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Helicopters were the high-flying favourite of the day when the Air Force Museum of New Zealand put theirs on display for this year’s Kidsfest. P5
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p The children on the Air Force Museum’s school holiday programme get a special insight into the RNZAF’s A109 helicopter from helicopter loadmaster, Petty Officer Rick Gurnell. The helicopter and crew were visiting from RNZAF Base Ohakea in the Manawatu.
The museum went all-out, particularly for the children, to make the event a success. It rolled-out all its helicopters for a rare display together, and the Royal New Zealand Air Force even flew in a threetonne A109 chopper from its base at Ohakea, especially for the event.
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Around 3,700 people, most of them in family groups flocked to the museum for the free event. “It was fantastic to see the museum buzzing with so many people having a wonderful time engaging with aviation,” said the museum’s communications manager Michelle Sim.
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Other Defence Force personnel travelled from the RNZAF base in Woodburne. Hundreds of children and their caregivers queued for the chance to sit in the helicopters and try on gear supplied by Air Force and Navy personnel in attendance. continued on page 6…