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No 55 : May 29, 1965

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Air Force Week

To heighten interest, especially in the youngsters, in the activities of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, a display of equipment, literature and films was provided in Nelson by a team of air force personnel last month. As was to be expected, the display was of tremendous interest to the children and, on a lesser scale, to the adults.

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Claire Barrett and Dianne Donnelly listen in

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Bill McKenna shows an interested audience how a pilot can control the firing of a rocket pod

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Sgt Alan Woolford explains the workings of a jet turbine engine as fitted in a Vampire

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David Hoy, well strapped in, pulls the ejector release on the seat, watched by Cpl Alan McGahey.

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Karen and Andy Rafferty have the workings of a Devon engine explained to them by F/Sgt Tom Ford.

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