Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre - Stage 2

[gumbyk]

We had the official opening of stage 2 of the AHC on Friday, here's a couple of teaser photos.
Sorry for the quality - only had my phone with me, and it is pretty low-light.

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[Gnomey]

Good shots all the same though. Looks like they've added some good exhibits.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wildcat]

Looks good!

 

[Thorlifter]

Nice photos. Thanks for sharing

 

[Jeff Hunt]

very nice stuff, thank for sharing.

Jeff

 

[fubar57]

Beauty

 

[Airframes]

Great stuff.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Wow! Would love to hear the story behind some of those pics. That's not a real Stuka is it?

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[Micdrow]

Great stuff!!!

 

[gumbyk]

Wow! Would love to hear the story behind some of those pics. That's not a real Stuka is it?

No, there's Stuka and Hurricane replicas hanging from the ceiling. Hurri is hanging upside-down as if going down in flames as part of a diorama.

Will take a camera next time I go out to get some decent photos.

Some more photos:
View: https://www.facebook.com/ClassicWingsMagazine/posts/1262763340431667

 

[Thorlifter]

Is the Stuka a full size replica?

Looking forward to more shots of the museum.

 

[gumbyk]

Is the Stuka a full size replica?

Looking forward to more shots of the museum.

Yep - 1:1 model. It used to sit outside the museum before this was built. It, and the Hurricane were both dis-assembled and completely rebuilt for the new displays. The job turned into basically replacing everything except the steel sub-frame that they were built around.

I should have got photos of the build...

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff!

 

[nuuumannn]

Great stuff Aaron. Looks great and looking forward to seeing how the Stuka and Hurri turned out. Will go when I get back to NZ in two weeks time.

 

[gumbyk]

Great stuff Aaron. Looks great and looking forward to seeing how the Stuka and Hurri turned out. Will go when I get back to NZ in two weeks time.

Give me a call.
There's an aerobatic competition on the 18-20 Nov as well.

 

[nuuumannn]

Will do, Aaron. Whose running the aerobatic competition, is it the aero club?

 

[gumbyk]

No, there was one run last year for 70 years of the Pitts special, and they've continued it this year. Not sure who is running it though.
Definitely worth coming to see Noel Kruse doing aeros in the Ryan!

 

[nuuumannn]

Saw that Ryan flying recently - it's a real beaut.