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Post by vs on Aug 5, 2012 18:15:39 GMT 12
I was reading in the latest Fly Past an article about one of three Zero's restored in Russia and flying in the States. It said one has been brought by a New Zealand owner and has been loaned to a museum in Alaska!
Any info on this?
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Post by ZacYates on Aug 5, 2012 19:36:55 GMT 12
That's the Mojave Zero, an all-green example flown in the film Pearl Harbor and the recent Chino show. Id heard of its migration north but not a Kiwi owner. How interesting. EDIT: here's some info and photos, I need to get to bed but shall do some snooping tnmorrow  www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N553TT.html |
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Post by raymond on Aug 5, 2012 21:05:04 GMT 12
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Post by ZacYates on Aug 7, 2012 19:10:24 GMT 12
That poster said he was drooling too much to ask who the owner was :-D
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Post by ZacYates on Sept 26, 2012 11:03:29 GMT 12
Has anyone heard anything more about any NZ link with this aircraft? Seems it reached its new "home" in Alaska some weeks ago.
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Post by ZacYates on Oct 12, 2012 10:55:57 GMT 12
I have this same magazine, September FlyPast, and it quite clearly states in the Zero article it was bought by a New Zealand owner and then leased to the Alaskan museum.
Does anyone know who this is? I am very curious, but as they were not named in the article I expect it will be revealed when they are comfortable to do so. Very exciting, would this be the first airworthy genuine Zero owned by a Kiwi? It would be nice to have it come here permanently in the future.
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Post by nz104 on Oct 12, 2012 13:01:38 GMT 12
Does anyone know if the intention is to bring the aircraft out here at some stage ??
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Post by JDK on Oct 12, 2012 20:01:19 GMT 12
I've just proofed another article on this aircraft, and there's no suggestion of a Kiwi jaunt.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 13, 2012 9:40:19 GMT 12
The owner is a foreigner with NZ residency and he has no intention of bringing it to NZ, I am told.
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Post by ZacYates on Oct 13, 2012 16:55:12 GMT 12
Ok, thanks for that Dave :-)
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Oct 13, 2012 19:45:56 GMT 12
I know one of the Yak-52s in NZ is owned by a guy who lives in Alaska, it's not the same person is it?
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Post by TS on Oct 13, 2012 20:40:04 GMT 12
Your flogging a dead horse here ain't no one goin to tell ya!!  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 14, 2012 12:14:56 GMT 12
From what I have been told the owner lives in the South Island but is Japanese with NZ citizenship. He intends the aircraft to go to Japan.
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Oct 14, 2012 20:11:40 GMT 12
Ah right, cheers.
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Post by ZacYates on Oct 15, 2012 7:16:56 GMT 12
That is cool! It's great to hear of someone wanting to preserve the IJN's history in their home country. James, I look forward to reading that article :-)
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Post by Brett on Dec 6, 2014 15:16:17 GMT 12
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Post by Peter Lewis on Dec 6, 2014 16:18:23 GMT 12
Yeah, right. I'll come back to this once I've finished my 5-year Reading Japanese course.
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Post by baz62 on Dec 6, 2014 16:20:13 GMT 12
Google Chrome translates it for you Peter however it does read a little funny |
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Post by nuuumannn on Dec 6, 2014 20:08:57 GMT 12
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