Trust Chairman John Gilks comments that “As we approach our 30 th anniversary it’s important we do something positive to ensure there will be pilots able to fly these amazing machines for the next 30 years. Congratulations to the RNZAF on the arrival of the first of four brand new P-8A Posiedon maritime surveillance aircraft in this country. The head of airshow Warbirds over Wanaka has been grilled about why two mobile platforms were on a grass strip that caused significant damage to a vintage plane.The main aim of these is to help get people, who are already pilots, gain experience in flying Warbird aircraft. However, Taylor highlights that they were thrilled with the Friday event on the lakefront featuring the Catalina landing on the lake.Īs it looks to the future, the Warbirds Over Wanaka team is excited to announce that is will establish and fund new Flying Scholarships, which it hopes to launch mid-year. So I have dug out my diary notes and fleshed them out here, along with some of my pictures to describe my experience. A number of people have asked me what its like to attend the Warbirds over Wanaka airshow. Around 15% of visitors were from overseas.“There were so many highlights it’s hard to single them out. Warbirds Over Wanaka 98: April 10-12, 1998 - Luggate Airfield, Wanaka. Attendance was up by almost 1,000 visitors on 2014 at more than 49,000 people over the three days. An RAAF C17 Globemaster makes a slow pass over the crowd during the Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow on Apin Wanaka, New Zealand. The 2016 Warbirds over Wanaka airshow was rated a big success. Warbirds T6 trainer casts his shadow on a team members smoke trail during the Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow on Apin Wanaka, New Zealand. We shall start at Wanaka NZWF which hosts the famous biennial Warbirds over Wanaka airshow. And in the process, we shall get a quick look a the new World Update scheduled for Thursday, February 23, 2023. Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow, which was. Warbirds Scramble over Wanaka For FebruMichael MacKuen We shall have some fun flying warbirds over New Zealand’s South Island. The Messerschmitt featured in a mock battle, including pyrotechnics, with a Spitfire, both of which were significant in World War two air battles. "This was a major coup for us and helped reaffirm our status as one of the world's best Warbirds airshows." Ed Taylor, Warbirds of Wanaka, General Manager said. Organisers of one of the biggest events on New Zealands aviation calendar have been forced to cancel for the second time in two years.
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