AVRO Vulcan XH558 Final Flight
Under gloomy skies and amidst a level of secrecy Vulcan XH558 G-VULC has made her last ever flight overnight NZ time.Thanks to our UK correspondent John for the great shots on his Flickr feed:...
View ArticleUS Air Force Airlift Ops in Antarctica | Documentary Film | 1961
The cover photo disguises the fact this film has no reference whatsoever to the venerable C130 however it does detail the C-124 Globemaster activities back in 1961.
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Southern Katipo 2015 - Big Boys Arrive
https://www.facebook.com/SouthernKatipo/Joint military exercise "Southern Katipo 2015" centered around the South Island West Coast town of Westport is gearing up with the arrival of United States...
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Trick or Treat?
Day before yesterday we shared the video of the last ever flight of the Avro Vulcan as XH558/G-VULC. So it is with much pleasure we have this treat for you on this Halloween day thanks to Gavin Conroy...
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Boeing 787-9 ZK-NZH
Air New Zealand's 6th Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner ZK-NZH MSN 37964 was delivered to Auckland late last night after a direct flight from Paine Field as ANZ6094.The arrival of ZK-NZH will see the airline...
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Southern Katipo 2015 - All Systems Go
Its all systems go for exercise Southern Katipo 2015 with the aviation element heating up. The two Boeing C17 Globemaster III's and three Lockheed C130H Hercules from the USAF undertook tactical...
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Citation II N112BR
Arriving at Auckland from Sydney on the afternoon of 01 November was Cessna S550 Citation II N112BR c/n S550-0027. The jet had crossed the Northern Pacific flying from Boeing Field to Bethel and...
View ArticleDVIDS - Video - Southern Katipo 2015 US Cargo Plane at Ohakea Air Force Base
DVIDS - Video - Southern Katipo 2015 US Cargo Plane at Ohakea Air Force Basehttp://www.3news.co.nz/nznews/war-games-invade-upper-south-island-2015110218#axzz3qJxGDkNa
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More on the silent visitor
Our Southern Katipo 2015 post yesterday briefly covered the news of a visit to New Zealand skies by a Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk 07-2029. The large UAV was deployed from Guam's Andersen AFB and...
View ArticleIL-76TD Antarctic Mission Melitopol's Crew
Have we shared this beauty before? Ah well, enjoy it either way.
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Southern Katipo 2015 - Australians wade in
Exercise Southern Katipo 2015 had a very damp day 03 November with the Buller and Westland districts soaked by torrential rain accompanied by low cloud and at times fog thereby most likely preventing...
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Corporate Corner - dominated by VH'ers
Its been a quiet couple of weeks for "visiting" corporate jets with only Citation II N112BR coming from outside the South Pacific region.Whilst not on corporate duties we report the movements of two...
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ROYAL ONE
The Royal New Zealand Air Force will be stretched over the next several days as it not only deploys resources in conjunction with exercise Southern Katipo 15 but also VIP transport duties associated...
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Holiday Snaps - Part Seven
The trip around the Caribbean saw us call in at St Kitts and while no visit was made the airport was clearly visible from the upper deck of our cruise-ship and just prior to our departure I was...
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Unscheduled Stopover
Qantas Airbus A380 VH-OQF operating as QF11 from Sydney to Los Angeles 04 November made an unscheduled stopover at Auckland spending just under two hours on the ground. The flight was northeast of New...
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Holiday Snaps - Part Eight
Our trip concluded with flights from Orlando to Dallas/Love Field and LAX on Southwest. A few opportunities presented themselves for a couple of snaps.Firstly some images captured from the Southwest...
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Qantas 28
Qantas' scheduled service between Sydney and Santiago, Chile are regular sights across the South Island as the flexible nature of today's air traffic management sees the east and west bound flights...
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