Important Message From Royal New Zealand Air Force
Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2023 8:04 amShalom and greetings all my pals,
Here is important message for any of you talented airport spotting photographers. Splitpin, you might want to let your nephew photographer know about this.
Here is official Royal New Zealand Air Force announcement as seen below:
ORION FLYPAST ALERT Before we bid farewell to our remaining Orion fleet, we will conduct a three-ship formation flypast around the North Island to celebrate the fleet's service of more than 55 years. We're not crying, you are
The maritime patrol aircraft will depart Base Auckland on Tuesday 24 January at around 10:00 am. Weather and operational conditions permitting, the main centres we’ll be flying over as follows:
- Whenuapai - close form fly past to begin route.
- Port Waikato – 10:43 am
- Hamilton – 10:55 am
- Cambridge – 10:59 am
- Tāupo – 11:15 am
- Tūrangi – 11:23 am
- Desert Road – 11:30 am
- Ohakea - close form fly past 11:43 am
- Kāpiti Coast – 11:55 am (Paraparaumu)
- Wellington Harbour (close formation flypast) - 12:10 pm
- Carterton – 12:26 pm
- Masterton – 12:31 pm
- Dannevirke – 12:45 pm
- East Coast to Napier - 1:03 pm
- Gisborne - 1:27 pm
- Whakatāne – 1:45 pm
- Tauranga – 1:58 pm
- Pauanui Beach 2:10 pm
- Great Barrier Is – 2.22 pm
- Whangārei – 2:43 pm
- Whenuapai via the Harbour (close formation fly past) - 3:00 pm
To the South Island, we have not forgotten you. The final flight of two Orions to Base Woodbourne, where the retired fleet is being stored, will take place on 31 January with a close-formation flypast over the South Island. Details will be published in due course.
Since the mid-1960s, we’ve employed six P-3K2 Orions for airborne surveillance and reconnaissance of Aotearoa New Zealand's areas of economic interest, exclusive economic zone, the South Pacific and the Southern Ocean, including Antarctica. They have also operated beyond our region. Four Boeing P-8A Poseidons will be replacing the Orions.
Regards,
Aharon
Here is important message for any of you talented airport spotting photographers. Splitpin, you might want to let your nephew photographer know about this.
Here is official Royal New Zealand Air Force announcement as seen below:
ORION FLYPAST ALERT Before we bid farewell to our remaining Orion fleet, we will conduct a three-ship formation flypast around the North Island to celebrate the fleet's service of more than 55 years. We're not crying, you are
The maritime patrol aircraft will depart Base Auckland on Tuesday 24 January at around 10:00 am. Weather and operational conditions permitting, the main centres we’ll be flying over as follows:
- Whenuapai - close form fly past to begin route.
- Port Waikato – 10:43 am
- Hamilton – 10:55 am
- Cambridge – 10:59 am
- Tāupo – 11:15 am
- Tūrangi – 11:23 am
- Desert Road – 11:30 am
- Ohakea - close form fly past 11:43 am
- Kāpiti Coast – 11:55 am (Paraparaumu)
- Wellington Harbour (close formation flypast) - 12:10 pm
- Carterton – 12:26 pm
- Masterton – 12:31 pm
- Dannevirke – 12:45 pm
- East Coast to Napier - 1:03 pm
- Gisborne - 1:27 pm
- Whakatāne – 1:45 pm
- Tauranga – 1:58 pm
- Pauanui Beach 2:10 pm
- Great Barrier Is – 2.22 pm
- Whangārei – 2:43 pm
- Whenuapai via the Harbour (close formation fly past) - 3:00 pm
To the South Island, we have not forgotten you. The final flight of two Orions to Base Woodbourne, where the retired fleet is being stored, will take place on 31 January with a close-formation flypast over the South Island. Details will be published in due course.
Since the mid-1960s, we’ve employed six P-3K2 Orions for airborne surveillance and reconnaissance of Aotearoa New Zealand's areas of economic interest, exclusive economic zone, the South Pacific and the Southern Ocean, including Antarctica. They have also operated beyond our region. Four Boeing P-8A Poseidons will be replacing the Orions.
Regards,
Aharon
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