Gun turret of a Lockheed Hudson.

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Unidentified man stands alongside door of Royal New Zealand Airforce aircraft probably stored at Rukihia airport awaiting scrapping.

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HCL_14370

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Airplane Aircraft Aviation Propeller-driven aircraft Aerospace engineering Military aircraft Aerospace manufacturer Air travel Propeller Monoplane

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Photograph

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Comments

Thank you Dave. We have added this to our record.

- Perry Rice - Hamilton City Libraries

Posted on 17-10-2023 22:36:39

A Lockheed Hudson of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Possibly seen here stored postwar at Rukuhia, looking at the long grass, and waiting to be scrapped and smelted down.

- Dave Homewood

Posted on 13-10-2023 22:27:55