Catalina Flying Boat at Warbirds over Wanaka

March 22nd 2008
Some of you may know that I have a passion for vintage aircraft, in my early twenties I had my Private Pilots Licence, but that lapsed after I got married and was no longer able to afford to fly and pay a mortgage at the same time. I can still recall my Dad taking us to the Airshows at the RNZAF Airbase at Ohakea near Palmerston North, this was in the 60's - 70's and I recall that one of the first ... read more

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

5th June 2012

lynn sutherland
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catalina flight
i would really like to have a flight in one of these magnificient aircraft. do you ever come to the Manawatu region and if so how could I get to have a flight? i think the photograph is fantastic i would like to go to Wanaka one of these years to view the warbirds.

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