

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: TALKING TAONGA: The C-47 Dakota with Keith Mitchell
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 18 Jan, 2026 at 12:30 am
- **Event Description**: Join Keith Mitchell, who has accumulated 3,000 hours flying Douglas DC-3s (C-47 Dakotas in military use), for a talk on the history and the legacy of this extraordinary aircraft.

Volunteer guide Keith argues our C-47, NZ3551, is the most significant aircraft in our museum, and he's got a point! 

More than 10,000 C-47s were produced by Douglas during World War Two, and they delivered extraordinary service all over the world. Amazingly, there are still examples of these extraordinary workhorses flying in service today.

The RNZAF’s first C-47 arrived in 1943, and the last of the fleet of 49 aircraft retired in the late 1970s. 

This talk is FREE and part of our ongoing Talking Taonga series. 

When: Sunday 18 January. 10.30am and 1pm.

Where: At the Dakota in the Aircraft Hall. Just turn left after the Hudson.  FREE- no need to book.
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Christchurch
- **state**: CA
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: 45 Harvard Avenue, Wigram, Christchurch, New Zealand 8042
- **lat**: -43.54738
- **long**: 172.5468
- **full address**: 45 Harvard Avenue, Wigram, Christchurch, New Zealand 8042, New Zealand

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- **organizer**: Air Force Museum of New Zealand (https://allevents.in/org/air-force-museum-of-new-zealand/26072087)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 18 Jan, 2026 at 12:30 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 45 Harvard Avenue, Wigram, Christchurch, New Zealand 8042, New Zealand
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Air Force Museum of New Zealand
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