Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:34 pm
Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:54 pm
Tue Feb 06, 2007 11:50 am
Dave Homewood wrote:The CAF Wing is located at Dairy Flat, North Shore, north of Auckland (the seperate entry locating them at Auckland is a double up…
Dave Homewood wrote:but there was a Christchurch wing in the South Island located at Harewood - Christchurch international Airport - they had a Harvard. I'm unsure if they still exist)
Dave Homewood wrote:The Auckland War Memorial Museum is right in central Auckland city. It is on the hill located in Cornwall Park, Greenlane, about three minutes drive from Auckland's main street, Queen Street. The museum can be seen from most parts of the city as it's elevated.
Smaps map
http://www.smaps.co.nz/nz/auckland/gree ... rk+avenue/
Dave Homewood wrote:Re Ardmore Aerodrome - AvSpecs is a business, not a museum. It is not open to the public, but visits can be arranged. There is no Sea Fury at Ardmore, nor in NZ and has not been for some years. It was sold abroad to Australia. The Spitfires, Mosquito and Sabres are all being worked on by the AvSpecs company and are not 'exhibits'. The only Venom stored there is well away from public view and has not been flown in years as far as I'm aware.
Dave Homewood wrote:There is a C-47 active at Ardmore, and a P-51D. Several Harvards, a couple of Ryans, Cessna Dragonfly, Beaver, Chipmunks, T-28, Tiger Moths, Catalina, etc. Most of these are owned by syndicates under the banner of New Zealand Warbirds.
Dave Homewood wrote:The Museum of Transport and Technology has two sites relevant to aircraft enthusiasts, Motat 1 and Motat 2.
Motat 1 is located on Great North Road from memory. Here you will find both original and replica aircraft depicting Richard pearse's early designs. Also a lot of airline memorabilia, space stuff and also some interesting early pioneer stuff like Jean Batten memorabilia.
Motat 2 is also known as The Sir Keith Park Memorial Airfield. Go further down the road, past the zoo to find it (go by tram, it takes you to the gate!). There you'll find a genuine Battle of Britain film Hurricane replica on a pole. Indoors is a Lancaster, Solent, Tiger Moth, Magister, Vampire, P-40E, Mosquito, Ventura, Rapide, Fox Moth, Avenger. Electra, Tui Sports replica, Turbo Fletcher, Airtourer, and several homebuilds and gliders and other things plus excellent displays of models, uniforms and all sorts. Outside there's a Hudson, Lodestar, Sunderland, and DC-3 awaiting a roof that's being planned for them.
Dave Homewood wrote:The Classic Flyers Museum at Tauranga is well worth a visit and is growing steadily. Another flying Devon is joining that airport this week, moving from Ardmore. The museum has two Hunters, one of which flies. there's also a Pitts Special hanging up in the museum. Plus they're restoring a Heron, a rare bird indeed. Probably a lot more since I was there too. I think they have a Stearman too.
Dave Homewood wrote:The 'Spitfire' in Hamilton is a GRP replica. It was erected in November 2005. It is located at Perana Park (marked on the map as Soldiers memorial Park). which is the site of Hamilton City's Cenotaph. To find it, it is on the southern end of Memorial Drive, right next to the Waikato River on the eastern bank, around the corner from the Bridge Street bridge.
http://www.smaps.co.nz/nz/hamilton/hami ... ial+drive/
Dave Homewood wrote:The Gisborne Aviation Preservation Society is based at Gisborne Airport (also known as Darton Field). The Avenger belongs to the RNZAF museum and is on loan to the No. 30 Squadron and Servicing Unit Association Gisborne Branch.
Note airport location on the map
http://www.smaps.co.nz/nz/gisborne/
Dave Homewood wrote:The DC-3 at McDonalds restaurant at Taupo is located on the corner of Robert & Ruapehu Streets, Taupo. It's easy to find. Follow the Golden Arches as they say.
http://www.smaps.co.nz/nz/taupo/taupo+c ... hu+street/
Dave Homewood wrote:Mangaweka, in the Rangatikei region, is not even a village, just a pinpoint on the map really. You pass through it on State Highway 1. The ex-Europa service station is now just a cafe, no petrol. The aircraft used to be painted to advertise Rangitikei River Adventures from memory, but now only advertises Cookie Time biscuits.
