The National Transport and Toy Museum adjacent to the Wanaka Airport has a varied collection of aircraft.
A lot of these are undercover in the large 'hangars' but are crammed in among other exhibition items making photography difficult.
Enough moaning.
Here are a few shots from CMM.
Last year the Museum picked up twelve ten items from the Australian Aviation Museum at Bankstown in Australia.
Here are three of those additions.
Mig-15 UTI Red '777' is c/n 712277. I noted it at Bankstown back in February of 1979.
Piaggio P166 is I believe ex VH-GOB c/n 400.
It spent some time in NZ with Capital Air Service at Wellington in 1972 filling in whilst their 'Pig" ZK-DAI was down for maintenance.
Its Australian registration was cancelled in July of 1981.
It spent some time in NZ with Capital Air Service at Wellington in 1972 filling in whilst their 'Pig" ZK-DAI was down for maintenance.
Its Australian registration was cancelled in July of 1981.
Above we have the Sikorsky S-55 previously VH-ORA c/n 55-102.
This was built for the US Marines in 1952 and serialled Bu129020 and later went onto the US register as N8307 in August 1973.
It became VH-ORA on 28-06-1985 and later ended up at the RAN FAA Museum at Nowa before going to the Australian Aviation Museum at Bankstown.
It became VH-ORA on 28-06-1985 and later ended up at the RAN FAA Museum at Nowa before going to the Australian Aviation Museum at Bankstown.
The Aero Commander 500 ZK-CWP (c/n 500-842-90). A vintage of 1960 which served NZ aviation very well until being withdrawn from use and its registration canceled on 03-07-2002.
It was then used by the Air New Zealand Engineering Training Services at Christchurch International Airport. ANZETS moved to a new smaller facility and the Aero Commander ended down at the Museum at Wanaka.
The de Havilland DH104 Devon/Dove ZK-RNG is c/n 04323 and was built for the RNZAF as a Navigational Trainer and became NZ1807. It ferried into Wigram from the UK on 05-03-1953.
It was placed in storage at Woodbourne on 20-05-1980 until being sold on 06-11-1984.
It joined the NZ civil aircraft register as ZK-RNG on 09-11-1984 and after a series of owners was acquired by Gerald Rhodes on 13-04-1999.
Something a bit different is this pseudo de Havilland DH82 Tiger Moth ZK-TTM.
It is a collection of some genuine Tiger Moth parts plus what looks like a built up fuselage.
According to this Otago Daily Times link -https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/wanaka/museum-takes-delivery-old-aircraft the museum had acquired 10 aircraft from Bankstown, NSW.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone have the serials, regos, types c/ns etc of the aircraft involved?
Morning Peter. Yes you are correct. Ten items imported. I don't have a complete list. But the three above plus the Feast Circle Plane VH-RJI (c/n R090). DH Vampire wings - I believe ex either A79-175 (c/n 4059) or A79-733 (c/n 4079).A folding wing Luton (Major VH-EVI ? c/n N18) and an Airborne Edge Trike. That's all I know.
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