Warbirds Over Wanaka

Kiwi P-51D Reborn: The Restoration of Mustang Two Three

May 3, 2024 Zac Yates 6

One of the stars of Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow 2024 was North American P-51D Mustang NZ2423, owned by The Biggin Hill Trust and flown from Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Base Ohakea. A […]

Warbirds Over Wanaka 2024

April 5, 2024 Zac Yates 2

From Friday March 29th to Sunday March 31st, 2024, the 15th installment of the world-famous Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow (WOW) drew crowds of more than 70,000 people to see a variety of aircraft from […]

Another crowd favourite, the Grumman TBM-3E Avenger "Plonky", getting near the end of some major engineering work in time for Wanaka. [Photo via Warbirds Over Wanaka]

Just Over Two Weeks to Go Until Warbirds Over Wanaka 2024

March 12, 2024 Zac Yates 0

PRESS RELEASE Brendon Deere and his team at the Biggin Hill Historic Aircraft Centre at RNZAF Ohakea can’t wait for Warbirds Over Wanaka this Easter. They’ve been on a mission to have not one but […]

DH Mosquito T.43 NZ2308/ZK-PWL about to start its two Rolls-Royce Merlins for the first time in nearly 70 years. [Screenshot from Avspecs Ltd video on Facebook]

Ex-RNZAF de Havilland Mosquito NZ2308 First Engine Runs in New Zealand

February 23, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 4

The ex-RNZAF de Havilland DH98 Mosquito NZ2308, under long-term rebuild at Avspecs Ltd at Ardmore Airport, Auckland, New Zealand, edged a step closer to flight today. Maintenance staff fueled her tanks for the first time […]

A composite image of the first three de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito aircraft restored by the hugely talented team of restorers at Avspecs

Mosquito Confirmed At Warbirds Over Wanaka

February 18, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 2

On Sunday, February 19, 2024, Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow announced that one of the world’s most iconic WWII fighter-bomber aircraft will take part in its Easter 2024 airshow. The ex-RNZAF de Havilland DH98 Mosquito […]

Graham Bethell's P-51D Mustang ZK-TAF performing at Wanaka. [Photo via Warbirds Over Wanaka]

Warbirds Over Wanaka 2024 Set to Soar

February 9, 2024 Zac Yates 0

PRESS RELEASE Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow has announced that long-time Warbirds Over Wanaka display pilot Graham Bethell will be performing his final ever low-level aerobatic display in his P-51D Mustang ZK-TAF this Easter. Graham […]

Bevan Dewes Harvard about to leave Ashburton smaller

Former RNZAF Harvard Under Restoration in Wanaka, New Zealand

July 1, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

Callum Smith’s Twenty24 Ltd. has just begun the restoration of North American Harvard Mk.IIa in Wanaka, New Zealand for Masterton-based warbird pilot, Bevan Dewes. Contstructed for a U.S. Army Air Force’s contract as AT-6C 41-33720 […]

Curtiss Kittyhawk to Fire Main Armament at Warbirds Over Wanaka 2020

October 31, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Airworthy WWII aircraft fitted with their original, and functional, machine guns are indeed a rarity, with just a handful having this capability worldwide. While there are plenty of sensible reasons why it doesn’t happen too […]

Steadfast Reno Racer to Take Part in Warbirds Over Wanaka Air Show

October 28, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The team organizing the world-renowned Warbirds Over Wanaka biannual air show in Wanaka, New Zealand has just announced that the former Reno air racing Yakovlev Yak-3 known as Steadfast will be joining the lineup at […]

Warbirds Over Wanaka 2020 Adds Formation Teams to Lineup

April 10, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

New Zealand’s two premier civilian formation flying teams have confirmed they will be performing at next year’s Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow. One year out the New Zealand Warbirds Association’s ‘Roaring Forties’ Harvard display team […]