Story: Wairarapa region

Air show

Air show

Crowds gather for an air show at Masterton airport, around 1950. The planes include De Havilland Mosquitoes, British combat aircraft used in the Second World War. In 1999 a new biennial air show, Wings Over Wairarapa, was launched. The two-day event attracts thousands to see vintage and contemporary aircraft.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, RNZAF Collection
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Ben Schrader, 'Wairarapa region - Transport', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/12118/air-show (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Ben Schrader, updated 1 Mar 2017