{"id":53342,"date":"2016-07-26T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/echonews.sites.caxton.co.za\/53342\/middelburg-airshow-a-soaring-success\/"},"modified":"2016-07-28T12:55:35","modified_gmt":"2016-07-28T10:55:35","slug":"middelburg-airshow-a-soaring-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2016\/07\/26\/middelburg-airshow-a-soaring-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Middelburg Airshow a soaring success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Little Annie took everyone&#8217;s breath away with low flying and hovering manoeuvre and set the stage for the roaring engines of the Impala and L-29 Jets.<\/p>\n<p>On the ground, there were plenty of cheers for the Hi-Risk rapid response unit with a Rhino Poaching demonstration.<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/mI_Y20CY43Q' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>This showcased the versatility of aircraft in combating this purge. It was very entertaining and another crowd favourite.<\/p>\n<p>Browse through the photo galleries:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/53258\/middelburg-airshow-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Middelburg Airshow Part &#8211; 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/53206\/middelburg-airshow-kicks-off-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Middelburg Airshow kicks off Part &#8211; 1<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-53342 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2016\/07\/26\/middelburg-airshow-a-soaring-success\/attachment\/img_4706-ll-zn\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2016\/07\/IMG_4706-LL-ZN-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" 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