A couple of very special aircraft will be major attractions when the Wanganui Aero Club holds its public open day at Wanganui Airport on Saturday, September 19.
The World War II Grumman Avenger owned by Brendon Deere will fly in for the day, along with John Luff's 1956 De Havilland Venom.
The Avenger is based at Mr Deere's hangar at Ohakea air base and he believed it would be the first time an Avenger has landed in Wanganui since an RNZAF model touched down here briefly at least 60 years ago.
He said he was keen to have the plane as part of the open day because he learned to fly with the local aero club.
The Grumman is the largest single-engine aircraft that flew in the war.