Newly-restored Oxford revealed at Air Force Museum of NZ
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The latest historic aircraft to be restored by the Air Force Museum of New Zealand at Wigram, Christchurch, was officially wheeled out of the hangar for the first time on 3 February 2016, after 14 years and more than 30,000 hours of work.
The Airspeed Oxford, a wartime trainer aircraft built in England in 1945, had been under restoration since 2001, when it arrived at the Museum from Canada. It is a project that has been a labour of love for the many staff and volunteers who have worked on it over the years.
The RNZAF operated 299 Oxfords in all during World War Two – more than nearly any other aircraft type. Of wooden construction, with plywood and fabric coverings, they were used for various aspects of air crew training, as well as general reconnaissance, communications and aerial survey work. More than 100 of the aircraft were based at the Flying Training School at Wigram for much of World War Two. Seeing the aircraft on the tarmac in front of the Museum’s historic hangars was therefore an especially symbolic moment, as it recreated what would have been a common sight there more than 70 years ago.
The restored Oxford is now on public display in the front window of the Museum’s new extension.
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