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Read more on our previous airshows:

Warbirds over Wanaka 2002
And what a great airshow it was! All three days had more than their fair share of fine weather, considering the wintry blast that the rest of the country experienced. Brief heavy rain on Saturday lunchtime interrupted the Internet coverage of the airshow, but little else.

Warbirds over Wanaka 2004
Good Friday's crowd was around 20,000 and this was great for what we call the practice and Trade Expo day. Saturday saw the airfield packed with an estimated 50,000 people attending, and Sunday's crowd was around 29,000.

Warbirds over Wanaka 2006
In 2006 there were some important changes to our structure. We concentrated on gathering together aircraft from within New Zealand and did not bring any vintage fighters in from overseas. We still excelled in 2006, finally achieving the presence of an aircraft that has taken us eight years to deliver.

Warbirds over Wanaka 2008
2008 was the first Airshow under the Warbirds Over Wanaka Community Trust. A superb line up of aircraft, aerobatics and Royal New Zealand and Australian Airforce displays mingled with the stars of the Airshow, the Warbirds, who yet again provided the crowd with hours of excitement.

 

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