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X36125

Classic NZ Aviation - Vol 2 DVD

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NZ$ 34.00 each

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A re-release on DVD of the VHS program More Classic NZ Aviation, with two new bonus feature short films.

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X36126

Classic NZ Aviation - Vol 3 DVD

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NZ$ 30.00 each

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Plenty of footage of New Zealand's pioneering aviators from before World War 2. There is also a bonus feature on the American Starlifter operators flying between Christchurch and Antarctica filmed in 1970.

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9780473113612

Kiwi Orions

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NZ$ 73.00 each

Author: Paul Harrison

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DoP 2006, Paraparaumu
159pp / A-4
Paul Harrison has written a history of the Lockheed P-3B/K Orion in service with No. 5 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force from 1966-2006. The book witnesses four decades of outstanding service of the stable or Orions, and records early decision-making preceding the aircraft purchase, the various technological upgrades and changing perspectives over those years, and unveils some of the characteristic mystique of hte maritime role.

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9781877460036

Let Fly! A Young Topdressing Pilot's Courageous Story

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NZ$ 30.00 each

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Author: Barry Cardno

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'8 May, 1995. My alarm clock goes off at 6am. I get up and walk outside to survey the sky. Will we be going topdressing today? At 7am I leave with my first load, 900 kg. I land back four or five minutes later when the Fletcher is reloaded. Climbing away from the base of the airstrip in a northerly direction, I see the sun starting to appear on the horizon. I drop the first half of this load .' A minute later the Fletcher smashes into a paddock and slides 44 metres, then slews to the right before coming to a stop in an upright position. It takes emergency crews an hour-and-a half to cut Barry Cardno from the wreckage. Aim for the Sky captures the spirit and heart of a young man on the verge of carrying out his dream, the dream of flying. The author ably conveys a youthful keenness and enthusiasm for flying and for life: the reader is right there with him in the cockpit, feeling his excitement and airborne rapture. But we also witness ... more

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9780473101572

Lost... Without Trace?

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NZ$ 70.00 each

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Author: Richard Waugh

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216 pages, b/w and colour photos and illustrations

NZ Aviation Mystery - Brian Chadwick and the missing Dragonfly
On 12th February 1962 Dragonfly ZK-AFB went missing on a scenic flight from Christchurch to Milford Sound. The search for the aircraft, its pilot Brian Chadwick and four passengers, was headline news in New Zealand and Australia. In spite of the largest aerial search ever undertaken in New Zealand and one of the most extensive in the South Pacific, nothing was found.

This book brings together many strands of the enduring story; an entrepeneurial pilot, pioneering air charter work,a veteran biplane airliner, scenic flying over mountainous terrain, overseas tourist passengers including a honeymoon couple, ongoing search initiatives - and the personal quest by pilot friend Brian Waugh.

illustrated by many rare photographs, this book investigates the fascinating story, revealing new insights into the aircraft's ... more

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