ANNIVeRSARY AIR SHow! - Royal New Zealand Air Force

The day-long air display, featuring nearly 300 aircraft and
including ground displays of all aspects of Air Force life,
attracted nearly 70,000 visitors on Saturday 31 March.
It was a great day and a spectacular way to celebrate the
RNZAF’s 75 years of service to our nation.
The flying displays were impressive, featuring wwI and
wwII aircraft, jets from the fifties and the spectacular displays
by the RAAF’s F-18 Hornets. one participant said: “I wasn’t
going to miss this day for anything. A chance to experience
the miracle of flight with a crowd of people, who, like me, are
all there because they acknowledge feeling the little flutter
in their stomach as they see an aircraft pass close overhead.
I gave a double fist pump as the F/A-18 roared past! From
the Sioux to the corsair to the b757 and the c-17, the 75th
Anniversary Air Show was pure heaven!”
The Air Force staff were disappointed that the traffic delays
prevented some from getting to the show; for the most part air
show visitors accepted the delays and listened to the air show
commentary on their car radios.
on the following pages, our Air Force and defence
photographers capture the air show action.
18 Air Force news
The four ship Hornet display
was dramatic and noisy!
Aircraft on static display; this photo was taken at
1000 hours, before the parking areas were full