The New Zealand Warbirds Association is the charity organisation that helps warbird aircraft owners and operators in New Zealand maintain and keep their aircraft flying. HAFU’s Allan Udy talks to the General Manager and President about the organisation and what it takes to continue to own and run high-end warbird aircraft in this part of the world.
NZ Warbirds: http://nzwarbirds.org.nz
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Wonderful. 👍
Great stuff, I love that place.
I’m going to relate a true story told in the book “Ordinary Naval Airman” by HJC Spencer. It will otherwise be lost to posterity.
At RNAS Easthaven, a few miles west of Arbroath on the east coast of Scotland, flying training was going on simulating take-offs and landings on an aircraft carrier. A section of runway of appropriate dimensions had been taped off.
One young pilot, Ian ‘Lefty’ Batten was at the controls of a Fairey Firefly. Ian, a teenage New Zealander, had worked his passage on a tramp steamer back to the mother country when WW2 broke out and joined the Fleet Air Arm. Several times he had successfully completed the exercise but an officer decided more realism was necessary. He ordered that the Station bus be parked on the runway to simulate the ‘island’ on the flight deck. The next time Ian came in to land, a sudden crosswind on the exposed runway caused the Firefly’s wingtip to connect with the bus. The aircraft crashed in a fireball and Ian was killed.
His grave is in Arbroath Western Cemetery and his sacrifice deserves to be remembered. We should never forget how risky flying training for war was (and is) and that thousands died just in accidents.
Vídeo excelente! Muito interessante! Grato pelo vídeo🌟
Thanks for this, really great to hear about the donation of the WW1 to NZ Warbirds, I'm guessing the benefactor was a certain film director? Really great to see the Canberra saved too, think this is the ex-RAF museum one that was shipped to NZ about 30 years ago to many UK enthusiasts disgust, the B(I)6 is a really rare version and we now have none in the UK. Glad to see it being appreciated.
We moved from Sydney to Parnell (Auckland) in 1972, and as a 13 year old I was amazed to regularly see over the skies of Auckland, Harvards and Vampires (I think 1972 was when the Vampires were retired). And lets not forget the roads, so many very old cars – some were family heirlooms handed down through the family as I learnt later. My dad imported his new Gold Ford Fairlane and it certainly attracted a lot of attention, I don't think I saw another one there at the time. When we landed in Auckland in 72 from Sydney I spied a Lockheed Constellation parked way over the other side, clearly not in service. Great days, loved NZ, now back in Oz but have been back a few times – the airshows there are terrific.
4:18 That's my ride! In May 2019 I did half an hour in the back seat. Ride of my life – hottest hot rod I ever rode in.