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These photos and videos were captured on Friday 25th June 1999.
To mark 'The end of an era' Air New Zealand's generous Senior Management thoughtfully arranged a farewell celebration scenic flight around the Hauraki Gulf for all available Flight Engineer Officers, and their partners, onboard Air New Zealand's 'Classic' Boeing B747-219, ZK-NZX, prior to it being onsold to Virgin Atlantic as G-VSSS
After this nostalgic flight, they were invited to attend a most memorable social function at the Lakeside Convention Centre at Mangere to mark the final demise of the role of Flight Engineers within T.E.A.L. / Air New Zealand.
Thus ended an historic era in New Zealand's commercial aviation spanning almost 60 years.
To help evoke memories of this significant event we have uploaded three videos to YouTube that will capture for posterity this historic flight plus the social function held on 25 June 1999 to commemorate the final farewell to Air New Zealand's FLIGHT ENGINEERS
Video of final farewell to Air New Zealand's FLIGHT
ENGINEERS Part 1
Video of final farewell to Air New Zealand's FLIGHT
ENGINEERS Part 2
Video of final farewell to Air New Zealand's FLIGHT ENGINEERS Part 3
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The official photos from the 25th
June 1999 Flight Engineer’s Farewell Flight and Farewell Dinner taken by the
Air New Zealand photographer have been made available.
Peter Allen has kindly provided us with access
to the original 35mm and 120 format colour negatives.
We have now been able to convert them all into
digital colour photos for our archives.
If anyone wishes to obtain a copy of any of
these original photos please contact us.
The easiest way for us to share all of these
photographs appeared to be via links to YouTube slide show videos.
Hence we have produced two slide show
presentations and have posted them to YouTube for you to view.
CLICK
HERE TO VIEW>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPg_Thq1OwQ&t=1s
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1960’s Flight Engineers
Back Row: Alan Carbines. Kevin Kennedy. Ace Edwards. Graeme Wood. Robin Hickman. Stan Smith. Don Kirk. Dave Brown. Murray Pollard. Peter Allen. Warwick Underwood. Dennis Webb. Don Nicholson.
Centre Row: Dave Macpherson. Gordon Thompson. Brian Grimwood. John Foster. Barry O’Connor. Bob Farrell. Brian Cox. Denis Phillips. Arthur Baldock. Dave Blackwood. Jim Robertson. Don Olliff. Terry Reed. Gary Sommerville. Ken Field.
Front Row: Peter Heares. Derek Stubbs. Ron Price. Nick Caulton. Neville Hay. Ian Diamond. Bill Freeman. Mike Hewett. Dennis Barker. Jack King.
1960-1970’s Flight Engineers
Back Row: Vern Reynolds. John Naish. Greg Quinn. Warwick Knox. Dick Masters. Colin Church. Dave Knell. Colin Green. Bevan Harding. Bill Cobb. Collin Blackman. Ian McIvor (pilot). Jim Robertson.
Centre Row: Tom Moody. Graham Corkill. Bud Rose. Peter Oates. Barry Davis. Dave Strongman. Doug Gawne. Bill Sinclair, Jeff Smith. Trevor Baker. Dave Roseingrave. Syd Nunney. Jim Cranston.
Front Row: Graeme Walsh, Bert Carlyon, Murray Rutherfurd, Gary Spicer, Harry Butterworth, Len Mills, Alan McFadyen, Don Waters, Peter Waller(Pilot) Noel Petersen.
1970’s and later Flight Engineers
Back Row: Dave Wilson. Steve Crick. Rod Tindall. Peter Pope. Brian Scott. Noel Baker. Jim Kane. Travis Haysom. Lyall Hood. Gordon Armstrong. Ross Gillespie.
Centre Row: Vern Linkhorn. Ross Gosling. Ken Main. John Peacock. Grant Alexander. Paul Wylie. Fraser Reeves. Noel Farquhar. Clarrie Hislop. Peter McIndoe.
Front Row: Mike Marra. Graham Dearlove. Brian Peet. Phil Hickman. Tony Allen. John Walker. Andy Dalton. Reece Ritchie. Dave Smith.
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