A 45-plane contingent of these purring Tiger Moths will fly across  the Hunter, taking off from the Luskintyre Airfield near Maitland,  on Saturday at 9.15am.

More than 90 pilots will take part in the Great Tiger Moth Air Race to Sydney, taking to the sky in the still-spry relic of World War II to remember  pilots who didn’t come home from battle.

Get a vantage point at  Fort Scratchley  for the flyover at 9.45am, as Newcastle embraces a weekend buzzing with activity.