NZ 2011day by day

-29- Special: Omaka

In Omaka, a suburb of Blenheim, a WWI planes center is exhibiting real planes. Most of the displayed ones still do fly.
On the outside a German STUKA (WWII)

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The exhibition inside is phantastic. Enjoy about half of the scenes ....

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That 2 workshop shots will get transformed into one proper panorama back in Germany.

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Omaka is a private airport. Leaving the Museum, I got a glance into a hangar. After a brief negotiation I was invited to do some shots in that hangar.

WWII planes.
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A German Fokker Wulf 190...

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A Russian Yak 9 Trainer ...

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A Chinese Nanchang CJ 6 Trainer ...

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