From the NZPA.A former WW11 fighter in which ANZ technicians, trainees and volunteers invested thousands of hours of work is expected to be sold for up to A$4 million (NZ$4.94m) at auction in Australia.
The 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk11A fighter - Battle of Britain veteran and one of only 11 (?) still in flying condition - will be offered at a military and aviation collectables auction in Melbourne on September 27. --------- Chief executive of the Wallis family's Alpine Deer Group - which owns the Alpine Fighter Collection - Graeme Ramshaw, said the Hurricane was going to auction as part of a sell up of the fighter collection.
Pic of ZK-TPK taken at Wanaka on 14-04-2006.
Heard a rumour that if it was sold, air nz would ask for payment for the work they did..... 3 mil?? Just a rumour tho
ReplyDeleteOne of my secret squirrels noted an aircraft that looked like it could have been a wrapped up Hurricane on the wharf in Wellington.
ReplyDeleteThis was about three months ago.
So maybe it was indeed this aircraft heading out !
There is a full page advert in the latest [September 09] Australian Aviation Magazine.
ReplyDeleteIt seems that we are losing quite alot of our NZ based warbirds. Most if not all the Polikarpovs and now the Hurricane.
ReplyDeletebad enough we lost the spitfire,i see on trade me the chipmunk,tiger moth,and gypsy engine for sale as well,how long before there is nothing
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