May 2008
May 7th, 2008
Warbirds Over Wanaka 2008
Eleven airshows on and the biennial Warbirds Over Wanaka has proved that it remains New Zealand’s favourite airshow. The 2008 get-together of everyone with a passion for aviation within New Zealand had nothing “extraordinary” about it, yet it still had something special for everyone.
Norwegian Recovery-The Recovery of Focke Wulf 190 A2/A3 “Yellow 16”
UK writer Mark Sheppard describes the 2006 recovery of a Focke Wulf 190, which ditched in the sea near Solsvik, Norway in 1943.
Spider Tracks-NOT “Just Another” Global Tracking Solution
Spider Tracks’ story is another example of New Zealand initiative, lateral thinking and innovation; it is not “just another” tracking terminal, as Rob Neil discovered when he looked at the product and met one of Spider Tracks’ directors, Bruce Bartley.
Ohakea Open Day
Preceding Warbirds Over Wanaka by a week, the open day at RNZAF Base Ohakea was a big success for the Air Force. The RNZAF photography section supplied a selection of photographs of the day’s action.
Letters From War
Veteran US Military Aviator and retired airline pilot Don Harward experiences the malevolent whims of a capricious helicopter on a freezing morning in Afghanistan.
