Wanaka Sunday show - De Havilland

There was a good level of De Havilland content at Wanaka primarily Moth related but including a Rapide, Chipmunk and, of course, the show highlight the newly restored Mosquito.

Wanaka Sunday show- RNZAF

The RNZAF displayed most of their current types:

Wanaka Sunday show - Helicopters on parade

Wanaka Sunday show - Anson and Harvard

We saw these two put on a good practice display on Friday and were pleased to be seated at theshow in time to catch their display on Sunday against the low early morning sun.

RNZAF Museum

Probably the equivalent to Hendon in the UK this is the national museum to the RNZAF. It is to be found in Christchurch and is free to enter. The collection is not as extensive as some UK museums but has some interesting airframes and other displays. Unfortunately when we visited some aircraft had been moved off dispaly to make space for an event but it was still a good visit. The main display area has variable lighting designed to reflect different times of the day which the other half thought was very effective although it can make photography a little challenging when 'night' suddenly falls.