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Allen House

Allen House

Posted by on Jul 16, 2012 in Staff | 0 comments

Engineer. Allen is Trade qualified in fitting, turning and machining. Prior to starting at Pioneer Aero in 2012 Allen worked on ex NZR steam locomotives, as a mechanical engineer for Tranz Rail and in the general engineering and sheet metal sector. Allen has a large variety of interests being involved in karting for many years before moving onto...

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Stephen Fox

Stephen Fox

Posted by on Jul 12, 2012 in Blog, Staff | 0 comments

Engineer. Stephen left school at the end of year 12 and went to work at Mosquito Aircraft Restoration and was involved in the building of 2 Mosquito fuselages before joining Pioneer Aero in 2015.  

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Les Wilson

Les Wilson

Posted by on Jul 10, 2012 in Staff | 0 comments

Engineer. Les has had a lifetime involvement in aviation, having a father who was WW2 aircrew and an Ag pilot in the 1950’s ignited this passion. On leaving school Les commenced an aircraft engineering apprenticeship with Air New Zealand and was fortunate to be involved with the construction of the first 3 Fletcher turbo-prop ag aircraft and the...

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Ken OHalloran

Ken OHalloran

Posted by on Jul 10, 2012 in Staff | 0 comments

Engineer (Avionics) Kens father flew Spitfires during WW2 and later Mustangs for the RNZAF as a TAF pilot. Kens mother was a WAAF U.K. during WW2 so aviation was in the blood. Ken commenced a 5 year Avionics apprenticeship with Air New Zealand in 1966 and gained Aircraft Maintenance Licenses shortly after completing this. He was part of Line and Heavy...

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