Here is a small selection of current RNZAF (or RNZDF) hardware from a very pleasant November in the southern hemisphere.
Dropped by at Whenuapai on 30th October to try and bag an SH-2. No luck there but an NH90 arrived. Photography on the ground at Whenuapai is pretty much impossible due to a double fence but managed to stretch above it for this one.
NH90TTH NZ3307 3Sqn by
Simon Bullimore, on Flickr
Next was the main RNZAF base at Ohakea. A quick-ish late afternoon stop on 6th November to get my bearings resulted in the same NH90 from Whenuapai arriving:
NH90TTH NZ3307 3Sqn by
Simon Bullimore, on Flickr
Then a large twin on finals for runway 27 turned out to be a RAAF KC-30A for an overshoot & depart:
KC-30A A39-001 33Sqn RAAF final rwy 27 Ohakea by
Simon Bullimore, on Flickr
KC-30A A39-001 33Sqn RAAF by
Simon Bullimore, on Flickr
My plan was to spend all of the next day 7th November at the fence which I feared might be a tad boring. No such problem, was buzzing all day.
T-6C NZ1411 14Sqn takeoff by
Simon Bullimore, on Flickr
T-6C NZ1410 14Sqn by
Simon Bullimore, on Flickr
T-6C NZ1408 14Sqn roll by
Simon Bullimore, on Flickr
T-6C NZ1407 14Sqn by
Simon Bullimore, on Flickr
T-6C NZ1405, NZ1408, NZ1410 14Sqn Black Falcons takeoff by
Simon Bullimore, on Flickr
T-6C NZ1405 14Sqn 'Texan 05' taxi by
Simon Bullimore, on Flickr
T-6C NZ1404 14Sqn takeoff by
Simon Bullimore, on Flickr
NH90TTH NZ3306 3 Sqn by
Simon Bullimore, on Flickr
NH90TTH NZ3303 3Sqn by
Simon Bullimore, on Flickr
NH90TTH NZ3301 3Sqn by
Simon Bullimore, on Flickr
Beech 350i NZ2353 42Sqn by
Simon Bullimore, on Flickr
King Air NZ2353 holding for Texan 05 final runway 27 by
Simon Bullimore, on Flickr
Beech 350i NZ2350 42Sqn 'Kingair 50' by
Simon Bullimore, on Flickr
A109LUH NZ3404 3Sqn by
Simon Bullimore, on Flickr
A109LUH NZ3401 3Sqn by
Simon Bullimore, on Flickr
Didn't think that a week in Akaroa on the Banks Peninsular would bring any military action but how wrong. What did we see when drawing the curtains in the morning but HMNZS Wellington moored in the bay. Better still was while eating our breakfast an SH-2 was towed onto deck. Identification was something of a challenge & it didn't fly. From the wonders of digital photography I'm quite sure it is NZ3619.
HMNZS Wellington & SH-2G(I) NZ3619 6Sqn by
Simon Bullimore, on Flickr
Finally another surprise at Christchurch Airport on 22nd November, 3 NH90s very close to the fence including one new one for me.
NH90TTH NZ3308 3Sqn by
Simon Bullimore, on Flickr
NH90TTH NZ3307 3Sqn by
Simon Bullimore, on Flickr
NH90TTH NZ3306 3Sqn by
Simon Bullimore, on Flickr
Hope these are of interest. Plenty more on my Flickr pages.
All the best
Simon