Grand tour of New Zealand (North Island)

Photos of warbirds, classic jets and museum visits
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Wbirdnut
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Grand tour of New Zealand (North Island)

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Just completed a bit of a bucket list grand tour of as many Warbird/aviation
related museums and other stuff. There's a bit to see so divided up into the
two islands.

First up the Auckland war memorials Spitfire and Zero.
Aviation tour of NZ, first stop Auckland War memorials Spitfire and Zero.
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Thames, never knew it, a place Keith Park had spent
some time. A great full scale replica of a Hawker Hurricane.

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In town a bronze of the great man.
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More soon.......
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Net stop back up to Auckland, well Ardmore to be precise. NZ Warbirds, truly a
privilege to see this diverse and wonderful collection.
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More soon.........

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Some more from the New Zealand warbirds at Ardmore.
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Nice to see the variety of types preserved and maintained, looking forward to seeing more.

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Couple of clips from the above visits

Auckland War Memorial.


New Zealand Warbirds hangers.

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The Kiwis are definitely on a roll with their classic aircraft aren't they? The Miles Messenger was a surprise. Was it airworthy?

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ozplane wrote:
Sun 07 Aug 2022, 10:20 am
The Kiwis are definitely on a roll with their classic aircraft aren't they? The Miles Messenger was a surprise. Was it airworthy?
Yep, all the WW I types are flyers, the Skyhawk, Macchi and obviously
the Canberra fuselage are the only none flyers in the other hanger.
Agreed they have a very active warbird movement in the country,
not only flying but also restoring them.

Next stop across to the east coast to the Classic Flyers Museum at
Tauranga, a diverse and interesting collection.
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DC3 does scenic flights up and down the coast.
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This Harvard was doing warbird flights on the day.
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Most grateful to Peter of Classic Flyers who got me in a few hangers to
check out some of the airworthy types.

This Harvard in her original 1970's RNZAF training scheme.
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Not so often seen four seater "Thruxton Jackaroo" Tiger Moth.
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Yes this Hunter is airworthy.
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Some video clips from the above visits.

Auckland War Memorial


Ardmore Warbirds


Tauranga Classic Flyers

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Wbirdnut wrote:
Sun 07 Aug 2022, 8:38 pm
ozplane wrote:
Sun 07 Aug 2022, 10:20 am
The Kiwis are definitely on a roll with their classic aircraft aren't they? The Miles Messenger was a surprise. Was it airworthy?
Yep, all the WW I types are flyers, the Skyhawk, Macchi and obviously
the Canberra fuselage are the only none flyers in the other hanger.
Agreed they have a very active warbird movement in the country,
not only flying but also restoring them.
The Messenger was u/s with engine (and money) issues for a few years, back flying from 2018.

ImageMiles Messenger IIA ZK-CMM by Errol Cavit, on Flickr

Yes this Hunter is airworthy.
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Really? I thought that was only in theory, the bang seat not certified from memory?

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Ah thanks Errol only going on what I was told, maybe airworthy if the ejection seat is certified?

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