Sir Tim Wallis

2023 - 10 - 17

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Adventurer Sir Tim Wallis dies, aged 85 (Stuff.co.nz)

His death was acknowledged in a blog post on the Warbirds Over Wānaka website. He was 85 and died peacefully, it said. Wallis was the founder of the aviation ...

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Warbirds over Wānaka founder Sir Tim Wallis dies at age 85 (New Zealand Herald)

Aviation entrepreneur passed away surrounded by friends and family on Tuesday afternoon.

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Aviation pioneer Sir Tim Wallis dies (Otago Daily Times)

He was 85. Sir Tim was the founder of the popular Warbirds Over Wanaka Airshow in 1988 which has displayed to the public vintage aircraft over the last 25 years ...

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Warbirds over Wānaka founder Sir Tim Wallis dies aged 85 (Newshub)

One of New Zealand's greatest aviation pioneers has died. Sir Tim Wallis was famed for his involvement in the Warbirds over Wānaka airshow and passed away ...

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Warbirds over Wānaka founder Sir Tim Wallis dies (Newstalk ZB)

Legendary adventurer, aviation entrepreneur and Warbirds over Wānaka founder Sir Tim Wallis has died. He was aged 85. He passed away today at 4.35pm surrou.

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Beloved Wānaka Adventurer and Pioneer Sir Tim Wallis Passes Away (MiNDFOOD)

Sir Tim Wallis, a pioneering aviation entrepreneur and the visionary behind the renowned Warbirds over Wānaka airshow, passed away today at the age of 85.

Aviation entrepreneur and Warbirds over Wanaka founder Sir Tim ... (NZCity)

The 85-year-old's family say he died at home this afternoon, ;surrounded by family with a helicopter parked outside his window'.

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Sir Tim Wallis: A man of action (Newsroom)

Sir Tim Wallis had an outsized impact on the lives of those around him. The deer industry pioneer and renowned collector of WW2 fighter aircraft always ...

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Sir Tim Wallis dies: Wife remembers aviation pioneer as 'special bloke' (New Zealand Herald)

The wife of legendary adventurer, aviation entrepreneur and Warbirds over Wānaka founder Sir Tim Wallis has paid tribute to “a special bloke” who was ...

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Sir Tim Wallis 'a special bloke' (Otago Daily Times)

Warbirds Over Wanaka founder Sir Tim Wallis sits in front of his restored Hiller 12E, the third machine bought by his Luggate Game Packers company in 1966 ...

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Sir Tim Wallis, a humble and kind man who lived a remarkable life (Stuff.co.nz)

He was a pioneer in deer recovery and deer farming, a passionate aviator and the driving force behind the Warbirds Over Wānaka airshow.

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Aviation and deer industry trailblazer Sir Tim Wallis dies aged 85 (RNZ)

Sir Tim Wallis the founder of one of New Zealand's biggest airshows, and an aviator and deer farmer, has died aged 85.

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Hundreds expected to attend funeral (Otago Daily Times)

Hundreds, if not thousands, of mourners are expected to attend the funeral of Sir Tim Wallis at Wānaka Airport on Saturday, October 28.

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