Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 1:05 pmEarlier in August the GF and I went for a ski trip to Whakapapa and went through Taupo and Mangaweka to see a couple of DC-3's. Not quite as cool as Buffalo Airway's DC-3's, but still definitely worth the gold coin donation.
These small images are stolen from my own Facebook. Can upload bigger copies of them if anybody wants them.
Me in front of the McD's DC-3 in Taupo
Didn't go inside, there were smelly children inside
Landing Gear bay
DC-3 at the Waiouru Army Museum. Gory Gory!
Mangaweka International Airport
Look at it!
Port wing, I'm 196cm (or ~6ft 5in in Queen of England Terms) for size comparison
'nutha one
Underside of port wing
Inspecting Rivets
Vertical Stabiliser
Port side engine
I make a useless Airline Hostess
It's bigger on the inside!
See, bigger.
Reading about how the plane started it's life 70 years ago as a War plane, Passenger, Cargo and then a Top Dresser
Starboard wing looking north along SH1
Port Engine Cowling
Overhead Panel
The Business
These small images are stolen from my own Facebook. Can upload bigger copies of them if anybody wants them.
Me in front of the McD's DC-3 in Taupo
Didn't go inside, there were smelly children inside
Landing Gear bay
DC-3 at the Waiouru Army Museum. Gory Gory!
Mangaweka International Airport
Look at it!
Port wing, I'm 196cm (or ~6ft 5in in Queen of England Terms) for size comparison
'nutha one
Underside of port wing
Inspecting Rivets
Vertical Stabiliser
Port side engine
I make a useless Airline Hostess
It's bigger on the inside!
See, bigger.
Reading about how the plane started it's life 70 years ago as a War plane, Passenger, Cargo and then a Top Dresser
Starboard wing looking north along SH1
Port Engine Cowling
Overhead Panel
The Business
, put a face to a name or the other way around , so you'd be off to paint Manfred Jahn's Dak then 
