Airforce 2 @ NZWN

[JonARNZ]

I was going through archived photo albums and came across some pics I thought you might be interested in. I believe it was a delegation of senators over here for talks of some description. We had a chat to a guy who was taking photos from the other side of the fence, it turned out he was the pilot. Wouldn't tell us why they were there or who was on board, got a bit scary when 5 BIG guys in black circled the plane with wires out the ear and bulges under the jacket eyeballing us little kiwi's looking through the fence at them...

[ZK-Brock]

Wow awesome Jon, what year were these taken?

[JonARNZ]

About 2 years ago I think, maybe 3.

[Alex]

Cool pics Jon. Gotta love those Air Forces.

Alex

[ardypilot]

Cool shots- can't wait till we get Airforce 1 arriving in Auckland

[towerguy]

I think I have a shot of airfarce1 ariving in NZAA ,it was the CHOGM conference a few years back and the airport was literally one big parking lot - I had the camera at work and I know I have some shots around here somewhere - will have to scan them from photos I think.

[JonARNZ]

Ohhh, please do

[towerguy]

about a dozen shots - I think it may have been the Pacific rim leaders conference or something.


Airforce1 and spare


bit closer in


the support crews arriving


Madelene Albright ( then the Sec of State )


the Russians


the Chinese


the Vietnamese


Canadians


this one was on charter for all the press


parking up along "Bravo"


and to the west


back when United still came here

I found a few other shots from around the places ( Battle of Britain and RAF museum at Hendon, also Duxford, Farnborough and the Avenger in Gisborne) that I will put up but not tonight, its late and I have a full day of fencing to do tomorrow. B)

[ZK-MAT]

En Guard!! Oh, not that type of fencing?

Nice pics mate, NZAA must have looked truly international then

[JonARNZ]

Great! Thanks for taking the time to scan and post, its appreciated. Looking forward to seeing the RAF and BOB museum pics as well.

[Ian Warren]

Hey Towerguy , get me to Tauranga .. I do the fencing for ya today , if post MORE pic's like those .. KITTY HAWK 727's in as well ? heck aircraft from each/every decade since the 60's .. even a little 50ish a C130 support , oversize handbag for Madelene Albright

ooooOOO not to mention that Russian VC-10

[Kelburn]

going back to Airforce 2 at NZWN,
I think I recall seeing the aircraft there, but I think what I'm thinking off may have actually been a USAF buisness jet in presidential livery. Can't quite remember, all I know is that I could understand why it would be here in Wellington.

[Alex]

Wow, nice shots, looks pretty busy.

Alex

[towerguy]

yeah I also had a shot of that gulfstream in the Pres. paint scheme but it turned out too far away to be worth including. and the russian acft was ( I think from memory) a Tupolev?

on another note I hope to get some more photos around the beginning of March as I have just been told I am getting another famil flight on Eagle - the Police1 helicopter.
should be good , usually lasts about half a day dpending on callouts.

[Charl]

Great pics thanks TG
Idle thought (Pic 11): what if say, the Korean delegation decided to get up in a huff and go home?

[Airtrainer]

Here are two USAF pics of a BBJ and a Gulfstream in NZWN, both taken back in 2004.

BBJ


Gulfstream

[ZK-Brock]

AWESOME airtrainer, the Gulfstream airframe looks so awesome

[Ian Warren]

yeah I also had a shot of that gulfstream in the Pres. paint scheme but it turned out too far away to be worth including. and the russian acft was ( I think from memory) a Tupolev?

on another note I hope to get some more photos around the beginning of March as I have just been told I am getting another famil flight on Eagle - the Police1 helicopter.
should be good , usually lasts about half a day dpending on callouts.

Rusky Ilyushin IL-62m , that Tristar , interesting Candian rego