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Wanaka airshow to get blue Spitfire visitor from UK in 2026

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The 2023 Wanaka warbirds airshow in New Zealand is to play host to a visit from a blue-painted WWII Spitfire that is based in the UK. The aircraft will be shipped and will take part in 90th anniversary celebrations of the first flight of the iconic Supermarine Spitfire fighter. (The Spitfire is co-credited with repelling the Nazi air force during the Battle of Britain in 1940.) This aircraft is one of only two Mark XI Spitfires flying in the wor…
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NewsCop broke the news in on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.
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