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Articles, Stories & Reading Material
A variety of articles and short news stories which we have written over the years. new items are added here periodically, so check back for new reading material now and again.
* TVAL Armistice Display - November 2010
 Saturday 13th November saw The Vintage Aviator running another World War One Aerial Display Day at Hood Aerodrome in Masterton to commemorate Armistice Day, the day that the First World War ended (11th November 1918). After weeks of planning and preparation... Read More...
* Bristol Freighter
 Snuggly nestled behind the Marlbrough Aero Club clubrooms at Omaka Aerodrome in Blenheim, New Zealand, is ZK-CPT 'Merchant Courier', one of the few remaining Bristol Freighter aircraft on display in the world. Read More...
* The Last Civilian Argosy
 The largest aircraft on public display in New Zealand, and the last of its kind in the world, is Armstrong-Whitworth Argosy "Merchant Enterprise", located adjacent to Woodbourne Aerodrome in Blenheim. Read More...
* Report: Warbirds Over Wanaka 2008
 Every second Easter for the past twenty years the Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow has been held at Wanaka Airport in the South Island of New Zealand. Read More...
* Bristol Freighter Hercules Engine Run
 In 1986 the Bristol Freighter ZK-CPT ('Merchant Courier') was flown into Omaka Aerodrome (Blenheim, New Zealand) and retired. The aircraft engines were subsequently run on several occasions, but this has not occurred for over 20 years. Read More...
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