Please see story about New Zealand film maker Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit among others) and an American pilot who attempted to steal WW I planes from his collection:
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/202...=pocket-newtab
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Please see story about New Zealand film maker Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit among others) and an American pilot who attempted to steal WW I planes from his collection:
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/202...=pocket-newtab
Cannot trust any one!
Thanks for the link Bill. It fills in a lot of blanks surrounding this sorry saga. I believe the Sopwith Snipe reproduction that was operated from Stowe Maries airfield in the U.K. somehow got caught up in this and had to be shipped back to N.Z.
A sad story indeed. TVAL are sending aircraft to this year's Wings over Wairarapa event as of 1st February though. Hopefully the start of a return to better times.
This was subject to a thread by Baz back in July 2019; looks like DeMarco got off lightly, moral is: if you want a reduced sentence knock your girlfriend up !
Hopefully Jackson / TVAL can get the planes back & continue business.
https://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/sh...om-New-Zealand!
I really hope TVAL makes a full recovery - I want it to be there when/if I get out to NZ!
Really does read like a movie script... what a tale. Let’s hope the planes are back in the air soon.
Sad story indeed. Let's hope TVAL survives to makes a comeback.
Whoa! What a mess!
Maybe there will be a movie come out of all this with lots of WW1 aircraft and stunt flying.
Seriously I feel sorry for PJ. He must be gutted by being let down so badly by his friend.
Rob.
:( Yes a very sad story indeed. Seems like that Leopard just could not change his spots!
What a great life he could have had if he did not lust after more money.:hmm:
Every one of us would love to be given the opportunity he had. ;)
The other sad thing also is he is a brilliant pilot.