“We had one tiger moth years ago and thought that was fantastic, but we had seven on Saturday,” he said.
“Paul Bennet’s Sky Aces team was the main drawcard, it was spectacular.”
A veteran Vietnam War Cessna 180 also featured, along with a fly-past from members of the Australian Women Pilots’ Association.
The Royal Australian Air Force’s CAC CA-25 Winjeel heritage aircraft from Number 100 Squadron made in-air and on-ground appearances, and a DeLorean, made famous by movie trilogy Back to the Future, was a popular on-ground display.
The Pacific Belles singing group, brass band, joy flights, B24 Liberator, a partially restored Avro Anson, an historic flight simulator, military vehicles, historic photographic display, children’s activities, and a crafters fair also drew crowds.
“There was a man making cane fishing rods, what an art,” Mr Lynch said.
Television’s Good Chef, Bad Chef’s Tim Bone headlined the food line-up, while meteorologist and weathercaster Jane Bunn was guest of the day.
“Jane was a most gracious lady, she could not take two steps without someone wanting a photo,” Mr Lynch said.
“You would swear each person was the first person she’d seen for the day. I can’t speak highly enough of her.”
Mr Lynch said about 10 committee members began planning the event about 12 months ago.
“The day was an outstanding success. The team we had running it was spot on. We had the right people in the right places doing the right jobs, it just ran well,” he said.
The committee is yet to finalise the final costs to find the day’s profit, but has a project earmarked for the proceeds.
“We’ve plans drawn up to extend our hangar,” Mr Lynch said.
He said the committee would meet this week to debrief and begin plans for the next event.
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