Specialists in Aero Restoration for over 20 Years
Current Projects
Lockheed Electra 10A
Paul as Aero R has been actively involved in this restoration since 2016. Construction number (C/n) 1145 was the fourth from last Electra 10A to be manufactured in 1941. Delivered to, Linea Aerea Nacional de Chile in Santiago, 1 June 1941. On 20 June 1944 it had an emergency landing because of bad weather suffering minor damage. Total flight time in LAN Chile's service was about 11700 hours.
The aircraft was sold in 1959, where is was delivered to Portland. It changed ownership two more times, ending up in Homer Airport Alaska. Aircraft was impounded with money owed, then sat till 1971. Where it was offered to the Transport Museum of Alaska. It was readied, for ferry flight, but had to carry out emergency landing at Saldatna, due to engine problems. Where stayed till 29 May 1977, then flew to Palmer, where it was towed to the museum.
In 1997, the aircraft was offered for sale and sold to Rob Mackley in New Zealand. Rob didn't know at the time of starting this project, it would be a labour of love and dedication, passion, spanning over 24 years.
Folland Gnat
XR987 was first flown on the 15th of May 1964. She flew with both the Yellowjacks and Red Arrows aerobatic teams. Retired in 1979, by 1987 she had been disposed of and was in open storage at Cranfield.
At some point in the early 1990s she was acquired by a US owner and transported to the USA. In December 1995 she was issued with a new certificate of airworthiness as N7CV and based at Wilmington, Delaware. She changed hands in 2007, joining the International Aero Preservation Society. In 2011 she moved to Pembroke Pines in Florida.
In late 2020 Matt Wilcock fulfilled a lifelong dream to own a Gnat and acquired her, then it was shipped to it's new home in New Zealand.
Meteor T.T.20
This aircraft was delivered to the Royal Airforce on the 23 May 1952. After 3 years in 141 squadron, it was returned and converted in to T.T.20.
It was operated in the UK. Then moved to WRE, Woomera Australia, 22 May 1970. 5 years later it was retired and ended up in Mildura museum with 1290hrs.
It was acquired by Don Subritzty and brought to New Zealand in 1996.
It changed ownership in 2019, with the vision to see it airworthy once again.
