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The HMNZS Te Kaha frigate, HMNZS Aotearoa supply ship, a P-3 Orion aircraft, and 25 staff officers will participate in the exercise, the spokeswoman said. Thomas Manch16:54, May 04 2021 Pause Unmute Current Time 0:01 / Duration 0:15 Loaded: 0%   Fullscreen JASON DORDAY/STUFF The commissioning of the Navy’s newest ship HMNZS Aotearoa at Devonport Naval Base, Auckland.Continue reading “New Zealand navy will join British flotilla on tour through East Asia, defence minister says”

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      RNZAF Harvard aircraft at Onerahi Aerodrome, Near Whangarei, New Zealand, 1961 The AT-6 Texan single-engine trainer aircraft entered production in 1937 after the United States Army Air Corps made an order for 180 aircraft and the British Royal Air Force for 400. The USAAC designated their aircraft as BC-1, while the RAF calledContinue reading “RNZAF Harvard”

By Greg Waldron25 June 2021 Save article Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Lieutenant Michaela Curtis has found her calling as an observer aboard the Kaman Aerospace SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite helicopter. Curtis has served in the navy for seven years, but her early role had nothing to do with aviation. As she puts it, her job asContinue reading “How RNZN Super Seasprite observer’s passion for aviation took off”

First Fairmile built in NZ at Lidgard/Bailey boat builders St Marys Bay being launched ML 403 on 29/9/1942  Launching of the first Fairmile, 1943. (Note: Jim Young & Chris Robertson in punt on left) All the materials where imported from the UK and boat builders where limited to 5% profit by NZGovernment. Date on captionContinue reading “HMNZS Fairmile ML403/Q403 – Later Tiare”