Six of the Air Force's mothballed Skyhawk fleet have been assigned new homes at museums in New Zealand and Australia.
Nine of the 17 aircraft have been earmarked for public display in museums, while the remaining Skyhawks are likely to be sold to be broken down for spare parts.
Tauranga's aviation museum, Classic Flyers, and Blenheim's Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre will each get a Skyhawk on permanent loan.
Two other aircraft will go to the Air Force museum at Wigram, and another to the Museum of Transport and Technology in Auckland.
The sixth plane will be sent to an air museum in Nowra, in New South Wales.
