11 – Glossary Technical terms demystified
ILLUSTRATIONS
Historical and contemporary photographs, illustrations and photo-enhancements from the author's collection, public records and the collections of Edgar Harvie, Joyce Mullens and John Bayly, and Sir Richard Bolt.
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AUXILLIARY STORIES
These are vignettes, short self contained stories (perhaps appearing in a side panel to the main story thread) that are relevant to the chapter they appear next to and are designed to break up the main body text of the book with some interesting and relevant digressions.
www.boeingone.org Richard Pearce and early NZ Aviation North Head The Russian Scare Boeing and Westervelt The Boeing Company The 1919 Influenza Epidemic George Bolt, Pioneer Aviator Sir Leonard Monk Isitt Eric Paton Origins of the RNZAF John Earnshaw: In His Own Words Administratium Abandoned Ammunition The Avro 504K The Supermarine Channel Curtis The DH9 The Museum of Flight The Witnesses Who Changed Their Stories Costs, Christine Rankin and Bob Moodie |
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THE HIJACK OF BOEING ONE / www.boeingone.org © 1988 - 2007 J Smyth / All Rights Reserved The promotional excerpts on this website and in the book promotion document MAY NOT be reproduced in whole or in part in any way whatsoever without the written permission of the author. Contact: J Smyth P O Box 60630 Titirangi 0642 Waitakere City ~info@boeingone.org |
