SATURDAY 25TH JANUARY PROGRAMME

Theme focus

Display  section

Aircraft to include

Nature of display

MUSEUM OPENING CEREMONY

 

 

 

Static aircraft outside museum

FEATURE SVAS

 

Harvard

Tiger Moths

J3 Cub

Proctor

Chipmunks

Formation flypast overhead museum, in-line low level around display line.

‘top-dressing chase’

SVAS DISPLAY

 

Harvard 33 solo

Solo aeros

 

 

Tiger Aeros

Solo Display

EARLY ADVENTURERS

 

Bleriot XI

Display

EARLY TRAINERS

 

J3/ J4 Cubs

Ryans

Display

FLYING FOR ADVENTURE

 

Proctors

Staggerwing

Lockheed 12

Formation and Display

NOVEL DESIGNS

 

Gyrocopters

Display

NOVELTY RACE

 

Dirt bike

Pitts

Helicopter

Mercedes AMG

 

BARNSTORMERS

 

Pitts solo

 

WARTIME TRAINERS

Biplanes

Avro 504K/ Tiger/Stearman/ Harvard/ CT4

Form & Display

 

Monoplanes

Harvards Formation

Roaring 40s

Formation

Display

WAR IN EUROPE

D-DAY

 

ME108 solo attack

DC3 solo post

P51

D-Day Display with pyros and ground theatre

 

 

P51D solo

Display

WAR IN THE PACIFIC VJ-DAY

 

Catalina

 

Display

 

 

Catalina / P40

Formation

 

 

 

P40 solo

Display

TOPDRESSING

NZ versatility

Turbine Agcat

WAW Formation

Display

Display

EASTERN BLOCK

THE FALL OF THE WALL

 

Yak / Nanchang

Nanchang solo

Yak formation

Nanchang solo

Formation

Yakobatics

Hercules / Iroquois

airbourne

 

 

VIETNAM

 

 

O-2 Bird Dogs

A37  Dragonfly

Iroquois

FAC with smoke

Strike with pyros

Troop insert

 

 

A37 Solo

Display

RNZAF

 

Checker s Airborne

Huey display

Kiwi Blue

Red Checkers

Hercules

Red Checkers

Display

TBC

Display

HELICOPTER VERSATILITY

 

H500 x 2

 

Dancing helos

DeHavillands

Airbourne

 

 

100 YEARS

MEN AND THEIR FLYING MACHINES

Rags to composite

Bleriot XI

Edge 500

Figure 8’s of 100yrs

 

High performance composite

Edge 500

Display

Vampires

airbourne

 

 

AH, DE HAVILLAND

PreWar trainers

 

 

 

 

Early twins

 

 

 

Canadians

 

 

Later twins

 

Jets

 

Gypsy Moth

Moth Minor

All Tigers

Fox

 

Dominie

Dragonfly

Dragon

 

Chipmunks

Beavers

 

Doves

 

Vampires

Mass formation

FINALE

 

Vampires

Closing display

Close

Vampires land

DH’s land

 

 

SUNDAY 26TH JANUARY PROGRAMME

Theme focus

Display  section

Aircraft to include

Nature of display

OPENING

 

 

 

 

Defying gravity

Hot air balloons

Static early balloon

Rise & depart

 

Model Helicopters

 

 

 

Turbine Model

 

 

THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN

Early adventurers

Bleriot XI

Flying display

BARNSTORMING – ‘Aviation to the People’

Early trainers

 

Avro 504K

Gypsy Moth

Flying displays

WW1 LEFT-OVERS

 

Tummelisa

Handling display

EPIC AIRCRAFT

Flying for fun

J3/ J4 Cubs

Ryans

Handling displays

Handling displays

 

Flying for adventure

Proctors

Handling display

 

DH’s airbourne

 

 

 

Flying for speed

Staggerwing

Handling display

 

Flying for commerce

Lockheed 12

Solo display

Ah, De Havilland’

Mass fly-past

Tigers

Fox

Moth Minor

Dominie

Dragonfly

Dragon

Big DH formation

 

Landings

 

 

 

Tiger

Bargh + Yardley

 

PREPARATION FOR WAR

Wartime trainers

Tiger/Stearman/PO-2 / Harvard 33

 

Stearman

Formation

 

 

Handling

WAR in EUROPE

D-Day

Me108

DC3

P51

Invasion: small arms, pyros & ground theatre

 

DC3

Handling display

 

 

P51D Mustang

Solo display

 

 

Britain  m/cycle

Demonstration

 

 

Novelty Race

TVR Tuscan

Dirt Bike

Pitts Special

 

 

Pitts Aerobatics

Pitts Special

 

 

Model display

Fraser Briggs

 

 

Novelty Race

Merc AMG

Edge 540

H500

 

 

Turbine model

Vampire

 

WAR in the PACIFIC

VJ Day

Catalina

 

P40 /  Catalina

solo display

 

formation

 

P40

Solo Display

 

THE GLORY DAYS

‘The Rise of Post war Aviation’

NZ versatility

Tiger

EP-9

Topdressing displays

 

Canadians

Chipmunks

Beaver

Formation/Solo display

THE JET AGE

Hunter

Displays

Dave Phillips

 

Vampires x2

Display

B.Emeny

SPORT AND RECREATION

Homebuilding

Falco F8

SeaWind

Handling display

CIVILIAN INNOVATORS

Deer recovery

H500

 

Dancing helos

VIETNAM

Modern aerial warfare

Troop insert

O-1 Bird Dogs

A37  Dragonfly

Iroquois

FAC

Strike, pyros and troop insert

 

A37 Dragon fly

Solo display

 

THE AVIATION ENTHUSIAST

Begining of the Warbirds

Harvards

Roaring 40’s

Formation

Display

AIRCRAFT AT WORK

Rescues

Westpac BK117

Display

 

Topdressing

Turbine Ag-Cat

Cresco Team

Display

Agribatics

EASTERN BLOCK

‘The Fall of the Wall’

Eastern Warbirds

Yak/Nanchang

Nanchang

Yaks

Display

Yakobatics

RNZAF

RNZAF

727 display

C130 / UH1H / Checkers T/O

Iroquois

Kiwi Blue

Red Checkers

C130

Checker land

Harvards T/O

 

 

 

100 YEARS ON

 

Men & their flying machines

Bleriot XI

Edge 540

Figure 8’s

 

High G’s

Edge 540

Solo Aeros

Yaks/Nanchang T/O + hold

 

 

 

AIRFIELD ATTACK

 

Harvards strike

P40 scramble

P51

Strike massed pyros and ground theatre

Defend airfield

Vampires T/O + hold

during

 

 

FINALE

 

Yaks + NC

Harvards

Piston fighters

Vampires

Final flypast

Close of Show

Land in same order