New Zealand Warbirds Moving, Expanding
Jul 18, 2016 20:27:31 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 18, 2016 20:27:31 GMT 12
This is some great news from New Zealand Warbirds Association:
MEDIA RELEASE
Major Developments at NZ Warbirds
President of NZ Warbirds Association, Frank Parker, has announced the completion of the purchase of Wing and Rotor Aviation Limited at Ardmore. The purchase includes a hangar built by the former owners of the business Jim Evans and Doug Kettell.
“This will enable us to establish a new home in a larger hangar to cater for the increasing number of Warbirds- type aircraft wanting to make Ardmore their home.
We’re extremely grateful to a major benefactor - Reg Field – and to the previous owners of Wing and Rotor who have assisted financially to make this deal possible.
It’s going to be a real challenge for the Association but we’re confident that this new purchase will give added impetus to the membership and to Warbirds generally in the Auckland area.
Transition of the existing office facilities to the new site will occur over the next few months along with repositioning of aircraft from other hangars at Ardmore. The plan is to eventually relocate the Visitor Centre to the new site ahead of the termination of the existing lease on the main hangar in May 2018.
Again, through the generosity of Mr Field, we are going to be the proud operators of two new WW1 reproduction planes – an RAF BE2 and an Albatros DVa. Both are under construction by The Old Stick and Rudder Company at Masterton and we’ll see them flying at Ardmore later in the year.
There’s huge enthusiasm about these new developments and the decision to purchase new hangar facilities will be a great step forward in our future development.”
NZ Warbirds Association.
MEDIA RELEASE
Major Developments at NZ Warbirds
President of NZ Warbirds Association, Frank Parker, has announced the completion of the purchase of Wing and Rotor Aviation Limited at Ardmore. The purchase includes a hangar built by the former owners of the business Jim Evans and Doug Kettell.
“This will enable us to establish a new home in a larger hangar to cater for the increasing number of Warbirds- type aircraft wanting to make Ardmore their home.
We’re extremely grateful to a major benefactor - Reg Field – and to the previous owners of Wing and Rotor who have assisted financially to make this deal possible.
It’s going to be a real challenge for the Association but we’re confident that this new purchase will give added impetus to the membership and to Warbirds generally in the Auckland area.
Transition of the existing office facilities to the new site will occur over the next few months along with repositioning of aircraft from other hangars at Ardmore. The plan is to eventually relocate the Visitor Centre to the new site ahead of the termination of the existing lease on the main hangar in May 2018.
Again, through the generosity of Mr Field, we are going to be the proud operators of two new WW1 reproduction planes – an RAF BE2 and an Albatros DVa. Both are under construction by The Old Stick and Rudder Company at Masterton and we’ll see them flying at Ardmore later in the year.
There’s huge enthusiasm about these new developments and the decision to purchase new hangar facilities will be a great step forward in our future development.”
NZ Warbirds Association.
