Bringing together remembrance and hope fo the the future, the Poppy Flight departs 26th March 2021 from Ardmore Airport. Updated details will be added once confirmed. Hover over/click arrows for more info.
Sunday 28th March 2021 - Tauranga to Gisborne
Aircraft - Harvard 1066
Pilots - Andrew Gormlie and Roger Van der Zanden
Flight Sponsor - Classic Flyers Museum and Gisborne Aviation Preservation Society
Monday 19th April 2021 – Te Kowhai to North Shore
Aircraft – Robin 2120
Pilot – Paul Ryan
Flight Sponsor – North Shore Aero Club
Tuesday 30th March 2021– Hastings to Palmerston North
Aircraft – Diamond DA 40
Pilot – Reuben Wohlers
Flight Sponsor – Massey University School of Aviation
Monday 29th March 2021– Gisborne to Hastings
Aircraft – Auster J5 Adventurer ZK-AXJ
Pilot – Roger Van der Zanden
Flight Sponsor - Gisborne Aviation Preservation Society
Monday 5th April 2021- Omaka to Kaikoura
Departing 9.15am
Aircraft - Piper PA28-151 Warrior ZK-EBH
Pilot - Derek Harding
Flight Sponsor - Mission Aviation Fellowship and Aviation Canterbury Wide
Kaikoura arrival approx 10am
Welcome event to be confirmed
Saturday 17th April 2021 – Hawera to Taupo
Aircraft – Stinson108-3 ZK-NCC
Pilot – Grant Wisnewski
Flight Sponsor - Grant Wisnewski
Friday 23rd April 2021 – Kerikeri to Whangarei
Aircraft – Gyrocopter “Lemon”
Pilot – Rusty Russell
Flight Sponsor – Whangarei Flying Club
Saturday 27th March 2021 - Whitianga to Tauranga
Aircraft - Aeroprakt A32
Pilots - Warren Butler
Flight Sponsor - Warren Butler Insurance Advisor, Pukekohe
Wednesday 31st March 2021 – Palmerston North to Masterton
Aircraft – DHC1 Chipmunk ZK-PTN
Pilots – Iain Chapman & John Bargh
Flight Sponsor – Wairarapa Flying Tigers
Photo credit David Saunders
Wednesday 7th April 2021 - Rangitata Island to Dunedin
Rangitata Island to Timaru
Aircraft - Tiger Moth
Pilot - Russ Brodie
Flight Sponsor - Russ Brodie
Timaru to Oamaru
Aircraft - Piper Cherokee ZK-DEK
Pilot - Reon Blake
Flight Sponsor - My Care Package, Canterbury
Oamaru to Dunedin
Aircraft - Cessna 180C
Pilot - Hayden Williams
Flight Sponsor - North Otago Aero Club
Sunda 11th April 2021 – Wanaka to Fox Glacier
Aircraft - Cessna 206 ZK-JTK
Pilot – James Stokes
Flight Sponsor - Glenorchy Air
Wednesday 14th April – Karamea to Nelson
Aircraft – Piper Pacer PA20
Pilot – Don Grant
Flight Sponsor - Penati Nut and Seed Crackers
Friday 26th March
Ardmore to Thames
Aircraft – Harvard
Pilot – Dave Brown
Flight Sponsor – NZ Warbirds Association
Thames to Whitianga
Aircraft – Robin 2160
Pilot - Brett Pearce
Flight Sponsor - Brett Pearce
Saturday 10th April – Queenstown to Wanaka
Aircraft – Piper Cherokee ZK-SWG
Pilot – Adam Butcher
“With thanks to Warbirds Over Wanaka for their Flying Scholarship, generosity and forward thinking for the Warbirds movement.” Adam
Tuesday 13th April - Greymouth to Karamea
Aircraft - Maule
Pilot - Willie Sage
Flight Sponsor - Willie Sage
Thursday 22nd April – Kaitaia to Kerikeri
Aircraft – P2008iS & P96G
Pilots – John Nicholls & Willie Morton
Flight Sponsor – Bay of Islands Aero Club
Saturday 24th April – Whangarei to Ardmore
Aircraft – Titan T-51 Mustang ZK-DGM
Pilots – Baz Norgrove
Flight Sponsor – Cloud 7 Aviation Ltd
Wednesday 21st April – Dargaville to Kaitaia
Aircraft – Fly-Synthesis Texan
Pilot – Alan Nelson
Flight Sponsor – Dargaville Aeroclub
Tues 20th April 2021 - North Shore to Dargaville
Aircraft - Cessna 152 ZK-ETZ
Pilots - Kinshuk Chhabra & Brook Taylor
Flight Sponsor - Taylor Plumbing, Titirangi
Friday 16th April 2021 - Paraparaumu to Hawera
Aircraft - Cessna 172 ZK-EOS
Pilots - Rhys Harvey & Beverley Prankerd
Flight Sponsor - Hawera Aero Club
Tuesday 6th April 2021 - Rangiora to Rangitata Island
Rangiora - Ashburton - Rangitata Island
Aircraft – Auster MK5 ZK-ARR
Pilot – Keith Pickford
Flight Sponsor - Keith Pickford
Sunday 18th April 2021 - Taupo to Te Kowhai
Aircraft - Aeroprakt A22LS Foxbat ZK-SAJ
Pilot - Paul Brydon
Flight Sponsor - Paul Brydon
Aircraft - Cessna 172K Skyhawk ZK-DEP
Pilot - Mike Foote
Flight Sponsor - Plumbing & Gas Works Ltd
Thursday 8th April – Dunedin to Invercargill
Aircraft – DH90 ZK-AYR (tbc)
Pilots – Ben Morrison/Glenn Armstrong/Laurie Officer
Flight Sponsor - Croydon Aircraft Company
Friday 9th April – Invercargill to Queenstown
Aircraft – Piper Cherokee ZK-SWG
Pilot – To be Advised
Flight Sponsor – Southern Wings Ltd
Thursday 1st April – Masterton to Wellington
Aircraft – Glasair 111
Pilot – Dave Etchells
Flight Sponsor – Cube Portable Buildings
Thursday 15th April – Nelson to Paraparaumu
Aircraft – Stemme S 10 V Motor Glider ZK-GSI
Pilot – Dave Craill
Flight Sponsor – Raymar Motor Inn Blenheim "Spend a night not a fortune"
Monday 5th April 2021 Kaikoura to Rangiora
Departing 12.45pm
Aircraft - Piper PA28-151 Warrior ZK-EBH
Pilot - Derek Harding
Flight Sponsor - Mission Aviation Fellowship and Aviation Canterbury Wide
Rangiora arrival approx 1.30pm
Monday 12th April – Fox Glacier to Greymouth
Aircraft – Glasair 111
Pilot – Dave Etchells
Flight Sponsor – Cube Portable Buildings
Friday 2nd April 2021 - Wellington to Omaka
Aircraft - Cessna 182 ZK-WKK
Pilot - Adam Eltham
Flight Sponsor - Air Bubble
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