NOT TO BE MISSED

It has been confirmed that not just one, but two iconic warbirds of WW2, the Mk.14 Spitfire and Focke-Wulf, will fly at the Yealands Classic Fighters Airshow this Easter Weekend. These incredible aircraft are based at the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre and are part of the Chariots of Fire Fighter Collection. They will come out of Dangerous Skies, the WW2 exhibition where they are on display to the general public daily and into the sky!

Making its public debut at Classic Fighters 2023 will be a Polikarpov Po-2, an aircraft made famous by the ‘Night Witches’. This modest bi-plane was produced from 1928 to 1958 and was initially designed as a civilian trainer. However, following the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, many existing Polikarpovs were converted to night bombers. Approximately forty thousand of these aircraft were built, but only a dozen or so survive today, and only eight are currently airworthy. We can’t wait to see her fly!

Joining the New Zealand Royal Airforce at Classic Fighters 2023 will be the Royal Australian Air Force with a flyover of their C-27 Spartan. Please note that all military aircraft are subject to operational demands.

All tickets purchased by 31 March go into the draw to win a joy flight in Full Noise, courtesy of Fighter Flights. So get our tickets online at www.classicfighters.co.nz