In a major coup, Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow has secured one of the world’s most iconic WWII fighter-bomber aircraft for its Easter 2024 airshow. The ex-RNZAF de Havilland DH98 Mosquito NZ2308 is weeks away from the end of a fifteen-year .
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KEA Kids News reporter Liam Colenso, 10, of Beachlands School is there to see how the first test goes, and find out why it’s taken so long to get the Spitfire up and running.
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Warren Denholm in the cockpit of the Spitfire, ready to test out the plane’s engine. Also in this episode we meet Paige and Ella Hughes who, due to Covid-19, have been separated from their parents in Australia for almost a year. We find out how they’ve coped without having their family nearby and see the heartwarming moment they’re finally reunited.