{"id":3174,"date":"2024-01-17T20:00:08","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T10:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/?p=86466"},"modified":"2024-01-17T20:00:08","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T10:00:08","slug":"multiple-fokkers-flying-in-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=3174","title":{"rendered":"Multiple Fokkers Flying In New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Allan Udy, <\/strong>Historical Aviation Film Unit<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The recent Wings Over Wairarapa Air Festival at Hood Aerodrome, near Masterton in New Zealand’s North Island, experienced some challenging weather conditions during their rescheduled airshow in late 2023 (as reported by Vintage Aviation News<\/em><\/a>). While the adverse conditions were not sufficiently bad to curtail all flying at the show, they did make it difficult for The Vintage Aviator Limited (TVAL) to showcase their collection of relatively fragile  WWI aircraft which are based at the airfield. With an eye to safety and the preservation of these historical treasures, it was thought best to keep their aircraft grounded for the duration of the festival weekend.<\/p>\n

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TVAL’s first Fokker E.III Eindecker reproduction at rest between flights. [Photo by Historical Aviation Film Unit]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This meant that the eagerly awaited public flying debut of their latest reproduction, a German Fokker Eindecker monoplane, had to be postponed. While fans of aviation history may have to wait some time for a future event to witness this remarkable aircraft take to the skies, the Historical Aviation Film Unit<\/a>‘s commitment to capturing video footage of TVAL’s aircraft whenever possible means that it is possible to see how the aircraft performs and sounds, now, in the video accompanying this article. During the weekend preceding the airshow, TVAL pilot Andrew Vincent took to the air in the Eindecker a couple of times to practice a display routine for the scheduled show.<\/p>\n

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