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pzkpfw
27th March 2008, 14:53
Hi,

I thought I saw something in the local paper a month or so back about an aviation museum that had opened to the public. (Clue: they had the Peter Jackson King Kong plane).

I'd like to take my boy there for his eighth this weekend.

But I've not been able to find any helpful details by googling.

Found:

GEORGE HOOD AVIATION MUSEUM: http://www.hoodaviationmuseum.org.nz

and

Old stick and Rudder: http://www.oldstickandrudder.com/

...but neither site is very helpful and I'm still not sure which it is (if either).

Anyone know what's what?

Thanks,
HenryDorsetCase
27th March 2008, 14:55
Peter Jackson owns a shitload of WW1 era stuff. All that is housed in a museum in Blenheim IIRC, its attached to Woodbourne and not open to the public.
HenryDorsetCase
27th March 2008, 14:59
could it be this one, and it is open to the public

I love those Fokker triplanes.

clickage (http://www.nz.com/new-zealand/activities/blenheim/omaka-aviation-heritage-centre.aspx)
nadroj
27th March 2008, 16:41
The Old Stick & Rudder co is a hanger at Masterton airport housing warbirds from WW1 & 2. I have only looked thru at Wings over Wairarapa events so not sure what is permanantly there. The Whittakers Chocolate Tiger Moth is based at Hood Airodrome too. Good luck.
pzkpfw
27th March 2008, 18:55
Cheers all,

The Peter Jackson connection had me thinking about the Marlborough stuff, but I swear the article was about a Masterton thing.

Thanks,
Slingshot
27th March 2008, 19:19
Don't quote me on this, but I was pretty sure PJ was going to have some of his planes based at Hood. It would make sense...he's got a mansion just out of Masterton.
Swoop
27th March 2008, 19:40
All that is housed in a museum in Blenheim IIRC, its attached to Woodbourne and not open to the public.

Not quite true. ClassicFighters (http://www.classicfighters.co.nz/omaka/index.shtml) is open to the public and is well worth a visit.
ZK-Awesome
5th April 2008, 21:38
Not quite true. ClassicFighters (http://www.classicfighters.co.nz/omaka/index.shtml) is open to the public and is well worth a visit.

And it's at Omaka, not Woodbourne.
Dino
5th April 2008, 22:13
Hi pzkpfw - I saw the same newspaper articles but haven't been able to find anything else out about it myself, unsure if it is open yet.

The only other thing I could find was this
http://www.svas.org.nz/pages/the_svas_museum_document.htm

It has links back to the page you already have, sorry can't be more help.

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