CAF Sending Zero To New Zealand

The CAF's Southern California Wing sent its Zero fighter to the "Warbirds Over Wanaka" air show to be held on New Zealand's South Island on April 2-4.

First they flew it to the Long Beach Airport in February for transport via flatbed truck to the Port of Long Beach in preparation for its long journey by ship to New Zealand.

The show is considered one of the premier warbirds air shows in the world and the Zero will play a major part in the event, the CAF said.
Pilots Jason Somes and Steve Barber, Sr. were expected to join the Zero sometime in late March in New Zealand in order to fly her from the New Zealand port of entry to Wanaka, and then during the air show.

The CAF said it expected the Zero to be away from Camarillo for about two months but to return in April for participation in a number of air shows to be held throughout the western United States during the summer and fall.

"The Zero will definitely be flying at the Camarillo Air Show on the weekend of August 21 and 22, 2010, and will probably team up with our Grumman F6F Hellcat for some heart-stopping dogfights in the sky during that show," the CAF said.