Epic Helicopter Arrival at Warbirds Over Wanaka

Experience a unique aerial journey as a helicopter glides over the Clutha River toward Wānaka Airport, arriving for the iconic Warbirds Over Wānaka airshow. This onboard perspective captures the approach across the main runway, against the dramatic backdrop of New Zealand’s Southern Alps. The serene river flight contrasts with the roaring warbirds set to perform, giving viewers a fresh vantage point on one of the world’s premier aviation events. Warbirds Over Wānaka is a biennial airshow held at Wānaka Airport, first established in 1988 by Sir Tim Wallis. The event draws almost 100 historic and modern aircraft, including classic WWII warbirds, modern jets, and aerobatic teams, alongside ground displays and future aviation technologies. ********* Access Our Exclusive Video Content ********* Hit the Join button to become a Member of this channel and get access to our exclusive Members-Only video content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6odimYAtqsr0_7m8p2Dhiw/join ********* Historical Aviation Film Unit : Our Mission Statement ********* Our on-going mission is to discover, record and preserve the audiovisual history of the machines and owner/operators that we come across, for the benefit of future generations. We hunt out and film all manner of aircraft, military vehicles, vintage cars, trains, boats, big machinery, and basically anything and anyone that interests us, and we hope it interests you too, and that you'll be able to support us in our mission. Military History Channel: http://www.youtube.com/@SteelSteamDiesel Classic Autos Channel: http://www.youtube.com/@AutoClassicsRacing Our Streaming Channel: https://www.historicalmachines.tv Website: https://www.aviationfilm.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HistoricalAviationFilmUnit/ Merch: https://merch.aviationfilm.com -------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 2025 Historical Aviation Film Unit All Rights Reserved Worldwide. This video material may not be reproduced in any form (except on other websites as an unedited embedded video which links back to to this YouTube master), without the written permission of the Historical Aviation Film Unit. This particularly applies to television broadcasters and other media outlets. #WarbirdsOverWanaka #NewZealandAviation #HelicopterFlight #VintageAircraft #Airshow #AviationFilm #Warbirds