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Miscellaneous Aviation Articles

Ashburton Aviation Museum Belongs On Your Bucket List

Just a few minutes off State Highway 1 in the South Island, lies one of New Zealand’s aviation treasures: the Ashburton Aviation Museum. With rare jets, volunteer passion, and the unusual ethos that ...
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Vintage Biplane Adventures at Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome

One of the great things about visiting Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome (ORA) in the Hudson Valley (USA) is that you not only get to see and watch the amazing collection of vintage aircraft in action, but you ...
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NZ Warbirds Association - Keeping History Alive

The New Zealand Warbirds Association was formed in the late 1970's with the main goal being to retain some of the country's military aviation heritage, and to keep those aircraft flying. In the 21st ...
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Barnstormer: NZ-AUS Launched At Wanaka

Graeme Frew, well known New Zealand warbird pilot (and owner of Yak-3 racer 'Full Noise") recently had one of those experiences where a chance encounter suddenly propelled his life trajectory in an ...
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Marlborough Aero Club Fly-in : Cape Campbell

One of the social aspects of many aero clubs, certainly within New Zealand, but also elsewhere around the world, are the occasional 'fly-in' events where a number of aircraft will fly to a certain ...
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Wonderful Warbird Weekend At Wanaka

The Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow held in Wanaka (New Zealand) over Easter 2024 must be considered to have been a resounding success. The weather for the show was fantastic, the display ...
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Great Success At Classic Flyers 2024

Classic Flyers has once again put on a great open Aero Day event for locals and visitors to Tauranga (New Zealand), with the day turning out sunny, and with the hardworking team hosting several ...
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Historical Machines TV - For Enthusiasts Of Noisy Vehicles

Our on-going mission statement is to continue to discover, record and preserve the audiovisual history of the machines and owner/operators that we come across, for the benefit of future generations. ...
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Wellington Airport -- Near Disasters Revisited

Sixty years ago Marlborough film-maker Paul Davidson was a 14 year old kid standing in a huge crowd beside Wellington Airport's runway. It was the great Capital Air Show celebrating the official ...
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Wings Over Wairarapa Air Festival

Every two years the Wings Over Wairarapa Air Festival features WWI and WWII fighters, agricultural aircraft, helicopters, military and civil aircraft, both on static display and in the skies. The ...
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Historical Aviation Film Unit & Historical Machines TV

The Historical Aviation Film Unit's free online video channel contains over 1000 free-to-view aviation, military ...
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Bell Jet Ranger 206B is a great utility helicopter

All over the world in dry climates, particularly in places like the Pacific states of the USA, the southern and eastern states of Australia, and southern Europe, the threat of major grass and/or bush ...
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Royal New Zealand Air Force Air Tattoo 2017

In February 2017 the Royal New Zealand Air Force celebrated its 80th Anniversary by showcasing its capability, personnel and skills with the 2017 Air Tattoo at RNZAF Base Ohakea. The previous major ...
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Water Skiing Aircraft

There are many who believe that photos showing aircraft water skiing across the surface of a lake (like the one below) are simply fake Photoshop jobs. Check out the video of a water skiing Tiger Moth ...
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