Ron Hermanns standing with a cut-out figure of his younger self at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand in 2019. Photo: Supplied / NZDFNew Zealand's oldest person, Ron Hermanns, a Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) war veteran who was still living independently in his own home in Christchurch, has died. Ron Hermanns as a young airman in the New Zealand Territorial Air Force, 1937. Ron Hermanns visiting the display of his 'trench art' at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand in 2018. Some of his extensive collection can be seen on permanent display at the Air Force Museum.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 01, 2021 04:41 UTC