ANNIVeRSARY AIR SHow! - Royal New Zealand Air Force

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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
wwI dogfight; the Fokker dVII ( r) bounces the bristol Fighter (l) This F-18 Hornet is in special livery to mark the 70th anniversary this year of No.77 Sqn RAAF FGoFF Mike Adair talks about the A109 to air show visitors The orion from No.5 Sqn attracted much interest benjamin burtenshaw from wellington takes a look in the NH90 cockpit The NH90 flies past the tail of the Air NZ ‘All black’ b777 The RNZAF’s new A109 (top) and NH90 on display Air Force news 19
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