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Hercules aircraft flying from Sydney to Masterton for Wings over Wairarapa

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Publish Date
Fri, 26 Feb 2021, 6:48pm
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Hercules aircraft flying from Sydney to Masterton for Wings over Wairarapa

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 26 Feb 2021, 6:48pm

A mammoth return-trip, criss-crossing the Tasman Sea, today for the Royal Australian Air Force.

They'll be flying from Sydney to Masterton - and back - to take part in this year's Wings Over Wairarapa.

Because of Covid-19, the crew will have to stay in the plane the whole time.

That means a round-trip of almost five thousand kilometres.

Squadron Leader John Ayers says the RAAF C-130J Hercules will conduct an " initial and pitch"  before the crowd, make a full-stop landing, reverse back along the runway, then take off back to Australia.

The crew will repeat the journey tomorrow.

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