Monthly Archives: March 2012

Air Force celebrates 75 years with airshow 8:42 AM Saturday Mar 31, 2012 http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1333103182.html#_=1333162461194&count=horizontal&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nzherald.co.nz%2Fnz%2Fnews%2Farticle.cfm%3Fc_id%3D1%26objectid%3D10795734&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nzherald.co.nz%2Fnz%2Fnews%2Farticle.cfm%3Fc_id%3D1%26objectid%3D10795734%26ref%3Drss&related=nzherald&size=m&text=Air%20Force%20celebrates%2075%20years%20with%20airshow%20-%20National%20-%20NZ%20Herald%20News&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnzh.tw%2F10795734&via=nzherald http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?action=like&api_key=168885219836255&channel_url=https%3A%2F%2Fs-static.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fconnect%2Fxd_proxy.php%23cb%3Dfad547ae%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.nzherald.co.nz%252Ff25fd7230c%26relation%3Dparent.parent%26transport%3Dpostmessage&extended_social_context=false&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nzherald.co.nz%2Fnz%2Fnews%2Farticle.cfm%3Fc_id%3D1%26objectid%3D10795734&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&node_type=link&sdk=joey&send=false&show_faces=false&width=90 https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/fastbutton?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nzherald.co.nz%2Fnz%2Fnews%2Farticle.cfm%3Fc_id%3D1%26objectid%3D10795734&size=medium&count=true&hl=en-GB&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fgapi%2F__features__%2Frt%3Dj%2Fver%3DL8FEg-ers5c.en_GB.%2Fsv%3D1%2Fam%3D!Ze6NnRS0VYCICGRMrA%2Fd%3D1#id=I1_1333162459512&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nzherald.co.nz&rpctoken=276124860&_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart  Email  Print Planes from Australia, New Caledonia, and the US are joining today’s airshow at Ohakea to celebrate the Air Force’s 75th birthday. Photo / Wanganui Chronicle Around fifty thousand people are expected at Ohakea today, for the AirContinue reading “Air Force celebrates 75 years with airshow”

Liverpool bows out leaving “an enduring legacy” News Liverpool bows out leaving “an enduring legacy” 30 March 2012 The last act in the proud career of HMS Liverpool was played out today under brilliant sunshine as the ship was formally decommissioned after 30 years’ service. The 200 guests and 240-strong ship’s company of the heroineContinue reading “HMS Liverpool bows out”

Naval bomb team deals with wartime V2 missile found off Harwich News Naval bomb team deals with wartime V2 missile found off Harwich 29 March 2012 Royal Navy bomb disposal experts are making safe a World War 2 German missile unearthed in the mud off Harwich. A six-strong team from Portsmouth was called out toContinue reading “Speaking of the war”

Westminster demonstrates firmness in the right alongside Abe News Westminster demonstrates firmness in the right alongside Abe 29 March 2012 HMS Westminster was invited to work alongside the most powerful naval formation on the Seven Seas – an American carrier strike group – as it sailed through the Arabian Sea. The Portsmouth-based frigate joined theContinue reading “HMS Westminster and USS Abraham Lincoln”

Bows wow as giant future carrier section joins her sister in Rosyth News Bows wow as giant future carrier section joins her sister in Rosyth 29 March 2012 The bow of future carrier HMS Prince of Wales has joined that of her sister Queen Elizabeth on the Forth after a 900-mile barge journey. The 400-tonneContinue reading “How to make an Aircraft Carrier”