The Vintage Aviator hangar at Hood.

[nuuumannn]

Hi Guys, on the way back from Ohakea I stopped off at Hood to visit the TVAL hangar.

Albatros D II;



Albatros D Va;



B.E.2c;



B.E.2f;



B.E.12;



Camel;



The One and Only Chitty Chitty Bang Bang;



DH-4;



F.E.2b;



LVG C VI;



Pup;



S.E.5a;



Snipe;



Tripe;



Overviews of the hangar illustrating how tightly everything is packed in; B.E.2c at centre;



Avro 504K at centre;



Like the t-shirts in the shop. Thanks for looking.

[pjw4118]

Lovely photos thanks . Arent we lucky to have this collection in NZ and so accessible , thanks PJ , Gene and the TVAL team.

[ZacYates]

Hear hear. Every time I go down there I feel so fortunate.

And to be the rivet counter: I think 347 is a BE.2c (Early) as opposed to a BE.2a, which is even simpler in structure (no vertical stab, wing warping)!

[nuuumannn]

Aah, thanks Zac - no probs with the rivet counting; keeps us on our toes. Yes, Peter, couldn't agree more; terrific resource and still manages to amaze when I think about these machines and the fact that some of them now exist, when for 70 or more years there were none around, not even reproductions - the F.E.2b specifically; who would have thought that for nearly 100 years there hadn't been a complete one extant, and now there are two flying (with a static partial original at the RAF Museum) - in New Zealand of all places?

[aeromuzz]

Not really tjhe right thread but the latest TVAL Facebook Header seems to indicate progress on their internal goings-on.

[kiwi285]

Yes the sooner they get their problems behind them and start building again the better. Certainly a magnificent collection and the envy of WW I fans around the world.