The de Havilland Dragon first went into production in 1930, and it was a modified version of a design which was initially intended to produce a light bomber for the Iraqi Air Force. Just over 200 ...
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The de Havilland Dragon first went into production in 1930, and it was a modified version of a design which was initially intended to produce a light bomber for the Iraqi Air Force. Just over 200 ...
The Yak 3 was the ultimate Soviet fighter aircraft of the Second World War - so much so that the Luftwaffe issued an order that all fighter squadrons were to avoid combat with any Yak lacking an oil ...
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During the Second World War, the RNZAF operated a total of 56 Catalina flying boats. None of these aircraft were of the amphibious type as is ZK-PBY, but this Canadian built example is painted to
Renown Kiwi warbird pilots Keith Skilling and Dave Phillips put the Jerry Yagen-owned de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito through its paces with several awesome low level flybys......
The B-25 is best remembered for the daring Doolittle Raid on Tokyo in April 1942 when 16 B-25B's were launched from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet. However, in addition to standard medium-level
The Southward Car Museum has a fabulous collection of over 400 motor vehicles, many of which are unique. One of the superbly restored vehicles in their collection is this stunning 1930 Alfa Romeo ...
At two minutes after midnight on the 14th of November 2016, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Ruptues on multiple fault lines caused seabed uplift ...
The concept of the Quasar was first mapped out in 1968 by Malcom Newell and Ken Leaman when they met up in Scotland on holiday. The design is unlike any standard motorcycle design as the rider sits
The Vintage Aviator Limited (TAVL) is a constructor of original World War One aircraft, and the company owns and operates the largest collection of original and reproduction First World War aircraft ...
This full size replica aircraft has been seen at many different New Zealand airshows in three different colour schemes! This aircraft (ZK-FOK) now represents the most famous Fokker Dr.1 triplane of ...
Early in 1915 the British had not worked out how to produce an interrupter mechanism which would allow their machine guns to fire through a spinning aircraft propeller. So (now legendary) aircraft
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