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**dangerous** · 31st March 2010, 15:57

The Brevet Club at the entrance to Chch airport.

in this case Brevet refers to the "wings" awarded to air force pilots when they are qualified.
The Brevet club was established as a fundraising memorial club to former airmen, the funding was to go towards their well being as they got on in life, [a bit like the RSA ]
The building they had on the corner of Russley Rd and Memorial Ave was a venue for hire, for weddings, dances and other such functions. This building was in place from the early 1960's till the late 1990's early 2000 era.
I think the Brevet Club got less active as the years went by, the building and site were sold, the roundabout that is at that intersection took up a lot of the site that the Brevet club buildings were on. The land I believe, is now owned by the CHC Airport Company
It was quite a stylish building for its day, essentially aerodynamic in shape, the ceiling was all varnished Rimu if I remember rightly
I think the Brevet club still exists, I am sure there is a Brevet room at the Wigram Museum, this is also let out for functions, as is the hall of aircraft hangar. Whether or not the club has a tie up with this facility I dont know.

The 2nd pic is the entire wall, again IIRC the yellow beam you can see was part of the buildings construction they went around the building and held it up.

**far queue** · 31st March 2010, 16:25

Originally Posted by dangerous

back in a sec...

Tosser! I got the pics at lunch time but then my camera shit itself so I couldn't get the pics off untill I got home. I figured someone would beat me to it. Oh well, you won.

It's at the site of the old Brevet Club by the airport.

Where's your new pic? Mine's all ready to go ...

**neels** · 31st March 2010, 16:39

Originally Posted by dangerous

back in a sec...

Thought it was that black guzzi whizzing past the nose of my car on johns road on the way home from work.

**dangerous** · 31st March 2010, 19:08

Originally Posted by neels

They took it down before it fell down, it was slowly corroding away after sitting in the same place for 50 years.

Originally Posted by Kickaha

Same reason they did it all over the world, real ones are way to valuble

na... IIRC some little shit set it alight so it was replaced with the fiberglass job... and it cant of been there 50 years cos I have a pic of it on the tar mack that RGJ took when he was working there.

right just edited my preivious post, adding the info on the tag.

Tag has been delivered...

**neels** · 31st March 2010, 22:17

Originally Posted by dangerous

I am sure there is a Brevet room at the Wigram Museum.

Yup, they shut up shop at the airport and moved the brevet club to wigram.

Originally Posted by dangerous

na... IIRC some little shit set it alight so it was replaced with the fiberglass job... and it cant of been there 50 years cos I have a pic of it on the tar mack that RGJ took when he was working there.

They took the original aeroplane down and took molds of it and built a fibreglass one which was then set on fire, so they build a fireproof fibreglass one which is the one that's still there. The original metal aeroplane that was falling apart was restored at the air force museum, I think it's still there.

**Gareth123** · 2nd April 2010, 14:17

Originally Posted by dangerous

na... IIRC some little shit set it alight so it was replaced with the fiberglass job... and it cant of been there 50 years cos I have a pic of it on the tar mack that RGJ took when he was working there.

right just edited my preivious post, adding the info on the tag.

Tag has been delivered...

Do we get bonus points for getting the people in the corner?

**dangerous** · 6th April 2010, 16:10

Originally Posted by neels

They took it down before it fell down, it was slowly corroding away after sitting in the same place for 50 years.

hey found a picture of the beast on the tar mack, on the back it says early 70's and flying, so cant of been strung up for to long.

So anyone got an idea of the latest tag, or do I have to give it away?

**neels** · 6th April 2010, 16:19

Originally Posted by dangerous

hey found a picture of the beast on the tar mack, on the back it says early 70's and flying, so cant of been strung up for to long.

Perhaps I should revise that then, it was there for as long as I can remember (which isn't as far back as the early 70's)

Originally Posted by dangerous

Tag has been delivered...

Not a clue, perhaps it's time for one?

**been_there** · 6th April 2010, 16:36

I pretty sure I know this...will try and get it after work

**dangerous** · 6th April 2010, 19:00

Originally Posted by neels

Not a clue, perhaps it's time for one?

The road in this photo leads to the intersection were you will find the tag, of course in 1906 when this photo was taken the Tag never existed and George Stead lived in the house you see behind the fence that still stands.

**PeterJ** · 6th April 2010, 19:36

The road in this photo leads to the intersection were you will find the tag, of course in 1906 when this photo was taken the Tag never existed and George Stead lived in the house you see behind the fence that still stands.

Quite the closet historian arn't you....