History Hangar
August 16, 2023
Air ambulance demonstration
Wellington Aero Club brought 2 Waco aircraft during the 1930s. Buying aircraft from the USA was a controversial decision at the time and most previous purchased aircraft had been British made. The Waco was chosen because it was particularly suitable to be used as an air ambu...
History Hanger
December 19, 2021
Wellington Aero Club — Since 1929
New Zealanders have taken flying granted for a long time. Even in Wellington’s notoriously windy conditions, and the adventure that turbulence evokes in the minds of some, most of us don't give much of a second thought to getting on a flight to visit colleagues, friends an...
Vaccination flight to Tairāwhiti
November 26, 2021
A number of Wellington Aero Club members and six light aircraft were recently involved in an initiative to increase vaccination rates around Tairāwhiti (the East Cape area) north of Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa—GisborneThe idea, conceived by Wellington Aero Club member Mahanga Mur...
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