Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Waiting for a Skyhawk




The Ashburton Aviation Museum is waiting with bated breath in anticipation of Defence Minister Wayne Mapp's decision on the Government's mothballed Skyhawks.

Museum president Ron McFarlane believes the Government will make a decision on the Skyhawks within the next two weeks, and he is hoping one is headed this way.
He said the museum has been keen to acquire a Skyhawk ever since they were retired 10 years ago.
Mr McFarlane said the museum's hangers were filling up fast and the Skyhawk was a large plane, but was a more than welcome addition and important piece of New Zealand jet aviation.
He was unsure of the cost involved to secure and transport one of the Skyhawks from Blenheim, if they were to be made available to New Zealand aviation museums.
The 17 Skyhawks have been stored pending the Government's option to sell the aircraft to a suitable bidder.
American company Tactical Air Services has been in negotiations with the New Zealand Government for several years to purchase the aircraft, but had not come up with the money to secure them by the December deadline last year.




By

NEHA JAIN


      

   

     



            
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