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Warbirds are coming back to thrill again this March with displays that promise to amaze.
A spokesperson from the New Zealand Warbirds Association said the annual Warbirds On Parade offers an amazing time for everyone.
“They’ll be fantastic. Aircraft pull from 3Gs to 9Gs in some manoeuvres, loops, barrel rolls, stall turns, aileron rolls, and Immelmann (an aerial manoeuvre that involves a half loop followed by a half roll). Anything that was designed as a defensive or attacking manoeuvre will be displayed.”
Since the 1980s, the New Zealand Warbirds Association has used the annual show to raise funds to help keep their planes maintained and in flying condition. Except for a few exceptions, they ran two shows a year until logistics and compliance costs cut it back to one show by 2022.
Spread across two hangars, Ardmore houses one of the greatest collections of flying WW1 replicas in the world.
These include the Bristol Scout D Fighter, the Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2, the Fokker Dr.1 (used by Manfred von Richthofen, aka the Red Baron), and the de Havilland DH.82a Tiger Moth, which was used by most Commonwealth nations and saw active service during WWII.
“We also have other aircraft that are very significant to NZ, so we want to keep them flying for the enjoyment of everyone. The money we make goes into doing exactly that,” said the spokesperson.
- The show runs from 9am to 4pm on Sunday, March 15, at Ardmore Airport. Flying starts at 10.30am.
