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Latest Press release - with more to come as we spool up for the show. Hope some of you can make it down (or across!)
Dave
CLASSIC FIGHTERS EASTER AIRSHOW – THE BIGGEST AVIATION EVENT IN NZ IN 2011! Enthusiasts attending the Classic Fighters airshow this coming Easter will be thrilled to learn that the show is to host a return appearance of the fabulous collection of SEVEN Fokker Dr.1 Triplanes operated by The Vintage Aviator Ltd.
Visitors to the 2007 Classic Fighters show were amazed to see this many examples of the distinctive three-winged fighting scout made famous by Manfred von Richthofen, the famous ‘Red Baron’ during the latter part of the Great War. The collection of Triplanes all appeared in the colours of Jasta 11 when led by von Richthofen in his all red Fokker. That many Triplanes had not been seen together anywhere since 1918, and in fact, the seven have not been assembled again since that Easter in 2007, so this will be a rare and rewarding opportunity to witness this amazing spectacle one more time, as a part of the Great War part of the airshow programme.
Classic Fighters Airshow Chairman Graham Orphan said about the Triplanes, “We are absolutely thrilled to be able to see these machines in the air together again. The Fokker Triplane is such a distinctive shape and such an iconic symbol of the Great War in the air that to see one in flight is a treat, more than one, a delight, but SEVEN in the air together is just remarkable and represents a great privilege for all who attend the show”.
It is expected that over a dozen WW-I aircraft will participate in the show with mock dogfights coupled with dramatic ground theatre to provide a unique and creative theatrical experience – something for which the Classic Fighters airshow has become famous right around the globe.
The collection of Triplanes is normally split between the Aviation Heritage Centre at Omaka and Hood Aerodrome in the lower North Island and as stated above, have only been gathered together once before, and only at Omaka!
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