Warbirds & Classics Lord Howe Island & mainland in the 90's.

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Some old slides onto digital some of which have a Kiwi connection.


The Winjeel went to NZ wonder if it is still there? The Beaver had been restored and from
memory went to Oz.




This AN2 visited in the 90's pretty sure she is now in oz painted all yellow.


You wouldn't think in this corner of the Pacific we would get two AN2s visit, from memory this
one end up in the Coromandel region, no mean feat flying this beast across the Tasman!




In my opinion one of the most impressive aeroplanes I have ever seen, this Hawker Sea Fury
actually crossed the Tasman on five occasions!








A couple of CT4s.

[Peter Lewis]

Airtourer VH-MUM returned to NZ in 1994 and became my dear old favorite ZK-WBW. Now back in Oz as VH-VVZ.

The An-2 ex Coromandel has been in the Wanaka Rhodes museum for some time now.

The Winjeel at Taupo ZK-WJL.

[Dave Homewood]

Those "CT/4s" are actually AESL T.6 Airtourers. I had the job of removing the markings from all four of the RNZAF Airtourers when they were sold from Wigram - as seen here with ZK-JBX without the markings and serials. Within weeks of the sale at least one had all the markings reapplied by its new owner. What a waste of defence money, I think at least three ended up back with kiwis on them including ZK-JBX (NZ1960)

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Mar 22, 2014 10:18:14 GMT 12 Dave Homewood said:

Those "CT/4s" are actually AESL T.6 Airtourers. I had the job of removing the markings from all four of the RNZAF Airtourers when they were sold from Wigram - as seen here with ZK-JBX without the markings and serials. Within weeks of the sale at least one had all the markings reapplied by its new owner. What a waste of defence money, I think at least three ended up back with kiwis on them including ZK-JBX (NZ1960)

Well Dave that one was definitely handled by you as I remember
talking to the guy and he had just brought it from the RNZAF.

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A few old slides converted to digital, warbirds and classics at various museums mainland Oz.

P40 and Wirraway at the Moorabbin Museum Melbourne Victoria


Couple of converted Wirraways, Ceres at the now defunct Drages Airworld at Wangaratta, Victoria.


Sort of cousins, Wirraway and Harvard.


Bit of timber and fabric.




Managed to get quite ill doing aero's in this Stampe at Luskintyre not far from Newcastle, NSW.


The Thomas collection Camden, NSW, many years ago when I visited you could only visited
the last Sunday of the month, this collection is a bit like the Smith collection at the top of the
south island. Beaufighter, Valtee Vengence, Mosquito, Sea Fury etc, some cool stuff, grateful
to people like this who save our aviation past.


Some of the Hemple collection Archerfeild, Brisbane, Qld. The AN2 visited Lord Howe Island
in the 1990s. The Tiger had just been completed when I visited.




John Bells Catalina and Kingfisher Albany, WA.


Bull Creek collection Perth, WA.

[nuuumannn]

Lovely to see these old pictures, some of them bring back memories as I have similar pics as these. I remember that Stampe at Coolie for awhile back in the late 80s early 90s.