Just saw the wierdest thing. A new NH90 shrink wrapped on the back of a truck and trailer going up Symonds St here in Auckland.
Make that two. Another just went up...
NZ just got a new chopper...
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NZ just got a new chopper...
by omitchell » Wed May 06, 2015 9:41 pm
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Re: NZ just got a new chopper...
by Ian Warren » Wed May 06, 2015 10:16 pm
Likely route heading south or towards phewi pai , maybe shipped in rather than flown in ?
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Re: NZ just got a new chopper...
by Area51 » Fri May 08, 2015 9:23 pm
All the NH90's have been delivered to Ohakea via Antonov 124. The choppers you spied must have been more of the "new" Seasprites.
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Re: NZ just got a new chopper...
by omitchell » Fri May 08, 2015 9:27 pm
Same thing, whirlybirds 
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Re: NZ just got a new chopper...
by Ian Warren » Fri May 08, 2015 9:29 pm
Area51 wrote:The choppers you spied must have been more of the "new" Seasprites.
So much for your aircraft recognition
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Re: NZ just got a new chopper...
by omitchell » Fri May 08, 2015 9:30 pm
Hey I knew it wasn't a Cessna. Thats goid enough...
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Guess that is good enough
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