http://www.smaps.co.nz/nz/rangitikei/mangaweka/
See both the Mangaweka and Taupo C-47's here
http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/dakota.html
Dave Homewood wrote:The RNZAF Base Ohakea Museum is located right out the front of the base, on a little pull off from State Highway 1. The base is about half an hour drive north of Palmerston North, and is actually situated just south of bulls, just north of Sanson. So if you're travelling past and hit either you're either nearly there or blinked and missed Ohakea.
http://www.smaps.co.nz/nz/manawatu/ohakea/
Dave Homewood wrote:I handn't even heard of that Paraparaumu museum. I hear there is one a museum to civil aviation at Milson aerodrome, Palmerston North, but not seen it.
Dave Homewood wrote:Masterton
http://www.smaps.co.nz/nz/masterton/
Dave Homewood wrote:Ferrymead has a Vickers Viscount, a Sunderland cockpit, a Bristol Freighter Cockpit as well as a whole one, and the DC-3 is actually one of those long nosed US Navy Antarctic ski versions.
Dave Homewood wrote:The RNZAF Museum, Wigram's Bleriot XI is a replica.
They have two Canberras, one is disassembled but on display.
What's meant by H-2?
It should read Westland Wasp. Not Westaldn.
They also have a Seasprite, a P-40E, an oxford and a Vildebeest.
there are dozens of WWI and WWII aircraft at Omaka of course, including P-40's, P-36, and all sorts of goodies.
http://www.smaps.co.nz/nz/marlborough/omaka/
Dave Homewood wrote:I believe the Founders Museum at Nelson also has a civil Sioux helicopter, one of NZ's first helicoters, donated by Nelson-based Helicopters NZ Ltd.
Dave Homewood wrote:The NZFPM and the Toy and Transport Museum (plus a few other things including a brewery!) are at Wanaka Airport, Luggate.
http://www.smaps.co.nz/nz/queenstown/luggate/
Dave Homewood wrote:That Gore Air Force Museum is an oddity. there never was an Air Force base there during WWII so it's rather unusul.
http://www.smaps.co.nz/nz/gore/gore+eas ... nd+street/
Dave Homewood wrote:I hope the above helps.
Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:33 pm
Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:39 pm
Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:17 pm
mrhenniger wrote:Thanks Dave,
Dave Homewood wrote:The Auckland War Memorial Museum is right in central Auckland city. It is on the hill located in Cornwall Park, Greenlane, about three minutes drive from Auckland's main street, Queen Street. The museum can be seen from most parts of the city as it's elevated.
Smaps map
http://www.smaps.co.nz/nz/auckland/gree ... rk+avenue/
OK I found the park. It was actually a few blocks south of the location you gave. When you have a chance could you take a look at the satellite image for the map link and let me know if I need to go north or south etc.? Or center the map on the exact spot by zooming in and double clicking on the spot, then click the email option and send me that link.
Dave Homewood wrote:There is a C-47 active at Ardmore, and a P-51D. Several Harvards, a couple of Ryans, Cessna Dragonfly, Beaver, Chipmunks, T-28, Tiger Moths, Catalina, etc. Most of these are owned by syndicates under the banner of New Zealand Warbirds.
I have that one down as “New Zealand Warbirds Association”.
Dave Homewood wrote:The Museum of Transport and Technology has two sites relevant to aircraft enthusiasts, Motat 1 and Motat 2.
Motat 1 is located on Great North Road from memory. Here you will find both original and replica aircraft depicting Richard pearse's early designs. Also a lot of airline memorabilia, space stuff and also some interesting early pioneer stuff like Jean Batten memorabilia.
Motat 2 is also known as The Sir Keith Park Memorial Airfield. Go further down the road, past the zoo to find it (go by tram, it takes you to the gate!). There you'll find a genuine Battle of Britain film Hurricane replica on a pole. Indoors is a Lancaster, Solent, Tiger Moth, Magister, Vampire, P-40E, Mosquito, Ventura, Rapide, Fox Moth, Avenger. Electra, Tui Sports replica, Turbo Fletcher, Airtourer, and several homebuilds and gliders and other things plus excellent displays of models, uniforms and all sorts. Outside there's a Hudson, Lodestar, Sunderland, and DC-3 awaiting a roof that's being planned for them.
OK… So what I had list was MOTAT 2. I added an entry for MOTAT 1.
