Before the accident that claimed the lives of Eric and Kathy Hertz it was their dream to restore to flying Tempest MW376. One of the prime motivators for this dream was the opportunity to honour the New Zealanders who flew with 486 Squadron in the Typhoon and Tempest aircraft.
Pioneer Aero is now working with some New Zealand based individuals who are keen to form a syndicate to ensure that the dream that Eric and Kathy had can be bought to reality, here, in New Zealand. To help us spread the word we will be putting advertisements in some of the local aviation magazines, Dave Homewood has also put the news on his excellent site, link below
http://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/19472/tempest-sale-syndicate-sought-help
TV3’s Campbell live were also in the hangar yesterday filming for an item on the Tempest that will hopefully air next week.
If you or anyone you know has interest in a possible syndicate please contact paul@pioneeraero.co.nz 09 296 8913.
TV3’s Lachlan Forsyth filming for Campbell live.
Is the syndicate likely to become a Charitable Trust? More likely for some to donate even if not join a syndicate if it is partly claimable off tax.
I guess minimum syndicate membership would be $1000? Or is it more like $20,000?
I am interested and so might others be if they knew a minimum entry point.
All the best – keep it here! Yes!!
Cheers
Graeme Sutherland
Tokoroa
Hi Graeme,
at this stage we are after interested parties, we haven’t discussed too many of the specifics as we don’t want to close our minds to options. Pioneer is helping facilitate the syndicate forming but will not be involved after that, except hopefully in the rebuild.
More detais as they come to hand.
Cheers
Paul
Do you have any idea of an approximate total cost to flying (and probable time needed)? It would be great to keep it in New Zealand.
Hi Graeme, Thanks for your interest, I will reply to you via email.
Cheers
Paul
Was very interested in the programme tonight on Campbell as my father was in 486 but was unfortunately killed when test flying a Meteor jet after joining RAF after war. I have his logbook and his diary from his time in POW camp in Stalag Luft 6 after being shot down over France. He has quite a lot of photos of planes and no doubt many on the Typhoon/Tempest. I have counted from his logbook etc about 30 different types of aircraft he flew. Quite amazing. I have a painting of a Typhoon (N304) by a Belgian pilot which was given to my father which is very interesting and has an inscription on the bottom for all the NZ Pilots who flew Typhoons. Gt pity Eric died, I didnt know he was in process of restoring one of these planes.
Cheers.
H.McF (Chch)