Aircraft display at Wigram

Press, 15 September 1976, Page 10

Aircraft display at Wigram

Battle of Britain Week in Christchurch this week will be marked with a static display near the main gates at Wigram. and two church services next Sunday Ttxlaj, Thursday and i Friday the public will be able to see the full range iof aircraft in use at Wigram. iJust inside the main gates 'between 10 a.nt. and 4.30 Ip m. each day an Airtrainer, i la Devon, a Harvard, an Air | tourer, and Iroquois and Sioux helicopters will be on display. A Strikemaster from Ohakea. on which pilots receive their final training before graduating, will be flying at Wigram this week but will not be open to the public. There will also be a static display of motor vehicles, including a newly delivered $64,000 crane. In the past the base has paraded for the com-; memoration of the Battle of Britain and last year a charter parade and display were held in Cathedral Square However, the only parade' |by the Air Force this year! will be for about 60 cadet | [officers who will attend the: (traditional Battle of Britain I

■ commemorative server a* , jBarnabas’ Church. Fendaltoi Members of the Cante bury Brevet Club will he their own service at ■wreath-laying at their cent: ji Memorial Avenue at IO(a. in. on Sunday conduct* by a Wigram chapiat ’Squadron l eader .1 I Scj jter. The annual observance < i the 36-year-old battle jv (London at the Brevet Club ' services remain we 'attended. There are aboi I six club members who, ; (aircrew, took part in the 1. iweek battle.