Dave Homewood wrote:The Classic Flyers Museum at Tauranga is well worth a visit and is growing steadily. Another flying Devon is joining that airport this week, moving from Ardmore. The museum has two Hunters, one of which flies. there's also a Pitts Special hanging up in the museum. Plus they're restoring a Heron, a rare bird indeed. Probably a lot more since I was there too. I think they have a Stearman too.
I had an entry for that one. I corrected the location names and added to the aircraft types list.
Dave Homewood wrote:The 'Spitfire' in Hamilton is a GRP replica. It was erected in November 2005. It is located at Perana Park (marked on the map as Soldiers memorial Park). which is the site of Hamilton City's Cenotaph. To find it, it is on the southern end of Memorial Drive, right next to the Waikato River on the eastern bank, around the corner from the Bridge Street bridge.
http://www.smaps.co.nz/nz/hamilton/hami ... ial+drive/
I have added the name of the park to the entry. I have also slightly moved the map reference. I have it noted as “sight” which means it is very close, likely within eye sight. The Google satellite images for the area are very poor so I can’t get it exact.
Dave Homewood wrote:The Gisborne Aviation Preservation Society is based at Gisborne Airport (also known as Darton Field). The Avenger belongs to the RNZAF museum and is on loan to the No. 30 Squadron and Servicing Unit Association Gisborne Branch.
Note airport location on the map
http://www.smaps.co.nz/nz/gisborne/
I had the entrance to the airport in the map link. I was actually looking for the exact hangar (not knowing how well buildings are marked).
If you happen to know the exact hanger, could you use that Google Maps technique I mentioned above to get the map link via an email?
Dave Homewood wrote:Mangaweka, in the Rangatikei region, is not even a village, just a pinpoint on the map really. You pass through it on State Highway 1. The ex-Europa service station is now just a cafe, no petrol. The aircraft used to be painted to advertise Rangitikei River Adventures from memory, but now only advertises Cookie Time biscuits.
http://www.smaps.co.nz/nz/rangitikei/mangaweka/
See both the Mangaweka and Taupo C-47's here
http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/dakota.html
Thanks. The satellite images for that village are very poor. I will not be able to do any better for a location than what I have listed.
Dave Homewood wrote:The RNZAF Base Ohakea Museum is located right out the front of the base, on a little pull off from State Highway 1. The base is about half an hour drive north of Palmerston North, and is actually situated just south of bulls, just north of Sanson. So if you're travelling past and hit either you're either nearly there or blinked and missed Ohakea.
http://www.smaps.co.nz/nz/manawatu/ohakea/
Based on your description I moved the map link to a location which appears to be a main entrance. The satellite images in that area are good, but I don’t know which building in the right one.
Dave Homewood wrote:I handn't even heard of that Paraparaumu museum. I hear there is one a museum to civil aviation at Milson aerodrome, Palmerston North, but not seen it.
I could be dealing with information that is very out of date. I have added to the comments to suggest there may not be such a museum. Since you haven’t heard of it I would not be surprised.
Dave Homewood wrote:Masterton
http://www.smaps.co.nz/nz/masterton/
Finding towns using Google services is very easy, I just don’t know where this new museum in the town will be located.
Dave Homewood wrote:The RNZAF Museum, Wigram's Bleriot XI is a replica.
They have two Canberras, one is disassembled but on display.
What's meant by H-2?
It should read Westland Wasp. Not Westaldn.
They also have a Seasprite, a P-40E, an oxford and a Vildebeest.
there are dozens of WWI and WWII aircraft at Omaka of course, including P-40's, P-36, and all sorts of goodies.
http://www.smaps.co.nz/nz/marlborough/omaka/
I believe the H-2 is the Seasprite. Additions and corrections made.
Dave Homewood wrote:The NZFPM and the Toy and Transport Museum (plus a few other things including a brewery!) are at Wanaka Airport, Luggate.
http://www.smaps.co.nz/nz/queenstown/luggate/
however the toy and transport museum does not have a Hudson nor a B-57. It does have a Lodestar and an ex-RAAF Canberra, plus an Airtourer.
http://www.smaps.co.nz/nz/queenstown/luggate/
Dave Homewood wrote:That Gore Air Force Museum is an oddity. there never was an Air Force base there during WWII so it's rather unusul.
http://www.smaps.co.nz/nz/gore/gore+eas ... nd+street/
Yet another case of poor satellite images, but the map reference should get a visitor close to the museum.
