Old military aircraft to fly again

[omitchell]

http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/7...t-to-fly-again/


An old military aircraft which has not flown for about 30 years is about to get take to the skies again.

The air force is resurrecting one of its old de Havilland DH 104 Devon transport aircraft, which up to now has been used for ground training.

The aircraft is to be added to the air force's Historic Flight at the Ohakea air base where it will join a Tiger Moth and a Harvard.

The air force operated 30 Devons between 1948 and 1980.

When they were decommissioned six were kept as ground training airframes at the air force's Woodbourne base near Blenheim.

The air force said another Devon would go on loan for a static display at the Museum of Transport and Technology in Auckland and the other three should be sold before Christmas.

Group Captain Stephen Davies Howard, officer in charge of the air force training wing, said the Devons had been kept under cover since they were taken out of service.

"They have been very well maintained. It is what we train our engineers on."

[Ian Warren]

Pleased , Most wood not have seen them as regular or the recall the night flying around Wigram maybe as i did but a welcome back .

[omitchell]

Knew you'd be the first to respond to an old military post

[Ian Warren]

Owen .. was so lucky to be a sacka spud s and go for a mult engine test ride ,... way to brill

[omitchell]

I like spuds

[dbcunnz]

While I was in the RNZAF at Woodbourne I flew as passenger a few times in them before they were decommissioned

Doug

[FlyingKiwi]

Good to see another one of these returning to our skies.