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One element that sets Classic
Fighters apart from any other Southern Hemisphere show is the
First World War scenarios. Omaka is home to a growing number of original
and replica aircraft from The Great War, these belonging to a number of
individuals and groups.
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| Original Avro 504k
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Nieuport 27 replica
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A rare Pfalz D.III replica
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Film maker Peter Jackson's Gnome
rotary powered Sopwith Camel. An agile, highly maneuverable
biplane, the Sopwith Camel accounted for more aerial victories than any
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| The Russian Polikarpov PO2, highly maneuverable,
yet stable and predictable.
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Fokker Dr.1 Triplane
"It climbed like a monkey and maneuvered like the devil"
Manfred Von Richthofen
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| An original Bristol F2b Fighter
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Halberstadt D.IV replica
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Ryan STM Trainer, Two-seat monoplane primary
trainer. Metal, wood and fabric construction.
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| Boeing Stearman, wings ar of wood with
fabric covering while the fuselage has a welded steel framework, also
fabric covered.
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With the Staggerwing, the Beech Corporation had
both a successful corporate aircraft and a winner in racing circles.
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Cessna L-19 "Bird Dog" observation and
Forward Air Control aircraft traced its origins to the Cessna 170, a
4-place civilian light plane, with its military power upgraded from 145 to
213hp.
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The first of deHavilland Canada's "bushplanes,"
the DHC-2 Beaver was developed in 1947 as a rugged,
highly-versatile aerial truck which could take off and land almost
anywhere, carry a large load, and be very reliable.
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The Messerschmitt Me 108, a record-breaking sports
aircraft which would be used as the basis of the premiere German fighter
plane of World War II, the Bf 109.
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| Sopwith Camel and Fokker Dr.1 dogfighting.
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Yak 52 landing
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Bird Dog taking off.
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The Consolidated PBY Catalina amphibian has served
a distinguished career as one of the most rugged and versatile aircraft in
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The military DC-3 Dakota, which was designated C-47
and became known as "Skytrain," |
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| The rare and stunningly beautiful 1938 Lockheed
12A Electra Junior - a twin engined, twin tailed star of the movie
'Casablanca' which could be described as an art deco biz-plane!
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| One of the most effective, famous and beautiful fighter
aircraft of WWII, the P-51Mustang.
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The P-40 Kittyhawk fighter/bomber was the last of
the famous "Hawk" line produced by Curtiss Aircraft in the 1930s
and 1940s.
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The North American T-6 Harvard was known as
"the pilot maker" because of its important role in preparing
pilots for combat.
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Apart from a couple of aircraft awaiting their
certificates, all aircraft were flying in breathtaking formations,
aerobatics, handling displays or dogfights.
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