[/quote]Dave Homewood wrote:I hope the above helps.
It most certainly does. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Do you happen to know of any pole mounted aircraft or planes in parks that are not listed?
Mike
Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:27 am
Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:28 am
TonyA wrote:The Argosy near Blenheim is just north of route 6:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF8&om=1&z=18&ll=-41.512245,173.858412&spn=0.00276,0.004978&t=k
Presumably this url means 41.512S, 173.656E
Dave Homewood wrote:The Argosy Tony mentions is actually at Woodbourne, 6km west of Blenheim. It sits behind the Arcosy Cafe's which used to be Woodbourne Shell petrol station when I lived there.
TonyA wrote:There's also the Wessex at the off licence in Christchurch although that's now on its way to Ferrymead
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF8&om=1&z=18&ll=-43.536159,172.64622&spn=0.002672,0.004978&t=k
TonyA wrote:Another memorable spot is the plane motel (Bristol Freighter) near Waitomo Caves
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF8&om=1&z=18&ll=-38.254354,175.118782&spn=0.002894,0.004978&t=k
http://www.woodlynpark.co.nz/
Dave Homewood wrote:The One Tree Hill park where your Google map poiter is pointing to is not the location. Look above that and you'll see Auckland Domain (which includes Cornwall Park, and Alexander Park). It's there. From Auckland city, cross Grafton Bridge and turn left just past Auckland Hospital, and you're in the park. Follow the road around and you can't miss the Museum on the hill to your right.
Dave Homewood wrote:Yes, I noted that. I thought I'd point out what's there to see. this is not a museum by the way, it's an active hangar. If you go on any fine Sunday you will see some of the aircraft flying. And though not a public museum, the Warbirds guys and girls are very friendly and welcoming to the interested public, so long as they respect the aircraft and rules.
Dave Homewood wrote:The museum is just outsdie of the base entrance. it has been a while since i lived there and the memory is fading but I'm fairly sure that it is the long building I have circled in this photo.
Dave Homewood wrote:Mike, it seems I was totally wrong about Ohakea Museum's building, sorry.
See here
http://rnzaf.proboards43.com/index.cgi? ... 934&page=1
Dave Homewood wrote:My understanding is that the museum is located in a hangar at Hood Aerodrome, not in the town.
http://www.svas.org.nz/pages/the_svas_m ... cument.htm
Dave Homewood wrote:Ah, I'm not up on all these American letter-number abbreviations. We generally call aircraft by their names rather than codes here. Thanks.
Dave Homewood wrote:Yes, the Lodestar, GAF Canberra and Airtourer as mentioned, plus the AN-2, Mig, etc...
Dave Homewood wrote:The only pole mounted aircraft I know of in NZ are the Harvard at Pahiatua which has been converted into a kid's slide.
Dave Homewood wrote: The mock Spitfires at Harewood and Hamilton.
Dave Homewood wrote:There is a C-47 at Mystery Creek's agricultural museum. It's apparently in very poor shape as it was a topdresser and the superphospahte has corroded it.
Wed Feb 07, 2007 2:27 pm
Dave Homewood wrote: It sits behind the Arcosy Cafe's which used to be Woodbourne Shell petrol station when I lived there.
I now have…
DC-3, Mosquito, Hudson, Bristol 170, Flying Flea, Vickers Viscount, Sunderland, Bristol Freighter, Bristol Freighter cockpit, Westland Wessex
…for Ferrymead. Is that a complete list?
Re: Auckland War Memorial MuseumDave Homewood wrote:The One Tree Hill park where your Google map poiter is pointing to is not the location. Look above that and you'll see Auckland Domain (which includes Cornwall Park, and Alexander Park). It's there. From Auckland city, cross Grafton Bridge and turn left just past Auckland Hospital, and you're in the park. Follow the road around and you can't miss the Museum on the hill to your right.
I think I have it. Could you check out the new map link and confirm?
Dave Homewood wrote:The only pole mounted aircraft I know of in NZ are the Harvard at Pahiatua which has been converted into a kid's slide.
Is this it?
http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=4 ... =1&iwloc=A
BTW… It is this kind of info that is gold.
Dave Homewood wrote: The mock Spitfires at Harewood and Hamilton.
