Kiwi T 6s Transit Australia On Ferry
Kiwi T 6s Transit Australia On Ferry Two more Beechcraft T-6C advanced Trainers have transited Australian skies on their ferry Flights on their way to the Royal New Zealand Air Force. The Aircraft, build numbers 4 and 5 of 11 the RNZAF have on order, arrived in Darwin from Bali on October 5 and, after overnighting in Brisbane, paid a visit to the BAE Systems Australia run ADF Basic Flying Training School at Tamworth on October 7. The Aircraft are nearing the end of their epic ferry Flight from Wichita in Kansas to Ohakea near Auckland, which has travelled via Canada, Greenland, Iceland, the UK, Italy, Greece, Jordan, the UAE, India, Indonesia, and Singapore. Beechcraft Chief Pilot JD O’Malley said the Aircraft have had no Technical issues on route. He said after arriving in New Zealand, these aircraft and the two which were delivered in late August will complete a series of final acceptance Flights before being formally handed over to the RNZAF on October 31. Aircraft nu...