Retired Douglas Dakotas (DC3's) at Christchurch Airport. 1983
Deep Freeze aircraft were based at Wigram in the early days. Note JAJC bottles on the side.
View shows aeroplanes (Air New Zealand and Qantas) at Christchurch airport.
The fascination of large aircraft. People out to view the U.S. Globemaster at Harewood in the 1950s. Nicknamed "Old Shakey" the heavy-lift cargo aircraft was used to assist supply operations to...
A Tranzauia 12 top dressing aircraft being carried on the back of a lorry through the Christchurch to Lyttelton tunnel.
Kotuku, a de Havilland Express aircraft, at Wigram Airfield.
Pilot, Mr Max Conrad, sat in the cockpit of the aircraft which will take him around the world called the "St. Louis Woman".
Two DC3 aircraft parked in front of the National Airways hangar. The former RNZAF wartime hanger was used by NAC for engineering work at Harewood, Christchurch.
Helicopter landing at New Brighton School.
Helicopter at Central New Brighton School.
New Zealand Air Force helicopter landing in Latimer Square.
Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service commemorating the 22 February 2011 earthquake, held in North Hagley Park.
"Flights from McMurdo Station to Pole were operated by New York Air National Guard." - Contributor's note.
Scout, Peter Martin, sitting at controls of Cherokee 140 aircraft at Rangiora airfield. One of the Blue Skies camp activities.
Flight-Lieutenant D. Webb, Corporal R.D. Allan and Leading Aircraftsman L.B. Jowers with a model of an Orion aircraft at Haywrights Ltd.
Stuart Reesby, vice-president of the Canterbury Aero Club, and Graham Davidson with model Rhone Avro 504K aircraft.
Views of Trevor Butler who won the Distinguished Flying Cross in Vietnam.
Views of Beverley Morrison with a Cessna 150 aircraft before a flight over Christchurch.
Group from the Waikato battalion of Boys’ Brigade looking at an aircraft at Christchurch International Airport.
Canterbury Skydiving Club parachutist in Wigram “jumpathon” event.
Parachutists participating in a “jumpathon” in Wigram for the Canterbury Skydiving Club.
Parachutists with open parachutes in Wigram as part of the Canterbury Skydiving Club “jumpathon”.