NZ Hurricane
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NZ Hurricane
Does anyone know what happened to the Hawker Hurricane that was up for auction in NZ over the weekend? Did it sell? If so how much did it go for and will it stay in NZ?
Just dreaming...
Just dreaming...
Two questions....
Was that the Hurricane that performed so beautifully at Wananka Easter 2008?
Can anyone advise if it MAY be performing again in 2010?......
Any 'Millionaires' out there who want to keep it
'as is' / where is???
Sigh.....
(From 'Sigh For A Merlin'....a LUVLY book by Alex Henshaw......)
Was that the Hurricane that performed so beautifully at Wananka Easter 2008?
Can anyone advise if it MAY be performing again in 2010?......
Any 'Millionaires' out there who want to keep it
'as is' / where is???
Sigh.....
(From 'Sigh For A Merlin'....a LUVLY book by Alex Henshaw......)
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Considering that a non-flying Spitfire was sold at auction last year for $NZ2.8 ... maybe the auction house failed to attract the buyers with lots of bucks to bid for this one.
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Four Million?? Gee I'm only three million nine hundred and ninety nine thousand nine hundred and ninety dollars short!...... Maybe I could do a trade for the '79 Commodore.
Former Qantas boss Geoff Dixon left with a tidy 10 million for his final five months work maybe he'd like to buy it. On second thought no forget that idea he'd want to have it painted in Jetstar colours
Great aircraft, unsung hero of the Battle of Britain, and hope it keeps flying in good hands........ and if I win this week's lottery!
Former Qantas boss Geoff Dixon left with a tidy 10 million for his final five months work maybe he'd like to buy it. On second thought no forget that idea he'd want to have it painted in Jetstar colours
Great aircraft, unsung hero of the Battle of Britain, and hope it keeps flying in good hands........ and if I win this week's lottery!
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Yeh Sigh for a Merlin is a fantastic read, have you seen the video MH434: A Spitfire's Story, Alex is interviewed throughout, great production.
I was chatting with Ray mulqueen at his office yesterday (the chief engineer formerly of the now closed Alpine Fighter Collection) about some other stuff and yeh they are just trying to get rid of it asap! I guess AirNZ must be getting something from teh sale given how much they gave in free labour to get it flying.
I think the Hurricane just isn't as desirable as the Yak 3/Spit/P-40 etc etc due to it's lower performance and lack of a second seat, most people are tightening their wallets even the guys with all these neat aeroplanes but who knows they may well find a buyer out of the blue.
I was chatting with Ray mulqueen at his office yesterday (the chief engineer formerly of the now closed Alpine Fighter Collection) about some other stuff and yeh they are just trying to get rid of it asap! I guess AirNZ must be getting something from teh sale given how much they gave in free labour to get it flying.
I think the Hurricane just isn't as desirable as the Yak 3/Spit/P-40 etc etc due to it's lower performance and lack of a second seat, most people are tightening their wallets even the guys with all these neat aeroplanes but who knows they may well find a buyer out of the blue.
