Unvailing of Former WW2 RAAF Tiger Moth at Tauranga

Languishing in Aero Pacific Coatings hangar since 2005 at Tauranga,the owner Kim Thomson has finally finished a long term restoration project of a former 1940 R,A,A,F DH82A Tiger Moth A17-59 which was written off in 1940 and used as a Christmas tree to keep other Tigers flying during training of pilots in Australia at Tamworth.

Years later it passed on to various ownership starting to restore but in 2005 Kim took ownership and transported it back to New Zealand to one day fly again.Kim will provide further info in the coming weeks and is  up for sale in New Zealand for $NZ159.000 ,ZK-AGN is reserved for the machine but for now I will provide pictures of this superb restored Tiger Moth.

At last to Kims pleasure a buyer from South Africa has purchased this lovely machine and is now flying in South Africa to the disappointment of kiwi spotters that hoped would remain in New Zealand.

At present the Tiger Moth is under the expertise of John Pheasant from where the Tiger now lives in Johns hangar at Tauranga as the technical part of the re-build is being carried out.

OMAKA SPITFIRE 2015 STAR OF THE SHOW

SPITFIRE  MK  XIV
First flew Thursday 2nd April, 19 years after it crashed in New Zealand.
Flew to Omaka Friday 3rd April for the Airshow.
Pics by The Hairy Mole Rat

Cessna 206G VH-UBV

Noted parked up at Tauranga on the 31st March evening in the former Bayflight parking area was Cessna 206G VH-UBV.Arriving in NZ during early March,the cessna is to be based at Ardmore and eventually be allocated NZ registration of ZK-MAF.

Cessna 206G c/n U20605671

TAURANGA MODEL AIRCRAFT CLUB

Tauranga Model Aircraft Club put on a public flying display today at there airstrip up at the TECT Park

 XTRA  260

PILOT

FRAZER  BRIGGS

EXCITEMENT AT TAURANGA AIRPORT TODAY

Today Tauranga Airport had it's first ever visit of an Airbus  A320-232 ZK-OJD of Air New Zealand.
A charter flight to take passengers to Palmerston North. Plus a mix of Twins also heading the
in the same direction.

 Coming into land over Tauranga harbour

 Parked up on the apron

 Takeing off runway 07 to Palmy

 ZK-MKG  Beech  90

 ZK-ECJ  Jetstream

 ZK-NPR  PA 31

ZK-LTD  PA 31

ZK-LCA  Cessna  510

TAURANGA VISITORS THIS WEEK

 N283KA King Air 200

 Q300  ZK-NFA  

New paint job

 ZK-DAE  Diamond  DA40
Eagle Flight Training Ardmore

 Two from Whakatane  ZK-LMR &  ZK-MDS

Nice helicopter ZK-HCG
Eurocpter  350BA  from  Wanaka

Plane crash incident at Tauranga

Yesterday Tuesday 10th March, Tiger Moth ZK-BMY had a incident upon landing on 07 Grass R/W.ZK-BMY was landing behind DH60 Gipsy Moth ZK-ADT after a weekend away at the Tiger Moth fly-in at Kaikohe airfield in the Bay of Islands.

Unfortunately ZK-BMY seemed to wobble upon landing and the left-wing scraped the ground  and when coming to a stop the nose dropped forward and smashed the Propeller.

Thankfully,the pilot was unhurt and the aircraft was towed away to a hangar from the emergency services on the airfield.

Hopefully,Mr J. Pheasant can fix the Tiger Moth as he is a magician on Tigers !!!!!