Fokker at Geraldine

 Last week we  were driving up from Timaru to Christchurch, and popped in to Geraldine for lunch, as you do.

In the main street of Geraldine I found a Rangitata Military Musuem that has been set up by the local re-enactors. According to the fellow at the front desk, it has only been there since last November.

After paying my $10 entry I had a look around inside. An excellent collection of military vehicles, all which seem to be  in operational condition.

But wait - that looks to be a 'thing with wings' hanging up in the ceiling!
Yes, it is . . .

It's the Airdrome Airplanes Fokker D-VI Replica ZK-TBF.

This microlight, a 75% scale replica, was registered to Graham Ritchie of Ashburton back in mid-2008 and then passed into the ownership of  Greg Burt in September 2009.
It was active at Rangitata Island until cancelled as Withdrawn on 26 July 2021.

We have had a couple of previous mentions of this aircraft:

https://nzcivair.blogspot.com/2012/08/airdrome-aeroplanes-replicas-of-new.html

https://nzcivair.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-western-front-1917.html