Steve, Pete and I managed to get a spot right at the front and between us we took over 1000 photos. These have been edited down to about 200. Fortunately we had bought the 70-400mm zoom lens and so we managed to take some wonderful photographs, a few of which we would like to share with whoever looks at this blog. Below are a few photos of the helicopters and then below you can click on the slide show.
Despite the traffic debarkle, the day was outstanding. Just as well we got up very early, otherwise, like many others we would have missed out. To see what can be done in the skies from the oldest to the newest planes and helicopters is mind blowing. What a credit also it is to those dedicated people who have restored old planes, such as Brendon Deere’s Spitfire. The static displays were also well worth looking at and I was pleased to view a Sky Hawk. Unfortunately I had difficulty remembering all the names of the planes, despite standing next to a model plane enthusiast from Masterton.
Here's a list of the aircraft below. I do not guarantee I've got the names correct, though I've done best! Let me know if I haven't.
1. Hunter Hawker, 2. C- 47 Dakotas, 3. WW1 Bristol Fighter, 4. Fokker CV2, 5. Harvard,
6. Brendon Deere's Spitfire, 7. Halet Griffen's de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver, ZK-AZB, 8. DH Vampire
9. Iroquois Helicopter over the Vampire, 10. HN90 11.Gryrocopters, 12. Kiwi Blue Parachute team,
13. F-18 display, 14. Yakobatics, 15. Doug Brooker's MXR ZK-MXTZ, 16. Red Checker display
17. C - 17 Globemaster, 18. Globemaster in flight like a huge whale in the sky. 19. Red Checker display
