Aviation Museums
and airworthy collections
The Vintage Aviator Ltd
Hood Aerodrome, Masterton, New Zealand
Hangar Visit 17th to 20th February 2017
Based at Hood Aerodrome, Masterton in New Zealand, The Vintage Aviator Ltd. (TVAL) maintains both airworthy and static aircraft for museum display and private collections with the aim of absolute authenticity with the original design. Their engineers look after, and operate, WW1 aircraft owned by the 1914-18 Aviation Heritage Trust and solely manufacture aircraft from the 1914-1918 period.
The main collection is housed in The Old Stick & Rudder Company hangar.
The collection is live so exhibits may change to those seen during this visit.
Albatros D.II
ZK-JNB/3 Scheme: D386/16
Reproduction of the aircraft of Hauptmann Oswald Boelcke of Jasta 2
Albatros D.Va-I
ZK-TVE
Reproduction
Avro 504K
ZK-ACU / cn A.202
Original
Curtiss F8C-4-02C-1 Helldiver
A-8413 / I-F-13
Replica as seen in the Peter Jackson remake King Kong 2005 Film
de Havilland American DH4
ZK-DHA/2 presented as 32224 code 5 of the 50th Observation Aero Squadron of the USAS, from 1918.
Built by Century Aviation of East Wenatchee, Washington State for TVAL who finished the aircraft, including the restoration of the original 400 HP Liberty V 12 engine, manufacture of the wheels and propellor, installation of the instruments and also the fabric covering and painting.
Fokker EV / D.VIII
ZK-FEZ / cn E6003 157/8
Replica
Fokker D.VIII
ZK-FES / 156/18
Reproduction
Luft-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft LVG C.VI
ZK-LVG / F-AZVE / cn MF-01 Scheme: 4802/18 'Mia' / 'Eleynor'
Replica built by the Memorial Flight Association, based at La Ferté-Alais airfield, for TVAL.
Nieuport 11 Bebe
ZK-NIM / Ni 2123
replica in Regia Aeronautica markings
Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2c
ZK-TVA / cn 762 '347'
Reproduction
Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2c-1L
ZK-CBE/2 '2612' scheme colours of 16 Squadron
Reproduction
Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2F
ZK-BFR / cn A1325 / 'A1325'
Original (ex- G-BVGR)
Royal Aircraft Factory BE.12
ZK-ZEP / '6493'
Reproduction
Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2b-1
ZK-FEE/2 / cn 758 '6341' 'Zanzibar No.1'
Reproduction
Royal Aircraft Factory SE-5A-1
ZK-SEO / cn WA18 'D3540'
Reproduction
Sopwith Camel F1
ZK-SDL / 'B5663'
Original
Sopwith Pup
ZK-PPY / N6205 / 'Betty' / 'Phyllis'
Reproduction
Sopwith Snipe 7F-1
ZK-SBY / E7643
Reproduction
Sopwith Triplane
ZK-SOP / cn 533 / N533 'Black Maria'
replica
Seen in or around the adjacent TVAL Maintenance Hangars
Royal Aircraft Factory SE5A
ZK-SEV / F5690
Reproduction
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth II
ZK-ANQ / cn 82906
Bristol F.2 Fighter
D8084 ZK-BRI (ex- G-ACAA)
Original
Airco DH5
ZK-JOQ
Replica
(Sopwith Pup Replica ZK-PPD Reproduction behind)
also part of the Old Stick & Rudder Co.
Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk 1A
ZK-RMH / cn 19669 / 'P-11151' '88 663' (ex- G-CCBE)
Goodyear FG-1D Corsair
ZK-COR / cn 3205 88391 (ex- G-BXUL)
de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk 22
N861WP / C1/0748 ex-WP861
said to be the first aircraft Prince Philip flew during his flight training in 1952-3, hence the Queens Flight logo.
Cessna 180
ZK-KMK / cn 180-32470 / ex- G-CCYK
Cessna A185F Skywagon 185
N60X / cn 18503908
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
ZK-BRM / cn DHNZ152
Nord Stampe SV-4C
N10702 / cn 88
Australian International Airshow, Avalon 2015
TVAL displayed some of their aircraft during this show between 24th February and 1st March 2015
Airco DH5
ZK-JOQ / A9242
Replica
Fokker DR-1 Triplane
ZK-JOB
Replica
Fokker DVII
ZK-FOD / 7871
Replica
Fokker DVIII
ZK-FES / 157/18
Reproduction
PFALZ D.III
ZK-FLZ / 4011/17 H / cn PPS/Pfalz-1
Replica built for the film The Blue Max in 1965 (ex N906AC / G-ATIF)
Sopwith Camel
ZK-JMU / B3889
Replica
Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5A
ZK-SES / B507/A
Reproduction
Nieuport 11 Bebe
ZK-NIM / Ni 2123
Replica in Regia Aeronautica markings
Royal Aircraft Factory Re.8
ZK-RES / A4267/7
Reproduction - exported cancelled in June 2015
Bristol F2B
ZK-JNU / B1112/F
replica - transferred to VH-IIZ in May 2015
