Something Really Different at Wanaka - How About a Max Holste Broussard?

A recent arrival at Wanaka looks pretty spectacular and is set to display at next year's Warbirds Over Wanaka:

The Max Holste MH 1521 Broussard (meaning Bushman I think) photographed at Wanaka recently by Steve Bunting.  It arrived at Wanaka earlier this year from Denmark registered as OY-SLV.  It was built in 1961 for the French military and was civilianised as F-GGKP in June 1990.  It then went to Hungary as HA-SLV in October 1996 and then to Denmark as OY-SLV from May 2013.  It is destined to receive a very French New Zealand registration.

The type was first designed in the 1950s with the prototype flying in 1954.  It is a six seat utility aircraft and is often is referred to as the "French Beaver".  In fact it shares the same Pratt and Whitney R985 radial engine as the Beaver and has similar performance and capability.  

It has been assembled by Twenty24 Aviation at Wanaka and is awaiting registration and test flying.

Thanks very much for the photo Steve.