vandilay
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Heres a Few shots of the Warbirds over Wanaka airshow held this past
Weekend [over 3 days] held every 2 years .The first shot is of the remnants of the sailing ship The Edwin Fox which was used as a troop and supply ship in the crimean
War and then to take convicts to Aussie and immigrants to NZ which I
Guess is how it ended up in picton of all places [its currently being preserved.]
The next shot is off a Hawkwer Hurricane followed by 2 p-40 kittyhawks
[one of which had been re fitted with its guns for a firing demonstration]
and a Corsair FG-1D
And the following are a small snipet of what was flown at the show ,the
Australian airforce was present with a F111 and Globemaster performing
The good old RNZAF bought out the big guns with a few korean and vietnam
Era choppers and a C47.
Their was also a display of ww1/2 militaria vehicles and re inactors etc
The only plane I managed to miss was the spitfire but you cant win them all.
But with over 60 different planes flying it was well worth the mission to get
Down their from wellington [including one speeding ticket
] .
Weekend [over 3 days] held every 2 years .The first shot is of the remnants of the sailing ship The Edwin Fox which was used as a troop and supply ship in the crimean
War and then to take convicts to Aussie and immigrants to NZ which I
Guess is how it ended up in picton of all places [its currently being preserved.]
The next shot is off a Hawkwer Hurricane followed by 2 p-40 kittyhawks
[one of which had been re fitted with its guns for a firing demonstration]
and a Corsair FG-1D
And the following are a small snipet of what was flown at the show ,the
Australian airforce was present with a F111 and Globemaster performing
The good old RNZAF bought out the big guns with a few korean and vietnam
Era choppers and a C47.
Their was also a display of ww1/2 militaria vehicles and re inactors etc
The only plane I managed to miss was the spitfire but you cant win them all.
But with over 60 different planes flying it was well worth the mission to get
Down their from wellington [including one speeding ticket
] .
