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Christchurch Airport’s Spitfire removed for refurbishment

The statue is a replica of the original warplane at the Air Force Museum at Wigram.

Christchurch Airport’s Spitfire is removed for refurbishment.

Nevil Gibson Fri, 27 Feb 2026

The Spitfire stature at the entrance to Christchurch Airport has been removed for refurbishment.

The aircraft is a replica of the original Spitfire, tail number TE288, which was installed in 1964 as a memorial outside the former Brevet Club at the airport.

In 1984, the original was relocated to the

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Nevil Gibson Fri, 27 Feb 2026
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