Tell me more about the Hamilton example. Is it part of the Ansett Museum?
Does Ansett have a DC-3?
Dave Homewood wrote:There is a C-47 at Mystery Creek's agricultural museum. It's apparently in very poor shape as it was a topdresser and the superphospahte has corroded it.
I have made an entry for that one. Again the satellite image for the area is poor, so I can’t nail it down, but I think I am close.
I have been very much impressed by the level of participation on this one. I did post this on another discussion board, so I expected a few more entries to modify, but when took at look at my inbox I had 11 emails on the subject waiting for me to process. This will take a while. Not complaining though.
Thanks for the contributions everyone!
Mike
Wed Feb 07, 2007 4:32 pm
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Thu Feb 08, 2007 8:25 am
Dave Homewood wrote:Sorry Mike, my spelling there was a typo, it is of course the Argosy Cafe. You probably worked that out I hope.
DC-3, Mosquito, Hudson, Bristol 170, Flying Flea, Vickers Viscount, Sunderland, Bristol Freighter, Bristol Freighter cockpit, Westland Wessex
…for Ferrymead. Is that a complete list?
Dave Homewood wrote:That's a Sunderland cockpit, not a complete aircraft. I'm also racking my brain to think whether they have a complete Bristol Freighter and a cockpit section, or two cockpit sections. I know one froms the entrance to one of the hangers and the other larger portion is inside that hangar - can anyone confirm if that's a complete airframe? It's been a while since i was there.
hairy wrote:- Ferrymead has two Bristol Freighter nose sections but no complete example.
Brett wrote:This is the Bristol nose section at Ferrymead looks like.
The other Bristol is just the top part of the cockpit section (the bit above the clamshells).
denys jones wrote:Just to clarify the confusion about the Ferrymead stuff (I know it's easy for a north islander to get confused Dave so I won't say any more) the correct inventory is
R4D-5L / LC47H (but please never a DC3) BuNo 17221
Vickers V807 Viscount ZK-BRF
Cockpit section Lockheed L1088 Electra ZK-TEA
Nose section Bristol 170 Freighter ZK-CRK
Cockpit deck Bristol 170 Freigher ZK-AKY
Lockheed Hudson NZ2035
North American Harvard III NZ1058
Cockpit Short Sunderland NZ4112
DeHavilland Mosquito FB6 composite NZ2328/NZ2382
DeHavilland Vampire thought to be NZ5758
Piper Apache ZK-BLO
Hughes 500 project assorted sources
Hughes 300 project assorted sources
Hiller 12E project ZK-HKU
Westland Wessex 60 identity still to be absolutely confirmed
Transavia Airtruck
IMCO Callair B1 assorted sources
Piper Pawnee ZK-BZK
Please delete all reference to the Flying Flea that left years ago.
Dave Homewood wrote: Yes, that's the correct site.
Dave Homewood wrote:Yes, that's the place. The aircraft is at the northern end of the main street and easy enough to find.
Dave Homewood wrote:Not that close, you've listed Mystery Creek under Australia!It's about ten minutes from where I'm sitting, in NZ.
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Dave Homewood wrote:I think where your map points to might be Mystery Creek Road, but not Mystery Creek. I haven't time to look at the moment for the exact location but it's just east by about a km or two from Hamilton Airport (Rukuhia). It's out in the countryside whereas your pointer is in the heart of suburbia.
hairy wrote:-Auckland not Aukland (not to be too petulant I hope)
hairy wrote:- The Auckland war memorial museum is in the Auckland domain (an entity on its own) and is not part of Cornwall park (which includes the One tree hill domain and Alexander park.)
hairy wrote:-The South Island Sqdn (the Penquin sqdn) of the NZ wing of the CAF has been defunct for a number of years, their Harvard was transfered to Dairy Flat and then subsequently sold to Australia where it has been restored to airworthy (serial # and reg escape me at the moment)
hairy wrote:-The Toy and Transport museum in Wanaka also has a Devon, Percival Prentice, SE5 replica, Auster, MIG-21 and AN-2.
hairy wrote:-The museum in Paraparaumu is possibly the Southward Car museum which has a Tiger Moth, Vampire and a Bristol replica from the movie "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines".
hairy wrote:-The Gore Air Force Museum has a Tiger Moth, Embraer Banderantie, and an old Dung Dropper (Agwagon?)
Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:30 pm