Royal New Zealand Air Force T-6 Texan II aircraft make stop at Stansted

August 22, 2014 Military Aviation

David Cenciotti

Some quite rare and interesting visitors at Stansted airport.

Two Royal New Zealand Air Force T-6 Texan II aircraft, NZ1401/01 (N2824B) and NZ1402/02 (N2826) believed to be destined to 42 Sqd/Central Flying School at RNZAF Base Ohakea made a stopover into Stansted airport on the afternoon of Aug. 2.

The aircraft came from Keflavik and were on their delivery flight to the RNZAF.

Image credit: Tony Lovelock

About David Cenciotti

David Cenciotti is a journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written five books and contributed to many more ones.