I'm on a special mission on behalf of the Bring Our Birds Home campaign, which is trying to repatriate all of the last remaining aircraft from the Air New Zealand fleet.
The DC-10 ZK-NZS is now sitting at Havana International Airport. It first flew for Air New Zealand, brand new, back in 1976.
Bring Our Birds Home wants to dismantle, and return this DC-10 to Wanaka in New Zealand, where they intend building a museum to house it, along with the last National Airways Corporation Boeing 737, an Air New Zealand DC-8, a Lockheed Electra and a Boeing 747.
Being an aviation enthusiast and a big supporter of the Bring Our Birds Home campaign, I offered to try and get as close to the Big 10 as I could, while on a trip to Cuba. Stepping on board would have been amazing - but as you can see we got close.
The Bring Our Birds Home team are now negotiating with the Cuban Government to buy this DC-10 and I was happy to help open a few doors, in that regard, and get some footage of this beautiful aircraft.
If you'd like to support the BOBH campaign you can visit their Facebook page, or donate through Givealittle.
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