An RNZAF Hercules does a flare dump over Lake Wānaka.
Lee Russell and Rolien Ham-Geliefde, both of Dunedin, members of the Oamaru Coastal Defence Group, dress for the occasion.
Former TVNZ weatherman Jim Hickey commentates.
Wānaka locals Harrison, 8, and Hunter, 4, Lyons found a gigantic Oshkosh military truck to be just their size.
A Spitfire flown by Stu Anderson takes off for a practice flight.
The crowd watches the action.
An RNZAF Hercules warms up.
Wānaka’s weather was on its best behaviour for day one of the Warbirds Over Wanaka air show yesterday.
The practice day attracted a crowd of about 15,000 across the day, as visitors were treated to an array of aircraft including Soviet-era Yakovlev-52 aerobatic displays and the much-anticipated highlight, a resurrected Mosquito combat aircraft.
Otago Daily Times photographer Gregor Richardson had his camera trained on the skies to capture the action.
