tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post5165359749459408197..comments2024-03-27T23:23:10.995+13:00Comments on 3rd Level New Zealand: Bring Our Birds Home - Dutch StyleSteve Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06894943682751269848noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-65540391578213795082022-03-08T20:25:52.950+13:002022-03-08T20:25:52.950+13:00Thanks for sharing that Willem... a nice little pi...Thanks for sharing that Willem... a nice little piece of family history Steve Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894943682751269848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-38775872736272574112022-03-08T19:46:32.656+13:002022-03-08T19:46:32.656+13:00My father (Cor Moolenaar) was one of the Fokker cr...My father (Cor Moolenaar) was one of the Fokker crew members (a Radio Technician) on that very flight to Hokitika. The visit to New Zealand left him with lasting impressions of a great country and eight years later we emigrated to NZ as a family. Dad subsequently secured a job at NAC/Air NZ in Christchurch. He had deep admiration for the little Fokker F-28 twin jet, which proved its worth on thatAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13202293925431867863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-68538725110444920712021-09-04T19:04:24.564+12:002021-09-04T19:04:24.564+12:00Thanks for the interesting post. What other pure j...Thanks for the interesting post. What other pure jets have used Hokitika?AndrewMnoreply@blogger.com