Each
February, Hawke's Bay celebrates its rebirth from
the 1931 Earthquake
through the Art Deco Weekend.
Part
of this event usually includes a contribution
from 'our magnificent men and their flying
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A line up of some
of the visiting aircraft, that put on the display
over Napier's foreshore. |
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"Thunder Mustang" |
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John.G. Pattison.
D.S.O. D.F.C. (and Bar) Legion of
d'Honneur,
(Hawke's Bay Aviation Heritage Assn.
Patron),
enjoying the day's events.
The
New Zealand Police made sure he was able
to look over all the aircraft. |
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Our
Aviation Heritage Member 87 year old
Charles Bowley was
taken up for a "ride" and
handled everything that was going with
the
"Aerial Gymnastics" pilot Ray
Mudgeway put the Pitt through. |
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