May 2003
A Review And Prespective By Mike Feeney
Held In Honour Of The Accomplishments Of Aviation Originator Richard William Pearse (1877 - 1953), The Pageant Was The Brainchild Of The Sc Aviation Heritage Centre. Report And Photographs By John Nicolson.
This Year'S Annual Rnzaf Exercise Skytrain Was Held In South Canterbury. John Nicolson Reports From Timaru
The First Question People Ask John Ford When They Hear That He Once Flew Sunderland Flying Boats Is, ""What Were They Like To Land?"" He Always Replied: ""Easy - Take-Off Was The Tricky Bit"". John Describes These Two But Important Operational Aspects Of Flying The Sunderland.
Peter Clark Talks With The Two Men Of Vision Behind Australia'S One And Only Commercial Aircraft Manufacturer.
Raf Fairford Took On A Different Role During March And April When It Reverted Back To A Bomber Base, Housing Fourteen Of The Mighty Boeing B-52H Stratofortress Bombers From The 23Rd Bs, 5B Minot Afb, North Dakota. Uk Correspondent Peter Cooper Reports.
Wairarapa And Waikato Held Their Separate Balloon Events Recently, The Genesis Wairarapa International Balloon Fiesta And Balloon Fiesta And Balloons Over Waikato. Clive Wilkinson And Colin Zuppicich Filed These Reports On The Two Balloon-Fests.
Additions, Deletions And Changes Of Ownership On The New Zealand Civil Register.