Aviation Heritage Center Opens

Can I stow away!!!!

Can ya hitch hike to New Zealand 😀 😀 😀

I am not such a good swimmer now day’s :rolleyes:

Last time I flew there in a F-27, I was 2/3 year’s old(second time really first I went as a bun in the oven)

If I ever get back again 🙂 , THIS TIME I WANT TO REMEMBER EVERY BLOOODY DETAIL!!!:dev2:

I think nearly all my dec father’s family are getting eaten by worm’s or a pile of dust now.

Might be a Cuz Stewart Sturge still kickin hopefully, Me dad’s dec sister’s son.

And I am sure a few Nankivell Cuz’s removed slighty are around, since the first Nank that got there Robert Rodgers Nanki at the start of N.Z. 1829/30 white life, and had a total of 21 kid’s a 2 wife’s 😮 .

In Oz and N.Z the old buggger……….Pssst No Radio or T.V. 😀 :p

Ciao all

Bulla Bulla

Ooooo Roooo

CROC’S RULE!!! :dev2:

Well after a hectic few weeks the Museum opened to the public yesterday, and it seems the public are suitably impressed!. A few things still need doing, and another exhibit is still to arrive from Italy, which I can’t comment on just yet. Hard to capture how life like the mannequins are in the photos..they were done, along with the sets, by Weta workshops, the same people who did the Lord of the Rings props – some talented people I can tell you!
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Awesome its a pitty your almost exactly on the opposite side of the world. I think this sort of display setting is great, really takes you back. Welldone

I seen it on the tele

G’ day all formite’s.

I was called in to watch the T.V. on last sunday arvo, by my stepdaughter Ange.

Great spotter for me she is, well trained :rolleyes:

And on the 5.00pm Postcard’s show on channel 9, they had a run through the Aviation Heritage Center 😮 .

Look’s an amazing place, so life like and emotive, you could almost smell it :p .

The reporter laughed at the fake bird ****, it’s a nice touch I reckon:D

A little tribute to the other little flyer’s 😎 .

The dude finished off with, if there is one place you should go when you visit N.Z. it should be the Aviation Heritage Center.

I think he was mighty impressed 😉

Man I would luv to have have some spare buck’s to visit N.Z…..(again, last time I was 2/3 year old:o ), time to visit again I reckon, BUT would I come back to Oz :confused: :rolleyes:

I wonder what number of people have been through the Center, since openning, it look’s to be in a beautiful area, picture post card stuff !!

WATCH FOR THAT HUN IN THE SUN :dev2:

Ooooo Rooooo

CROC’S RULE :dev2:

MAGIC!!! Top stuff Dave mate!!!

G’ day dave:D ,

What a wonderful looking place!!!!!:eek:

I am detemined I will visit the country, That my father came from once again, bout 3 year’s old is tooo long ago!:rolleyes: .

That AHC joint’s gunna be on me list for look up’s, that’s for sure mate!;) .

The big ” G ” told me bit’s about it, It look mega fun!:cool:

Will teach the youngin’s a thing or two, about the Great War and what went on in the air!!.

Great shot’s Dave, thank’s for bringing them too us all..:D

(Psst, thank’s too…the latest C.W. just got ere:cool: , MAGIC as alway’s CW4ever;) )

Thanks Dave, but you are assuming we all know where the ‘Aviation Heritage Center’ is??:confused: I am taking an educated guess ‘somewhere in New Zealand’?:rolleyes:

Hi Cees

Yes some of those people built the full scale Se.5 and Re.8., no news on the Lanc replicas, they keep things close to their chest until it is time.

Dave

Well after a hectic few weeks the Museum opened to the public yesterday, and it seems the public are suitably impressed!. A few things still need doing, and another exhibit is still to arrive from Italy, which I can’t comment on just yet. Hard to capture how life like the mannequins are in the photos..they were done, along with the sets, by Weta workshops, the same people who did the Lord of the Rings props – some talented people I can tell you!

Hi Dave,

Aren’t these the same people who are said to be building ten full size Lancasters for the new Dambusters movie? Any new on that one? Their own site hasn’t any news on the state of progress apart from the Peter Jackson interview where it was said that one airframe was finished.

Cheers

Cees

Fantastic!

Salu2, Art

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