A small selection of photos taken on Wellington anniversary day – a less common day of the week for me to visit Wellington airport (being a Monday).

First, a pair of shots of RNZAF Boeing 757 NZ7571 taxying for RWY16, showing the versatility of my new lens.  The two shots are at 230mm and 62.5mm respectively, well inside the 55-300mm range available.  Both shots are slightly cropped from the as-shot frame but by similar amounts.

An interesting and slightly rare general aviation type is this Cessna 185, seen tucked in a corner by Wellington Aero Club (making the lighting a bit of a pain).

Air New Zealand (and former Freedom Air) Boeing 737 ZK-SJE was apparently in need of an urgent bit of attention.  This is the same (Air National) hangar that the recently afflicted ATR-72 was nosed into following its post take-off mishap.

Finally, something that may have been so for a while, but it was the first time I had noted it.  One of Wellington Flight Centre‘s aircraft has an interesting name.  I’ve heard of a beached whale, but a “Beech kipper”?