Normally there would be a great deal of suspicion with these two looking like this but we know that the tool man has just been and delivered the goodies.
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Thanks to Dave Homewood for having me as his guest yesterday on Warbird radio live. below is a link if any of you wish to listen in. Well I think I have posted the link. http://www.warbirdradio.com/2017/03/wings-over-new-zealand-live-restorer-paul-mcsweeny-31417-9pm-et/
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A beautiful Friday morning and all 3 of the containers have just left containing what was half of New Zealand’s servicable Strikemaster fleet. The tarmac is now clear and ready for the next “stocking filler”
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I know you should never say never but I will go out on a limb and say that I don’t think we will ever see 3 serviceable Strikemasters on the same bit of tarmac in New Zealand again. Let alone 3 ex RNZAF ones. On return from the Tauranga airshow this morning the 70 and 62 which are about to head to the US were parked next to 72 which is staying here,...
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As most of you probably know by now this weekends Airshow at Tauranga will be the last chance you will get to see Strikemasters 62 and 70 flying together in New Zealand. Once they have returned to Ardmore dis-assembly will start and they will be containerised for shipment to the US. One consolation for all you Strikemaster fans out there should be they are...
Read MoreOut with the old, in with the new.
Year that is. Hangar is full and ready for the Staff to arrive next week. On the servicing front, we finished off last year working on Jets with the 3 Strikemasters all servicable and ready for the up coming airshows. We Start this year finishing off the P40 and Mustang annuals. On the restorations side all of the new wing fittings for the P39 have been...
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