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Matthew Wright

Find articles written by Matthew Wright using the links below. Articles are listed in descending order of publication

Elderly Hunters

April 1998
The RNZAF's Orions May Be Old, But The Crew Aren'T And They Still Can Beat The Best. By
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Submarine hunting in the Bay of Plenty

July 1996
Matthew Wright Profiles The 1996 Competition.

THE ANNUAL Fincastle Trophy submarine hunting contest was hosted by New Zealand this year for the first time since 1982. Held in the Bay of Plenty between Australia, New Zealand, Canadian and British forces, the contest ran between 13-25 May. The Australians also took the opportunity to run a Principal Warfare Officer's course for their submariners between 6-10 May, involving allied aircraft.
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RNZAF - Low Level Delivery

May 1996
Matthew Wright Reports On Exercise Skytrain.
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Navy choices

November 1995
Matthew Wright looks at the contenders to replace the wasp
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MB339-C in RNZAF Service

May 1995
IT'S FOUR years since the first Aermacchi MB-339CB took to New Zealand skies. The type entered service with No. 14 Squadron during 1991 to replace ageing BAC Mk 88 Strikemasters, (the RNZAF always designate their aircraft by the name of the original manufacturer. BAC was amalgamated into British Aerospace (BAe) after the Strikemasters entered New Zealand service) and although welcomed by the Air Force, has had a chequered career since which has drawn a good deal of media attention.
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Air To Air

April 1995
Matthew Wright Reports On A-4's Refuelling From a RAAF Boeing 707 In Recent Exercises.
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Helicopters in RNZAF Service

November 1994
By Matthew Wright
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