The Air Force Museum of New Zealand (Wigram) Thread
Dec 30, 2022 10:00:39 GMT 12
Dave Homewood, skyhawkdon, and 2 more like this
Post by nuuumannn on Dec 30, 2022 10:00:39 GMT 12
While working in CHC over the summer I stopped in and visited the museum, this time taking a behind the scenes tour. It's great to see that things get moved about and aircraft not usually on display get their time in the public eye.
The Bleriot's back suspended in the foyer, the last time I visited it was on the ground.
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The Wasp awkwardly positioned up against the glass.
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Tiger Moth now in the display hall instead of the foyer, where it has been for years.
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Two-seater Skyhawk NZ6254 replacing '6205 in this spot.
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Excellent to see the Devon again.
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On the tour you get taken aboard the Bristol Freighter. Flight engineer's station in the nose.
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Sioux and Anson on the other side of the rope barriers on the tour.
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Pegasus.
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Vildebeest.
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Great to see what's happening to the Canso, it's being converted into being more representative of a Catalina, with its wheel bays covered and being placed on dollies resembling those used to move it about on the hard.
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Walsh Brothers flying boat Hall-Scott engines, truly historic artifacts.
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Junkers Jumo 211 from a downed He 111.
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JB-2 Loon, the one formerly at MoTaT.
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Kestrel from a Short Singapore.
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240 hp Benz six-cylindr engine from something German. A big thing for such small power output.
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The Andover back on display again.
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The Sea Sprite hiding behind a fence.
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More to come.
The Bleriot's back suspended in the foyer, the last time I visited it was on the ground.
_DSC9360 The Wasp awkwardly positioned up against the glass.
_DSC9336 Tiger Moth now in the display hall instead of the foyer, where it has been for years.
_DSC9345 Two-seater Skyhawk NZ6254 replacing '6205 in this spot.
_DSC9349 Excellent to see the Devon again.
_DSC9350 _DSC9352 On the tour you get taken aboard the Bristol Freighter. Flight engineer's station in the nose.
_DSC9383Sioux and Anson on the other side of the rope barriers on the tour.
_DSC9384Pegasus.
_DSC9390 Vildebeest.
_DSC9393 Great to see what's happening to the Canso, it's being converted into being more representative of a Catalina, with its wheel bays covered and being placed on dollies resembling those used to move it about on the hard.
_DSC9394 Walsh Brothers flying boat Hall-Scott engines, truly historic artifacts.
_DSC9395_DSC9397 Junkers Jumo 211 from a downed He 111.
_DSC9401 JB-2 Loon, the one formerly at MoTaT.
_DSC9400 Kestrel from a Short Singapore.
_DSC9404240 hp Benz six-cylindr engine from something German. A big thing for such small power output.
_DSC9406 The Andover back on display again.
_DSC9414 The Sea Sprite hiding behind a fence.
_DSC9418 More to come.
