Warbird Information Exchange

Hi all,
Apparently filmed in 2019, this Forces News documentary on Sir Peter Jackson and his passion for all things Great War with a lot of footage shot in the highly secretive The Vintage Aviator Limited factory - see what types you can spot - and of TVAL's airworthy aircraft doing their thing. Plus a look at his memorabilia collection, the Knights of the Sky display at the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre and, kinda bittersweet, a section on Wingnut Wings.

Enjoy. I really, really did!

https://youtu.be/7gmZ9X9Aplk

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Zac in NZ
#avgeek, modelbuilder, photographer, writer. Callsign: "HANDBAG".
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"It's his plane, he spent the money to restore it, he can do with it what he wants. I will never understand what's hard to comprehend about this." - kalamazookid, 20/08/2013
"The more time you spend around warbirds the sooner you learn nothing, is simple." - JohnB, 24/02/22

That was great. Thanks for the link.

I scrolled through it and it doesn't appear they show the replica lancs or the 88 flak gun he has...
Otherwise, it's a very good representation of an amazing collection.

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The Lancs are all stored elsewhere in Wellington and I'm unsure where the 88 lives. Gives off a nice THUMP when it fires, though!

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Zac in NZ
#avgeek, modelbuilder, photographer, writer. Callsign: "HANDBAG".
https://linktr.ee/zacyates

"It's his plane, he spent the money to restore it, he can do with it what he wants. I will never understand what's hard to comprehend about this." - kalamazookid, 20/08/2013
"The more time you spend around warbirds the sooner you learn nothing, is simple." - JohnB, 24/02/22

Considering the current state of the RNZAF (no fighters, bombers or attack aircraft, just maritime patrol, anti-shipping and ASW assets), it sounds like Mr. Jackson might have more firepower than his country's air force.

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